I am buckling down this month and throwing on some weight and size. I have very little body fat and have been putting on some great size in a fast time.
After lifting, I do a quick 20min of treadmill running and do some laps in the pool (the laps really crush my muscles its great)
Someone I was talking with was saying that cardio is not good for growth. I have heard that before but do not beleive it. I feel the cardio gets alot of blood flowing and pumps me up.
Is cardio bad for muscle growth?
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Thread: Cardio BAD for Muscle Growth?
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11-09-2004, 05:55 PM #1
Cardio BAD for Muscle Growth?
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11-09-2004, 06:37 PM #6
no cardio is not bad in preventing muscle gain. the only things you have to worry about, is obviously being in calorie surplus, enough protein, proper timing/partitioning, and intensity. the intensity that works best for me while bulking/cutting without slowing my progess and losing muscle is low-intensity....
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11-09-2004, 06:53 PM #7
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11-09-2004, 06:58 PM #8
cardio is often bashed BECAUSE people do stupid stuff like 40 minutes long ass cardio workouts after weights or before weights.
anyone doing that deserves to be bashed if he/she doesn't take a mid-workout drink to stem off the cortisol levels.
cardio is NOT bad for muscle growth. only if you overdo it, such that your calories taken in becomes lower than calories used.
in that case, you won't grow, and might even shrink."The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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11-09-2004, 09:45 PM #9
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11-09-2004, 10:33 PM #10Originally Posted by JerzeyBoyz"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
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Burn that into your head and quit looking for quick fixes and secrets. Because they don't exist."
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11-10-2004, 12:49 AM #11
I do twenty minutes of cardio before every workout, just to get warmed up, and then stretch. Also, I take one day every week just for cardio and fat loss. Those are....let's say...slightly....longer....than twenty minutes. Doing this, I've seen awesome gains in muscle, and overall fitness. Oh yeah, and also, everyone should always stretch before and after a workout, in case for some reason they didn't know. I don't really know how you wouldn't, but just in case.
Last edited by MojoWrestler; 11-10-2004 at 12:52 AM.
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11-10-2004, 12:52 AM #12
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Ideally, cardio should be done on your days off otherwise it is possible to lose size if you do not eat enough.
After a workout, your body is obviously begins stipping down and rebuilding muscles. If you have a calorific deficent during this period, your body may well start using protein as an energy source.
If you are eating enough then this may be avoided, but it still may reduce the speed and size of your gains.
Its one of those things that you will not know for sure until you change your routine and see what happens.You gotta love how sports will f*ck with ya, make you believe you can come back from an insurmountable deficit and then get kicked right in the nuts when you're almost there - Bluntdogg
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11-10-2004, 05:33 AM #13Originally Posted by MojoWrestler"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
-Abraham Maslow
"Ass busting work + consistency + time = results.
Burn that into your head and quit looking for quick fixes and secrets. Because they don't exist."
-Lyle McDonald
"You can't overwhelm idiots with knowledge, but, sadly, the knowledgable can be overwhelmed by idiots."
-Charlie Francis
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11-10-2004, 06:30 AM #14Originally Posted by JerzeyBoyz1. I thought all along you'd be the death of me, but I met one tonight who wants what's left of me!
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11-10-2004, 10:41 AM #16
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Cardio after your workout is a great way to deplete glycogen levels in order to prepare the catabolic/anabolic switch when you have your protein/carb shake. Also cardio stimulates your appetite and may allow you to get down extra amino acids and complex carbs. I agree that cardio is necessary.
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11-10-2004, 10:47 AM #17
cardio is bashed too much. but I never saw great gains until I limnited cardio to 1 day a week or even less. then when I try toi shed fat I up it again.
cardio uses ebergy and nutrients that could be going to muscle building and recovery and thats why its not good to do alot.
running and swimming after every workout is probably over doing it if you actually expect to get bigger and stronger.
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11-10-2004, 11:04 AM #18
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11-10-2004, 12:08 PM #23
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Dropping from 4500 cal/day to 3500 cal/day is too big a drop IMO. (22.2%)
If you limit your drop to less than 10 % (~400-500 cal/day) you will limit the bodies starvation response (ie holds on to body fat and starts using muscle as fuel instead). After a few weeks, if you are not happy with your progres, you could drop another 10% (to ~3500 cal/day)You gotta love how sports will f*ck with ya, make you believe you can come back from an insurmountable deficit and then get kicked right in the nuts when you're almost there - Bluntdogg
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11-10-2004, 02:53 PM #24
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