I am currently doing cardio 4 to 5 times a week(Max OT 16 min high intensity). I am also on an ECA stack.. I was wondering if I stay on the ECA stack and drop my cardio down to 2 times a week if I will still see sufficient progress in fat loss. The reason I'm asking is because I think the extra cardio is hindering my size gains. I'm going for size on a lean bulk! Diet is really good!
than stop the OT shit... moderate intensity for 45-60 minutes, 3-4 times per week is far more effective
I lift 5 days a week, I have not seen a lack of muscle size. Sometimes I just don't feel as strong, as I did before starting the MAX Cardio..Ive cut it down to 2 times a week. I just want to keep getting leaner slowly!
I have been maintaining mass on an ec stack doing eliptical 3x's a week for 45 mins and have been losing fat excpetionally well while on a good diet......
Fat burns at lower heart rates than intense rates. If you are doing too high intensity you will burn muscle as some energy as well as fat.
The high intensity is only for 16 minutes... It really kicks up your metabolism... I think I am just doing cardio to often! The Idea is not to burn anything but glycogen during the work out. The higher metabolism will burn the fat later!