When you do cardio you are losing calories. Doing too much cardio may lead to a calorie deficit rather than surplus leading to losing weight. If you're goals are to bulk you want to be in a surplus. Of course if you can stomache a lot of food then you could counteract that with just having your diet tuned in and really knowing how many calories you're burning so you know what you are doing is only helping your goals not making it harder to achieve.
I don't know how terrible it really is for you. My brother is a marathon runner and I think he is healthy. Skinny as hell and no sex drive. That shit eats up test like crazy. But I'd be willing to bet he will out live me.
I don't care how much you eat. Excess cardio will still drop your test levels like crazy.
In my oprinion it can be bad for a number of reasons, for example you have to eat all the calories that you burn doing cardio if you don't want to loose weight. Depending on the cardio you may exhaust your legs and it will take longer for them to recover. And again depending on your weight and the type of cardio your joints might not like it.
I like this thread because it is very informative. All posts are wonderful. Cardio is good but too much cardio can be harmful for you so avoid it. personal trainer london
Because you will eat away at your awesomely developed and cultivated gainssss
Kind of true....depends on what you're trying to do....cardio is used to create a deficit in calories....so if maintaining or loosing is what you want then cool
I was told don't go past 4 mph on the treadmill for 45 minutes because you will begin to lose muscle mass, but I run 5 minutes at 7 mph cool down 2 at 4 mph An cycle it for a hour havent notice any Muscle lost but you ain't me so it would basically depend on the person doing the cardio
steady state cardio is what will start eatting in to the muscle. the point of cardio is to get your heart rate up. cardio first thing in the morning before your first meal or a small 15-20 min cardio after a work out to get the metabolism kick started again, which is best done during a bulking phase in your diet. I like HIIT for the first option. melts away the fat and preserves the muscle.
Unless your bringing your body to the point of absolute exhaustion every day then cardio isn't bad for you.
Cardio will like the name implies increase your cardiovascular capacity and your heart health. If your worried about it affecting muscle gains then don't be, as long as you eat a corresponding amount of calories compared to what you will burn doing the cardio and eat more protein.
In fact it is reccomended that you do some cardio on cycle as it can help keep fat down and thus lessen the affects of estro related sides (gyno).
The hormonal response associated with cardio essentially puts the body in a catabolic state after a certain duration. Further adding to this is the pathways engaged to meet immediate energy demands. Cardio depletes blood glucose and liver glycogen. Because glucose is the bodies desired src of energy, it MUST be replaced for activity to continue. With out a dietary src present, body proteins like muscle tissue are deaminated for glucose synthesis. This further adds to the catabolic effects induced by extensive cardio.
I use the word "extensive" because I do not believe cardio to be "bad" per se. Cardio should be a part of every fitness program. Intensity and duration of the cardio should be dictated by goals.
I also think cardio is important and something that should not be overlooked. Why work out if you have no concern for cardiovascular functions?
I find cardio to be rather boring so I try to mix it up from week to week with biking, swimming, running. Since I have started doing cardio 2x a week I feel like I have more to bring to the gym and being exhausted with weights or cardio still requires the same mental fortitude to push you through.
My issue with "cardio" is people don't understand what energy system they're training and that there are more efficient and more productive ways of training it
no doubt bro. so many ways to reap the benefits of cardio/respiratory (CR) conditioning. to name a few:
-high recovery HR between sets
-circuit training
-high rep / light weight sets
-low level
-jogging
-running
-intervals
-etc.
anything that involves muscles to the point of increasing HR and keeping it at the appropriate level would yeild the benefits of CR conditioning. intensity and duration should be dependent on the respective goal always. problem is, like you said, most don't truely know what energy system they are engaging which easily equates to being counter-productive.
haha! not today, brotha. i've been trying to dial it down a bit. they sometimes take hours to put together. i think the ole lady is starting to get jealous. she keeps peaking her head in the cave like she's trying to catch me watching porn or someting. lol
shit.. i could really just copy/paste links to the ones i already have and that would cover what you and i are trying to say about cardio.
My old lady had to get over that shit! I would like to but I've hot finals fast approaching so eating, studying and gym are it for me for now but maybe after
Because your wasting calories on running instead of building muscle. A side note building muscle burns more fat and calories than "cardio", therefore it requires more calories to build muscle
I know of people running about 5 miles a day and a couple different types of training and also weight training. It seems like they aren't making progress. I wana know how much cardio is too much
When you do cardio you are losing calories. Doing too much cardio may lead to a calorie deficit rather than surplus leading to losing weight. If you're goals are to bulk you want to be in a surplus. Of course if you can stomache a lot of food then you could counteract that with just having your diet tuned in and really knowing how many calories you're burning so you know what you are doing is only helping your goals not making it harder to achieve.
BigBmajI don't know how terrible it really is for you. My brother is a marathon runner and I think he is healthy. Skinny as hell and no sex drive. That shit eats up test like crazy. But I'd be willing to bet he will out live me.
I don't care how much you eat. Excess cardio will still drop your test levels like crazy.
In my oprinion it can be bad for a number of reasons, for example you have to eat all the calories that you burn doing cardio if you don't want to loose weight. Depending on the cardio you may exhaust your legs and it will take longer for them to recover. And again depending on your weight and the type of cardio your joints might not like it.
I like this thread because it is very informative. All posts are wonderful. Cardio is good but too much cardio can be harmful for you so avoid it.
personal trainer london
juice12345678It's also like masturbating....run too much and you grow hair on your palms
juice12345678Because you will eat away at your awesomely developed and cultivated gainssss
Kind of true....depends on what you're trying to do....cardio is used to create a deficit in calories....so if maintaining or loosing is what you want then cool
I was told don't go past 4 mph on the treadmill for 45 minutes because you will begin to lose muscle mass, but I run 5 minutes at 7 mph cool down 2 at 4 mph An cycle it for a hour havent notice any Muscle lost but you ain't me so it would basically depend on the person doing the cardio
steady state cardio is what will start eatting in to the muscle. the point of cardio is to get your heart rate up. cardio first thing in the morning before your first meal or a small 15-20 min cardio after a work out to get the metabolism kick started again, which is best done during a bulking phase in your diet. I like HIIT for the first option. melts away the fat and preserves the muscle.
Arrrgh HIIT! We used to do that in the army allot of people vomiting when that popped up.
Unless your bringing your body to the point of absolute exhaustion every day then cardio isn't bad for you.
Cardio will like the name implies increase your cardiovascular capacity and your heart health. If your worried about it affecting muscle gains then don't be, as long as you eat a corresponding amount of calories compared to what you will burn doing the cardio and eat more protein.
In fact it is reccomended that you do some cardio on cycle as it can help keep fat down and thus lessen the affects of estro related sides (gyno).
AnonThe hormonal response associated with cardio essentially puts the body in a catabolic state after a certain duration. Further adding to this is the pathways engaged to meet immediate energy demands. Cardio depletes blood glucose and liver glycogen. Because glucose is the bodies desired src of energy, it MUST be replaced for activity to continue. With out a dietary src present, body proteins like muscle tissue are deaminated for glucose synthesis. This further adds to the catabolic effects induced by extensive cardio.
I use the word "extensive" because I do not believe cardio to be "bad" per se. Cardio should be a part of every fitness program. Intensity and duration of the cardio should be dictated by goals.
I also think cardio is important and something that should not be overlooked. Why work out if you have no concern for cardiovascular functions?
I find cardio to be rather boring so I try to mix it up from week to week with biking, swimming, running. Since I have started doing cardio 2x a week I feel like I have more to bring to the gym and being exhausted with weights or cardio still requires the same mental fortitude to push you through.
1jakd_hipyMy issue with "cardio" is people don't understand what energy system they're training and that there are more efficient and more productive ways of training it
Anonno doubt bro. so many ways to reap the benefits of cardio/respiratory (CR) conditioning. to name a few:
-high recovery HR between sets
-circuit training
-high rep / light weight sets
-low level
-jogging
-running
-intervals
-etc.
anything that involves muscles to the point of increasing HR and keeping it at the appropriate level would yeild the benefits of CR conditioning. intensity and duration should be dependent on the respective goal always. problem is, like you said, most don't truely know what energy system they are engaging which easily equates to being counter-productive.
1jakd_hipyI feel a thread coming on....
Anonhaha! not today, brotha. i've been trying to dial it down a bit. they sometimes take hours to put together. i think the ole lady is starting to get jealous. she keeps peaking her head in the cave like she's trying to catch me watching porn or someting. lol
shit.. i could really just copy/paste links to the ones i already have and that would cover what you and i are trying to say about cardio.
1jakd_hipyMy old lady had to get over that shit! I would like to but I've hot finals fast approaching so eating, studying and gym are it for me for now but maybe after
Anoni hear ya.
1jakd_hipyBecause your wasting calories on running instead of building muscle. A side note building muscle burns more fat and calories than "cardio", therefore it requires more calories to build muscle
Anonhow 'bout that occasional jackass that makes statements like "i don't need to lift with my legs. i get my leg workout from the stairmaster!"
1jakd_hipyThe power lifter inside me just threw up
Where did you hear this...? Depends on what you mean too much
AnonI know of people running about 5 miles a day and a couple different types of training and also weight training. It seems like they aren't making progress. I wana know how much cardio is too much