so how much cardio is too much before u start burning muscle? this is my routine so far. right now im just trying to conserve what muscle ive gained, while losing body fat. heres my routine.
Week 1 Monday- Chest- flat/incline/decline bench straight bar, cable crossovers
Tuesday- Back- lat pull down, cleans, seated row, iso lat pulls CARDIO
Wednesday- CARDIO
Thursday- Shoulders- Arnold press (straight bar), Arnold iso press, rear delt pulls/push, iso raises CARDIO
Friday- Arms-
Saturdays/Sunday- Legs- warm up ext/curls, squats, leg press, ext/curls,
Tuesday- Back- lat pull down, dead lifts, bent over rows, close grip pull down CARDIO
Wednesday- CARDIO
Thursday- Shoulders- Arnold press (straight bar), Arnold iso press, rear delt pulls/push, iso raises CARDIO
Friday- Arms-
Saturdays/Sunday- Legs- warm up ext/curls, squats, leg press, ext/curls
my reps are between 4-10 depending on the workout,but for the base workouts, such as bench, cleans, etc, i stay between 4-8. the cardio on tuesdays and thursdays is at night, and the wendesday is in the morning. theres generally at least 8 hours in between weights and cardio on tuesday and thursdays, any suggestions would be great. oh yea, and friday is arms, but i dont have anything down for that since i workout with a buddy and i go with whatever hes doing that day.
Posted by: CowPimp
You're not going to "burn muscle" unless you don't eat enough food. However, you may overtrain your central nervous system and/or muscles. Try to avoid weight training more than two days consecutively. How many sets of each exercise are you doing? Just use one of the weeks as an example.
Posted by: idlehands
on most of the workouts, i do about 3 sets each workout. sometimes ill do 4 depending on the workout, and how im feeling, but i never do 4 sets all the way through. its generally 3 sets each workout, maybe 4 on one of them. im trying to lose body fat, and im on a low/no carb diet, but i dont want to sacrifice too much muscle. thanks again for the help.