Cardio during Cut Cycle
- Thread starter Rakki
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I pretty much do cardio all the time, whether cutting or bulking. However, I NEVER do it on the same day as I weight train. One big plus since I started HST, is it works perfectly for the way I like to train. I'm doing HST 3 days per week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and fit cardio in on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. (Usually incline walking on a treadmill, or interval type stuff on an eliptical machine, but never more than 30 minutes of either).
I generally keep my food intake exactly the same whether it be a cardio or weight day, and I've found I seem to be able to maintain BF levels fairly well, and keep the muscle gain going. If I feel I'm leaning out a bit too much, I'll drop the Saturday cardio, and just do two days a week.
I generally keep my food intake exactly the same whether it be a cardio or weight day, and I've found I seem to be able to maintain BF levels fairly well, and keep the muscle gain going. If I feel I'm leaning out a bit too much, I'll drop the Saturday cardio, and just do two days a week.
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Much like Rotlex wrote, I do cardio on Tue/Thr/Sat.
Unlike him, I am in the process of shedding some fat so I do my cardio for a bit longer - one hour, usuallly incline treadmill walking, but I sometimes throw in some swimming.
Over the past 6 weeks, I've dropped 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds) and my strength for weights sessions still seems to be there. I am happy with my progress. In fact, I even got the comment today that I seemed "bigger" (but that might be an illusion - less fat = more muscle visible.)
In the past I have tried more extreme dietary measures (holding back on calories) and I always found that I sacrificed too much muscle in the process. Plus, I found my weight training days seemed to be a real drag from a lack of energy. Maybe I just didn't find the right balance?
So I prefer to "work it off" along with some calorie control discipline. Slow and steady is the way!
Daniel
Unlike him, I am in the process of shedding some fat so I do my cardio for a bit longer - one hour, usuallly incline treadmill walking, but I sometimes throw in some swimming.
Over the past 6 weeks, I've dropped 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds) and my strength for weights sessions still seems to be there. I am happy with my progress. In fact, I even got the comment today that I seemed "bigger" (but that might be an illusion - less fat = more muscle visible.)
In the past I have tried more extreme dietary measures (holding back on calories) and I always found that I sacrificed too much muscle in the process. Plus, I found my weight training days seemed to be a real drag from a lack of energy. Maybe I just didn't find the right balance?
So I prefer to "work it off" along with some calorie control discipline. Slow and steady is the way!
Daniel
