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(quadancer @ Jul. 29 2006,06:16)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(Rulh @ Jul. 28 2006,22:53)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Many bodybuilders believe that you should not train over 45min a day because beyond that point the body begins burning a lot of muscle for energy rather than fat. Is this true?
I train for an hour a day with weights (I do 1 set for each muscle group every 2 days but do a lot of exercises). I would like to fit in some cardio but would this be catabolic? Can you tell me how much cardio would be ok, if at all?</div>
I missed the cardio question in the original post. I've seen it recommended a lot lately NOT to do the cardio right AFTER your workout due to catabolic effect. Even with a protein load, extending another hour supposedly is catabolic.
What I'd like to know is, if you really did a decent workout, just how in the heck do you have enough 'stuff' left to DO cardio? I couldn't even if I wanted to, and I never could when I was younger, either. Even with HST, I'm pretty blown out by the end of my hour plus.
I don't have the science for this, but it seems that doing cardio after a workout is sending two different signals to the muscles as well. Better to prioritize and do them separately. That one is just my opinion.</div>
Cardio after a workout (when you're most drained), along with just waking up and not eating, are the best times to loose fat. Well, if you're on a good diet. If you don't get enough protien, creatine, glutamine and EFA's then your muscles will suffer.
As for training time, I too also train anything from 45m to 90m at very tops. I can't even remember the last time I trained for more than 70 minutes to be honest.
My leg days are usualy my longest days, and my arm days are the shortest.
Just remember, it's not how much time you spend there, it's what you do with the time there, and making it count.