debunk my theory

[no_juice]

your heart doesnt know whether you are jumping rope or having sex...cardio is cardio...

hypothetically...what if you hit weights for a very intense 45 min to 1 hour workout and limited your rest in between sets to 30 sec or one min max...you are combining cardio/weights how is that different from isolating your cardio/ weight training? my theory is that cardio (running, stepper, jump rope) after your weight training is not necessary if you limit your rest time for 30 sec between sets....

[BWhitaker]

It depends what you are trying to get out of your "cardio"

Its all about heart rate, aerobic v. anaerobic, etc. For example, you energy source is different when doing anaerobic activity, such as lifting weights, and doing low intensity exercise targeting the 60-65% heartrate in a low intensity aerobic setting. Accordingly, you are training different "systems" of energy use and each will produce differing results, whether that be endurance, fat loss, increasing VO2 max, etc

So for someone wishing to gain the benefits of aerobic exercise, lifting weights in the manner you described would not be an efficient way of doing that.

[eatrainrest]

It depends what you are trying to get out of your "cardio"

Its all about heart rate, aerobic v. anaerobic, etc. For example, you energy source is different when doing anaerobic activity, such as lifting weights, and doing low intensity exercise targeting the 60-65% heartrate in a low intensity aerobic setting. Accordingly, you are training different "systems" of energy use and each will produce differing results, whether that be endurance, fat loss, increasing VO2 max, etc

So for someone wishing to gain the benefits of aerobic exercise, lifting weights in the manner you described would not be an efficient way of doing that.

exactly, resitance training=depletion of muscle glycogen not fat storage...

[MuscleScience]

I will just go ahead and debunk the theory and leave it at that....hehehehe

[Ronnie Rowland]

I think you are getting low intensity circuit training mixed up with high-intensity-circuit training. Cardio and weight training should always be separated when bodybuilding.

[no_juice]

"The problem with the terms "aerobic" and "anaerobic" when applied to exercise is that we actually never switch from total aerobic to total anaerobic metabolic conditions. In reality, the more intensely we exercise, the greater the need for anaerobic energy production. Consequently, it is best to view the terms aerobic and anaerobic as transitions in metabolism, where the proportion between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism changes depending on exercise intensity"

i guess you are right...depends on what you want to get out of your cardio...i agree...i wonder why are olympic sprinters so cut and ripped and marathon runners are the least defined...im thinking it has to do with the intensity and duration of their workouts?! short intense workouts will keep ur bf down and not decrease muscle mass?!

[eatrainrest]

"The problem with the terms "aerobic" and "anaerobic" when applied to exercise is that we actually never switch from total aerobic to total anaerobic metabolic conditions. In reality, the more intensely we exercise, the greater the need for anaerobic energy production. Consequently, it is best to view the terms aerobic and anaerobic as transitions in metabolism, where the proportion between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism changes depending on exercise intensity"

i guess you are right...depends on what you want to get out of your cardio...i agree...i wonder why are olympic sprinters so cut and ripped and marathon runners are the least defined...im thinking it has to do with the intensity and duration of their workouts?! short intense workouts will keep ur bf down and not decrease muscle mass?!

anaerobic cardio=bigh intesntiy,carb depletion/muscle as energy if not there (typical during cutting diets)

aerobic cardio=fat as primary energy source, low intnesity


marathon runners=PROLONGED periods of HIGH intesnity

sprinters=SHORT bursts of high intensity.