To the "I dont do Cardio" peeps

[RTW2]

Do you lift everyday? if not, what do you do on off days?

[bmontgomery87]

in for answers.

I do cardio. Cause I'd go insane being out of the gym 3-4 days a week.

[SideSteal]

Lift 5/week, no cardio.

Off days consist of not lifting.

=)

[lee__d]

mon/tues i got school/softball. Im up during the week at 430am, so i get to bed by 10pm everynight. wed-fri, homework, chilling, errands, whatevs. following a 4 day split btw

weekends, food shop, cook, hang, softball

[LightCrow]

Do you lift everyday? if not, what do you do on off days?

Work, sleep, read, have a life, etc.

[Ninetysix]

Lift Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun. I do other things on my days off.

[Ryanast]

anyone do HIIT masturbation?

[bmontgomery87]

anyone do HIIT masturbation?

tried it. but im done after the first 15 second interval

[MagnumPeanut82]

Lift 5/week, no cardio.

Off days consist of not lifting.

=)

This guy

[DrGonZo81]

Lift 5/week, no cardio.

Off days consist of not lifting.

=)

same here

[sebbbi91]

I have always been very lean (always had abs) even before i started training with weights. And due to that i don't do cardio. I just lift weights 3 times a week for about 40 mins a session and on off days i rest and grow.

[crsarellano]

Only actual cardio i hit is a 3 mile run on friday's (1.5 jog, 1.5 HIIT), only because its required PT by my squadron. Other than that, 4 days lifting/week the rest eating/sleeping/growing.

[martinelli]

Do you lift everyday? if not, what do you do on off days?

Lift 1-2x/week to maintain. When I used to not do cardio, I'd have class, work, errands, read, etc.

[DougBarger]

I don't do cardio and I take a day off between workouts (with 2 consecutive days off on the weekends).

A little about my body type to preface my mentality...

I'm one of those "high metabolism ectomorph" body types.

While others seem to pack on mass with relative ease,
I have to fight and work for even the most modest gains.

Every time I've ever done cardio, even in supposed "burn fat only" time and intensity ranges of 3.5-4.0 mph for less than 10 or 20 minutes,

I'd lose pounds. And when I say pounds, this is no exaggeration.

All the struggle of months eating high protein and over daily caloric maintenance...
devastatingly wasted completely in a single treadmill walk.

But it's not the only reason I don't do cardio.



I'm also a firm believer that recovery is just as important as exercise and diet.

For this reason, here's my mindset:

When you go to train, train like you mean it.

When you regulate your diet, regulate your diet like you mean it too.

When it is a day for rest, then take it seriously and just rest.

In other words, there's no good reason to risk less than sufficient recovery
by doing any exercise/training on a day that is supposed to be the day you rest.

If you really made it a rest day, then by all means, rest!

This helps ensure a good balance and gives your body the opportunity
for full, healthy recovery to maximize your gains without any overtraining
which you know can lead to sub-par results and make you more injury prone.

None of these observations from my experience are in my mind "set in stone rules"
anyone else must follow, as I know as well as anyone--we're each on our own path
and endeavor to do what works...for the one in the mirror (even when it's night and day different than what the ancients prescribe).

I'm not sure if my personal and possibly unique thoughts are what you were asking,
but as you asked what the "I don't do cardio" folks do instead, I figured it may be what you were looking for.