Cardio opinion

[glen666]

What are your views on when and if to start cardio? Do you do cardio right at the start and make it more intense as you drop fat? Or leave all cardio until further into the cut?

My idea this cut to keep the fat burning was to do -

1st Restrict calories
2nd Light cardio
3rd Heavy cardio
4th Drop further carbs if needed
5th Fat burner if needed

[AustrianOakJr]

There are lots of theories and ideas surrounding this subject. And the right answer for you might not be the right answer for someone else. My personal thought on the subject is to try and do most of the work through diet for as long as you can and then add the minimal amount of cardio you need to keep the fat moving. Others will suggest that you should be doing some cardio all the time (even off season) which is beneficial in a lot of ways but also allows you to eat more and then drop the cals and cardio incrementally to get where you need to go.

[Sporto1633]

What are your views on when and if to start cardio? Do you do cardio right at the start and make it more intense as you drop fat? Or leave all cardio until further into the cut?

My idea this cut to keep the fat burning was to do -

1st Restrict calories
2nd Light cardio
3rd Heavy cardio
4th Drop further carbs if needed
5th Fat burner if needed

Generally speaking, I would rather start off with just calorie restriction as first initial plan. Then I slowly bring in cardio, but I do introduce it early on in small amounts. There are many benefits associated with cardio that far exceed simple calorie reduction to aid fat loss...

Beyond that, the adjustments all sort of *depend* on how you reposnd and your dieting approach. I would probably start off with the fat burner/metabolic booster in small doses early on and then ramp up the dosing as you get further into the cut...

Just my $.02

Sporto

[Quelly]

definitely agree with the above two posters, also wanted to point out that unless your "fat burner" is actually a drug and not something you ordered on bbing.com, the effects will be VERY minimal compared to doing cardio and restricting calories.

Not to say its useless, but doesn't compare in terms of fat burning effectiveness to cardio or caloric restriction

EDIT and to be clear that doesn't mean I'm suggesting using cutting drugs lol

[Cape1]

OP:

* Cardio: Nothing to add that hasn't been said.

* OTC fat burners:
Useless waste of money. Even the illegal stuff (thyroid med's and Clenbuterol) only make a marginal difference - e.g., they might turn a 16 week diet into a 14 week diet.