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    where to fit it in?

    heya bro's
    im currently on a bulking cycle. taking cyp aswel. i train 4 times a week in the wieght room and 2 days a week with a light jog (2.5miles or so). i want to increase my cardio without being 2 detrimental to my bulking. endurace is important to me. i was thinking of doing 4 days a week run in the morning on an empty stomach. maybe on my workout days. wake up, run, breakfast, gym.
    what do you think? im realy quite new to cardio and bulking. i have read a lot of threads but none realy explain WHY they choose to do the cardio they do.
    any suggestions with explanations would be greatly appreciated!
    cheers all

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    The biggest concern with bulking is caloric intake. You would need to compensate for the extra calories used, with the addition of the two extra days of running. I would definetely keep the running to your workout days (so some days are completey off). To really push yourself towards endurance and weight gain is tricky and some may think is even contradictory, but you seem aware of that. Repeated: I feel that 3-4 days/week of an easy jog is not going to be really that detrimental as long as you take in sufficient calories. Some may disagree that you shouldn't do any cardio, but I say it's always good to do some. I wouldn't go beyond four days a week. In fact, for bulking, I would probably only do 3. Your endurance should still increase regardless.

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    ok cheers,
    yeah i think i will go with 3 days a week jog for about 30 minutes, row for 10 as a warm up.
    probably like this

    day 1 :chest bi's morning
    cardio arvo

    day 2 :thighs morning

    day 3 ff

    day 4 :back tris morning
    cardio arvo

    day 5 :shoulders calves monring

    day 6 : cardio arvo

    or i might have tyhat day 6 off and on day 7 just do cardio. so i have an extra day of rest?

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    Quote Originally Posted by k_dogg
    ok cheers,
    yeah i think i will go with 3 days a week jog for about 30 minutes, row for 10 as a warm up.
    probably like this

    day 1 :chest bi's morning
    cardio arvo

    day 2 :thighs morning

    day 3 ff

    day 4 :back tris morning
    cardio arvo

    day 5 :shoulders calves monring

    day 6 : cardio arvo

    or i might have tyhat day 6 off and on day 7 just do cardio. so i have an extra day of rest?
    Workout sounds fine but how's your diet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcnst01
    Workout sounds fine but how's your diet?
    my diet goes something like this

    meal1: bowl muesali, 2x toast, yohgurt
    meal2: (usualy post workout) shake -2 cups low fat milk
    -banana
    -whey protien
    -oatmeal
    -scoop honey

    meal3: 2 tins of tuna and white rice
    meal4: shake as before
    meal5:meat serve, usualy chicken breast or steak, and vegetables, heaps of brocolli.
    meal6: shake without oatmeal, and 2 boiled eggs

    what do you reckon? any suggestions?

    ill be changing meal 2 wont be post workout anymore cause the cardio will be sliding in in the monirng and meal5 will be post workout

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    Quote Originally Posted by k_dogg
    my diet goes something like this

    meal1: bowl muesali, 2x toast, yohgurt
    meal2: (usualy post workout) shake -2 cups low fat milk
    -banana
    -whey protien
    -oatmeal
    -scoop honey

    meal3: 2 tins of tuna and white rice
    meal4: shake as before
    meal5:meat serve, usualy chicken breast or steak, and vegetables, heaps of brocolli.
    meal6: shake without oatmeal, and 2 boiled eggs

    what do you reckon? any suggestions?

    ill be changing meal 2 wont be post workout anymore cause the cardio will be sliding in in the monirng and meal5 will be post workout
    Remove the toast and yogurt and rice. Add in Baked potato and Oatmeal

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    your not getting enough solid meals in your diet!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BullDogg20
    your not getting enough solid meals in your diet!!!
    ok, i dont like having that shake before bed. id like to throw one in there. any recomendations?

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    well switch the white rice with whole wheat rice.

    and try and get 4 small solids meals. and the other meals you can use shakes.

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    oh i will try and write a more detailed suggestion, i am leaving for a wake in 10 minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BullDogg20
    well switch the white rice with whole wheat rice.

    and try and get 4 small solids meals. and the other meals you can use shakes.
    ok. ill go with switching to whole weat rice in meal3, and changing meal 4 from shake to maybe a baked/mashed patato with some chicken or boiled eggs?

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