Doing cardio vs. Strict Diet to lose weight.

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many hate doing cardio in order to lose the extra pounds so they focus more harder on dieting. Does this refer to your training?

[SteelePegasus]

no...doing "hammer curls" in shower first thing in the morning on an empty stomach to Stan's pictures doesn't count as cardio

hope this helps

[Rudee]

I've always had excellent results losing bodyfat by keeping the rest time between sets to 45 seconds or less.   I only do this in the spring when I want to shed off the bodyfat I gain during the winter.  I also keep my meals nice and healthy.

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I've always had excellent results losing bodyfat by keeping the rest time between sets to 45 seconds or less.   I only do this in the spring when I want to shed off the bodyfat I gain during the winter.  I also keep my meals nice and healthy.

so it's mainly heavy weight training that does it for you huh?

[Marty Champions]

when you cut calories you cut your building materials. you should do more work instead to make a deficit

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when you cut calories you cut your building materials. you should do more work instead to make a deficit

very true. think i need to add more whey protein in my diet.

[SteelePegasus]

very true. think i need to add more whey protein in my diet.

you are missing the essence of what he is saying..

naturals can get by on minimal protein, don't fall for the crap about 1.5 grams/lb

he is saying to not cut your calories but increase the volume of your work out. 

[Dingleberry]

I can't believe it, but I actually concur with daddywaddy.

Doing cardio allows you to keep your calories up, and for me, that means less muscle loss. I can stay much fuller and stonger by busting out some cardio first thing in the morning, then eating normally all day. All while losing fat.

[Quickerblade]

strict diet is very hard, cardio is much easier

[Marty Champions]

strict diet is very hard, cardio is much easier

id rather not eat anything except water, coffee  than do a gay ass chicken breast diet

[Quickerblade]

id rather not eat anything except water, coffee  than do a gay ass chicken breast diet

chicken breast is nice though

[The True Adonis]

Cardio is not necessary for ANYONE.

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id rather not eat anything except water, coffee  than do a gay ass chicken breast diet

chicken is cool with me.

[Quickerblade]

Cardio is not necessary for ANYONE.

Why is that?

[bbinsider]

Feed the muscle with food and burn the fat with cardio....how hard is that to understand?

[SteelePegasus]

Feed the muscle with food and burn the fat with cardio....how hard is that to understand?

most people understand the feeding the muscle part with food..the other 1/2 gets lost in the translation..

"umm...cardio? what is that? can't I just watch TV instead?"

[bmacsys]

when you cut calories you cut your building materials. you should do more work instead to make a deficit

Yes but cardio can destroy muscle tissue also.

[jumpstart]

Yes but cardio can destroy muscle tissue also.

yeah only if you over do it tho.

[Benny B]

Cardio is not necessary for ANYONE.

[getfast81]

Cardio is much easier.  Especially for people who cant digest 6-8 meals a day that are clean and healthy.   45 mins per session 3-4 days per week.  Simple.

[Disgusted]

Cardio is not necessary for ANYONE.

This is true.

[Benny B]

This is true.

You must keep your clients in excellent health. 

[Moen]

I dont think doing some threadmill work is going to counteract the drugs' effects on the body so you can think about the usefulness of that

[ThePassion]

You dont need cardio, if  you are training hard during your resistance training (lifting heavy weight, using short rest periods, and challenging yourself everyday) then u will keep elevate your heart rate, and keep ur cardiovascular system healthy.

Just think about this, would u rather do an hour on the treadmill and burn 350 calories or just cut out 350 calories of junk from ur daily caloric intake. Which one is easier??? And tell me why the results would differ any from choosing option B insead of option A???


Just because people have been doing cardio for years doest mean that its right

[210 and growing]

This is true.

Yeah, if you wanna be a walking heart attack waiting to happen