People who never do any cardio... You're doing it wrong.

[DarkOmen]

I understand I'm on a bodybuilding site and the main goal is to build muscle. But people who work out 5 times a week and never do cardio are actually doing it wrong. Just know that everybody should do at least 20-30 mins 3-4 times a week with their HR maintained at least at 160. This has been proven to reduce hypertension, induce healthy LV hypertrophy, bring HDL/LDL to healthy levels and +. HIIT alone won't have as many benefits on blood pressure and HDL. Actually there are studies that link HIIT to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

I insist on LV (left ventricular) hypertrophy as there are 2 type of LV hypertrophy. One that is associated with runners (which is healthy) and another form that is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It has been shown that lifting weights without any cardio will induce a form of LV hypertrophy that is seen in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients and this is not good, this form of LV hypertrophy can lead to sudden cardiac arrest and torsades de pointes (aka arrhythmias). While most pro bodybuilders know about this and will include at least 3 cardiovascular workouts/week in their training, many amateur bodybuilders forget about cardio and go on with weight training only for years.

Keep this in minds folk. 3 sessions/week, 30 mins and HR around 160 is the way to.

Edit: I'm actually doing a research project on sudden cardiac arrest in athletes and I learned about this recently during my literature review. I will post reference if asked.

[Collincraig69]

interasting OP

[StormsComing]

I go for a 30 mins walk, is that okay OP?

[DarkOmen]

interasting OP

It is!

[JamesA1990]

im literally too fawked every day to do abs or cardio after my session





unless i did it before.... hmm

[DarkOmen]

I go for a 30 mins walk, is that okay OP?

You should aim for an aerobic exercise that brings your HR at 80% of your maximum HR. (220-age) = Max HR

[DarkOmen]

im literally too fawked every day to do abs or cardio after my session





unless i did it before.... hmm

I always warm up with some cardio. That way I will not be lazy about it.

[PrideLeon]

Lol didn't read. Jimmy Stuthers told me never to do cardio on chest days and chest days are every day.

[LionelMessi10]

I used to do that then randomly stopped, but I will start doing it again.

[bigmane123]

sex should be your only cardio

[CoMqLeXx]

fuaark brah never done cardio since I'm a a king ecto but I do have slight sharp quarter second pain in my heart from time to time could this be the prob pls respond inb4 hearattack

[Roldz]

I get plenty of daily cardio when your mom comes over OP

[SighGR]

Started intense cardio this week, and it kills my legs. My quads have been sore all week. Honestly, I feel a lot better after a heavy cardio session, than I do lifting. The pump is the best feeling, but after you do cardio your nostrils and lungs feel so clear, you just breathe better.

[Gothwaite]

im so out of shape that my hr sticks around 150 during the last half of a lifting session.

good enough? 2 birds with one stone imo

[heynah]

Lol@ people who don't do cardio of any sort. Inb4 "I use short rest periods"

Tfw you finish a serious sprints/complex session and feel fresh as FAWK

[DarkOmen]

sex should be your only cardio

Just sharing what I read in various case reports and articles. Many young lifter who have LV hypertrophy never included cardio in their routine.

[WinningBrah]

This man disagrees

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/yaho...making-you-fat

[DarkOmen]

Started intense cardio this week, and it kills my legs. My quads have been sore all week. Honestly, I feel a lot better after a heavy cardio session, than I do lifting. The pump is the best feeling, but after you do cardio your nostrils and lungs feel so clear, you just breathe better.

GJDM. I always start my lifting session with 30 mins of cardio, I feel pumped for lifting and no need to use preworkouts.

[TheIronAsylum]

is it reversible

[microsuede]

but should where to get your hr at depend on your age? i have sex 3-4 times a week and just started to do a "cardio/abs session once a week on top of walking and all the stairs i walk up/down.

[AlanStone]

Added cardio to my workouts this week. I just started lifting and I'm pretty thin so I wanted to gain weight and lil' bit of muscle first.

[DarkOmen]

is it reversible

No studies are addressing this point yet. So the short answer is: we don't know.

[Masterbetaa]

do heavy squats with 30 second break intervals for 15 plus sets and come back to tell me whether you did not consider that a cardiovascular exercise

[DarkOmen]

Hating on HIIT, but praising cardio?

So I take it your one of those guys who likes low intensity jogs? If you have muscle and weight over 180ish that **** is terrible for your joints. Swimming is great, but you need access to a pool.

I do cardio on off days lifting, 2 or 3 times a week. I'll either do sprints on a soccer field, or some footspeed/cardio combination drills.

I'm not hating on HIIT. I'm saying that HIIT alone has less benefits on your cardiovascular health than classic cardio. A new case report links HIIT to LV hypertrophy.

I actually do 30 mins with my HR at 160-180 bpm, then lift for an hour and finish with HIIT/sprints and I get the best of the 2 worlds.

[Vasarnap]

idk OP i'll just lift weights faster

[Turbs]

ITT OP just took a basic health university course and felt the need to share it on the misc. ManOnMoon.jpg

[KrakenBrah]

Cardio is legitytitty

[DarkOmen]

ITT OP just took a basic health university course and felt the need to share it on the misc. ManOnMoon.jpg

I'm MD2014 and currently involved in cardiovascular research and about to join a team that studies sudden cardiac arrest in athletes. You mad son?

[jacob553]

my heart rate is 160+ when i'm lifting for an hour and a half

[Turbs]

I'm MD2014 and currently involved in cardiovascular research and about to join a team that studies sudden cardiac arrest in athletes. You mad son?

lol relax brah just giving you a hard time