What kind and how much cardio do you do?

[EB68]

No cardio for me either. I live a pretty demanding life and don't have time for it.

[JRT6]

Love pad work too. I get cardio, mobilty and some skill work all in one.

[Bando]

I do 1/2 hour on non training days, usually elliptical fasted in the morning, aim for 300 calories.

For spring cut I'll do it on training days also, and train for a 5k or 2.

[akls96]

I was a cardio overdoer. Now I walk the neighborhood on my off days. I put on my headphones and enjoy the stars and the cold air. I also run up all hills. Very therapeutic. Then back to the house with the screaming children.

[TJC85]

I was a cardio overdoer. Now I walk the neighborhood on my off days. I put on my headphones and enjoy the stars and the cold air. I also run up all hills. Very therapeutic. Then back to the house with the screaming children.

I like walking at night too, especially in the spring/summer, but I still do it occasionally in the fall/winter.

[azstrengthcoach]

Right now in mid bulk, I do 20-25 minutes (with a 5 minute cool-down). My preferred exercise is incline
walking on a treadmill. It's low intensity at 4.0 mph averaging 8% incline. When I begin cutting, I'll increase
that to 30-35 minutes at 4.0 mph averaging 11-12% incline**. Sometimes I'll alternate running with incline walking
just for a change, but I don't like to do that too much at 233 lbs. I don't have the best knees and I want to
be able to keep squatting, leg pressing, etc.

I used to do cardio after weight training, but lately I switched that around and noticed that I feel looser, more
warmed up, and more energetic after cardio.


**That may not sound that intense, but I live at 7500 ft. elevation. It's still not extremely intense, but it's harder
than it may sound to you guys near sea level.

I sprint 3 days a week

[flowxsss]

Bedroom cardio only, and as much as I can get.

[Highlander2012]

I cycle to work each day, which is about an hour in total a day, about 60 miles a week.

[discdoggie]

No cardio for me either. I live a pretty demanding life and don't have time for it.

Most people have busy full lives.

[acrawlingchaos]

Most people have busy full lives.

Less cardio = more video game time.

[discdoggie]

Less cardio = more video game time.

My 13 mile trail runs through rugged terrain are only to break up my stints of watching paint dry.

[LWW]

I weigh approx. 160lb, I take 145lb and squat (deep knee bends), I squat for approx. 30reps, I then add 22lb 167lb I go for 30-squats.

I then add 10lb 187lb, I then do romanian deadlifts, or standing on 5" platform, I go for 30reps, using a doubleoverhand grip.

The heartrate stays high the entire time, and for at least 15mins when finished.

I do this once every 3-weeks, The goal is to work-up to 40reps at each exersice.

My grip on the deads gets stronger each time, if the grip starts to fail, I just sit bar down and regrip, man that is a forearm PUMP baby!!!

yep, thats cardio, and strength training.

[wds2]

Three to four mile runs Mon-Fri and several hours of krav maga throughout the week.

[ygohome]

Too many people make cardio a chore. I do things I enjoy so that way I'm always doing them.

I agree... I enjoy both running and weightlifting. I like to get out and explore on foot. I simply enjoy being outside, and running is fun for me.

[wds2]

Most people have busy full lives.

No kidding. I work full time, full time grad school, and have a family and still manage to work out, run and do martial arts.

I don't sleep, but that's another issue!

[JRT6]

I rarely watch tv.

[discdoggie]

I rarely watch tv.

Neither do I, but the fight over Jerry's estate was featured on "The Will" on the ID channel last night!


The poor dude they had portraying Jerry made me LOL.


The narrater's last line of the show was to call him "the giant teddy bear who painted the sky a psychedelic light."


I miss him every day.

[discdoggie]

No kidding. I work full time, full time grad school, and have a family and still manage to work out, run and do martial arts.

I don't sleep, but that's another issue!

I try and catch up on my sleep at work.

[JRT6]

I watch Discovery Channel stuff on netflix w/ the kids now and then but that's it.

[HoustonTXMuscle]

MWF - 35 minutes on the Treadmill - 7 cycles (4 minutes of walking at 4.2, Incline 2 followed by 1 minute of jogging at 5.2, Incline 0) for CV Health. Don't consider my 10 minute warm-ups or 15 minute cool-downs on lifting days as cardio. Watch movies on an I-Pad and ignore the individual or overhead large TVs.

[Infidell]

I used to hate my treadmill, but I crank the tunes and enjoy working up a little sweat now. I kinda look forward to doing it, at least 30 minutes a day and take off Sundays. It just makes me feel better I guess. I'll look at jogging or mixing it up somehow come summer.

[TJC85]

I used to hate my treadmill, but I crank the tunes and enjoy working up a little sweat now. I kinda look forward to doing it, at least 30 minutes a day and take off Sundays. It just makes me feel better I guess. I'll look at jogging or mixing it up somehow come summer.

I find when I do intervals on the treadmill, it makes the time go much faster. For example, right now, I'll start out at 7% incline for two minutes, then 9% for two minutes, then keep repeating that pattern (all at 4.0 mph) till I get to 20-26 minutes, then for cool down, I lower the incline to 5% @ 3.8 mph (At this point I'm soaking in endorphins and I could go for another hour at the cool down pace just lost in my thoughts...of course
I don't because I have to get to weight room, but on my days off, I've been known to indulge).

[JRT6]

Any one frequently repeated aspect of running gets old for me. If I run the same loop around my house, the same trails at the park, the same intensity on a treadmill and too many interval sessions. So I do one variation till I get tired of it then move on to another.

[steve0192]

I don't do any. I've steadily lost 60lbs by lifting 4 times a week and taking control of the diet. Cardio didn't seem to make any difference to my progress, so I dropped it.

Steve

[snarkrob]

not to hijack the thread, but similar question- if you are going to do 40 min of cardio whether you like it or not, is it better to go hard or medium. I usually get my heart going at 170 for 40 min or so, now I'm stayin g around 140 for those 40 min. I sweat less, and I don't feel dead, but I don't get the huge endorphin blast 10 min later either.

[wheels30]

20 minutes on the stepper after my workouts on the step mill at about 60% max hr. Off days 30. Have never done cardio in the past when not on a cut but ive been feeling great and allows me to eat more haha.

[Brackneyc]

I don't do any. I've steadily lost 60lbs by lifting 4 times a week and taking control of the diet. Cardio didn't seem to make any difference to my progress, so I dropped it.

Steve

Cardio will generally lead to better overall fitness long before it will be a key factor for weight loss.

[David Wiggins]

For me personally, I just lift weights faster..... srs.

BUT when training others that are using cardio for fat loss I recommend 20-35 minutes AFTER weight training. I believe the theory that the first 20 minutes are to get the fat stores burning. So, if you only go 20 min, you get the heart up, but not the fat burning. Doing it after lifting reduces the amount of time to hit the fat stores.
I also believe you can burn more fat doing cardio before the first meal of the day than after. I have been told it can be up to 100% more effective.

[rnacdaley]

For me personally, I just lift weights faster..... srs.

BUT when training others that are using cardio for fat loss I recommend 20-35 minutes AFTER weight training. I believe the theory that the first 20 minutes are to get the fat stores burning. So, if you only go 20 min, you get the heart up, but not the fat burning. Doing it after lifting reduces the amount of time to hit the fat stores.
I also believe you can burn more fat doing cardio before the first meal of the day than after. I have been told it can be up to 100% more effective.

That is pretty awesome info considering I just hit back and tris then ran 2.5 miles all before having anything other than coffee. Needless to say my 1st meal of the day was quite satisfying. I have also heard that doing cardio in a fasted state will dig into fat stores more effectively. Nice to read some validation from someone that definately knows more about fitness and nutrition than I do.

[JRT6]

not to hijack the thread, but similar question- if you are going to do 40 min of cardio whether you like it or not, is it better to go hard or medium. I usually get my heart going at 170 for 40 min or so, now I'm stayin g around 140 for those 40 min. I sweat less, and I don't feel dead, but I don't get the huge endorphin blast 10 min later either.

40min of repeated hard cardio is great.....if you're trying to kill your lfting. I do one moderately hard day a week tops. The rest of the time I keep the avg HR 140 and below.