How much cardio do you guys do?

[Ironman404]

Just curious. I was doing 30 min 6x/week this past summer and felt great. BP was lower than ever, stamina was up, etc.

I have slacked off the past few months because two of my buddies starting training with me and I don't have time to squeeze in cardio at the end. When I start prepping for my June show I will obviously pump up the cardio.

 

[Kins]

I go back and fourth. Sometimes I do it and sometimes I just don't. I actually like it though. Don't enjoy HIIT though, LISS is preferable and enjoyable to me. One hour 3 times a week currently. A lot of guys say it will eat your muscle and destroy your strength. Of course this is an argument that has gone both ways over many many years of squabbling on the internet. I choose to believe that it won't kill your strength if you time it right or do it at the right time. Then again the argument guys have is that if you do it on an off day from weights, that that is the time your body should be recovering and you are interrupting that. I say if you are doing LISS at "weight loss" BPM level than it shouldn't effect your recovery, have even read that it can help recovery this way.

Now if you do HIIT you are training the same muscles similarly to when you lift and you are increasing that "hole" of recovery that you need, because it's just like you are doing more weight training.

I saw just do what you enjoy, but do some kind of cardio because it helps lower cholesterol and has other benefits that weight training doesn't have. Now the nerds can come in here like they do on certain forums and post a ton of studies saying I'm wrong or the opposite of what I say is true. They can go ahead and do that but I'm gonna continue doing what I do the way I've be doing it. If you don't enjoy the way you are training, then what's the point really?. It'll end up like your going to work and you will lose interest if there is no enjoyment.

 

[01dragonslayer]

4-5Xs/wk. Some sort of HIIT, bootcamp, interval training for 45min-1hr.

 

[Kins]

4-5Xs/wk. Some sort of HIIT, bootcamp, interval training for 45min-1hr.

Dang. Guess I gotta step it up. I don't know though, would end up at the gym for 4 hours on the days I lift. Tried doing 2 hours on each off day before and that ended badly. Definitely was too much for me.

 

[TwentyEight]

I do very little low intensity cardio anymore. I do mostly HIIT. Heavy lift weeks I don't do any. Mine is 4x week for 20-30 min each.

 

[Kins]

Hate HIIT with a passion. Will not do. Ever. Don't think it's any better than traditional LISS cardio anyway for reasons I explained in post #2.

 

[TwentyEight]

I can definitely understand that. I really do it due to time constraints. Life got really. My preference is 45-60 min on a 5-7% incline at about a speed of 3.5 after a good lift. Just don't have time for it right now.

 

[Kins]

I can definitely understand that. I really do it due to time constraints. Life got really. My preference is 45-60 min on a 5-7% incline at about a speed of 3.5 after a good lift. Just don't have time for it right now.

Hey you do what you have to. Life gets in the way sometimes, can't help that. So just do what you have to to get it in, if ya gotta do HIIT, do it.

 

[01dragonslayer]

Dang. Guess I gotta step it up. I don't know though, would end up at the gym for 4 hours on the days I lift. Tried doing 2 hours on each off day before and that ended badly. Definitely was too much for me.

Just gotta do what you can brotha. Don't be comparing what works for you to another. Slight variations and tweeks is all that it may take to kick it up a gear. Always be aware of your limitations because injuries will set you back physically and mentally. Good Luck Kins.

 

[Kins]

Just gotta do what you can brotha. Don't be comparing what works for you to another. Slight variations and tweeks is all that it may take to kick it up a gear. Always be aware of your limitations because injuries will set you back physically and mentally. Good Luck Kins.

Yeah I'm older and don't recover like I did 10 or 20 years ago.

 

[01dragonslayer]

Yeah I'm older and don't recover like I did 10 or 20 years ago.

Ditto

 

[jrsgym]

After workout - 20-30 minutes between 3-4 speed and increasing/decrease/increase on the incline throughout.

 

[Rot-Iron66]

Not much, 4 x a week for 20 mins after weight workout.
Mainly treadmill (walk 4 mins, jog 4 mins, and repeat until reaching 20 mins).

All I have time for these days... Summer months I do a bit more by going for walks outside on top of that stuff...

 

[BobbySweeney]

The only cardio I'm interested in is either recreational or <10 minutes of sprints. Both have never affected muscle gain.


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[ek5.56]

I do little cardio. No where near what I should do. Before everything (almost every) lift session, I do a brisk walk on the treadmill. Half mile usually, though I've been bumping it up to, or just about a mile. I keep the speed fairly quick - between 3.4 - 3.7. I play with the incline and keep that between 5.0 and 8.0. This equates to about 15-20 minutes on the treadmill with an elevated heart rate and a decent sweat going on. I hate running so when I do start incorporating more cardio, itll be a lot of sled work, and battle rops

 

[BobbySweeney]

... and they both seem to help fatloss tremendously for me.


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[pupu]

30 min 4x week.....

 

[Ricnixon]

When cutting

3 Non lifting days are 30 minute HIIT body weight circuit training.

4 Lifting days are 40 minute low intensity.

 

[BobbySweeney]

When cutting

3 Non lifting days are 30 minute HIIT body weight circuit training.

4 Lifting days are 40 minute low intensity.

I was going to say you better look fantastic if you have that much discipline, and then I saw your avatar. Looks like it pays off.

How old are you if you don't mind me asking? That's a lot of cardio; what's your HIIT routine look like? Have a link somewhere?

 

[El Hereje]

I do 30 mins 2x a week, but i do circuit short rest type stuff and jump on the row machine in between sets to keep the heart rate up during workouts. I do cardio on rest days mostly.


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