Thread: Cardio Poll->

I forgot to add:
3-4 days a week: mix of HITT and slow cardio sessions.

I think this is totally dependent on your goals and how much lean mass you want to maintain. The lowest BF will be done through strict diet (mostly) and some cardio. However, some will advocate HIIT where some will advocate long slow cardio twice a day when cutting for competition.

My lowest BF was about 7-8% done through long slow cardio and dieting. However, I tried HIIT as well and it did pretty much the same thing is a shorter period of time per week.

i used to do 20 minutes after each weight training session but for the past couple weeks i've just been biking to and from work everyday (about 20-25 min) it's good exercise because there's about 3 big hills that i have to go up and down on both ways there and back... really gets the legs burning!

i try to do cardio but my legs are just too sore! i think that's a good thing though...

I don't do cardio much anymore. An occaisional jog around the block when I first wake up to get the blood and juices flowin' is about all I do now. I might play flag-football this fall though. That would be some good cardio a few times a week.

I'm at 8.5% bodyfat with no cardio.

When I am preparing for a contest:


3 days per week of MaxOT cardio (16 min. high intensity)

2 days per week of traditional cardio (longer duration, mod. intensity)


and I adjust it as I go along.

I am able to reduce BF% to < 10% w/o cardio. I gradually reduce calories over a period of 8-12 weeks. The rest of the year I stay around 12%-14% BF%. I am able to do this at 41 yr of age, too.

20 mins every day

Well, if you are like me and are bulking like hell, you do absolutely NO cardio whatsoever.

I vote "2-3 days a week, 60-180 minutes each time, combo of HIIT and slow cardio."

180 min???

I'm trying to do sprints everyday now for about 20 minutes.
I sprint for 20 seconds, then walk for 30-40 seconds and repeat. I do this on a 1.5 mile course. Is this too much? I'm trying to stay super lean (like those sprinter guy looks)

I try to ALWAYS do some cardio...for the health benefits even if I'm doing a lean bulk.

It's summer now so I'm doing a bit more...probably 3-4 days per week for 30-40 minutes at moderate intensity. I never do "slow" cardio as you refer to...I just cannot get my heart rate up enough when I do that. I'm 26 year old so whenever I do cardio I like to train at about 145-160 bpm. As I said I treat cardio as a way to maintain a lower BF% as well as a way to be healthy and FIT....what the hell is the point of being a MEATHEAD that gets out of breath by walking up a few flights of steps??

When I train for a competition I usually work up to 5 sessions per week of 45 minutes of moderate intensity (150bpm) for my age. I will occasionally through in a little HIIT but not a lot.

I have a comp in 6.5 weeks and I havn't done any cardio

Originally posted by papaoso2k1
180 min???

Cycling. Road rides take up to three hours, mountain bike rides are usually 60-90 minutes of pedaling time.

HIIT once per week, 20 minutes.

10min on the bike after leg day (therefore once/week) is all i can stand, and i can't stand no more.

I hate it. I moved to Denver from Florida. The air is so damn thin and dry that I can't walk from my car to the gym door without breathing hard. Competing is going to be a challenge! How the hell do people breath up here!

Wait till you go back to a lower elevation... You will feel like a GOD.

I hope so! I'm moving back to Tampa in August.

Why? Why did you move to Denver then?

2 3 hour sessions of tennis a week combined with 1 day of 30 minute low intensity cardio workout... and I'm still fat... FU#$ my golly gosh darn dieting choices

BTW, I dont do cardio. Not yet anyways...

i probably do about 2-4 hiit type cardio per week and some form of slow cardio a week

i have low bodyfat too

Originally posted by PreMier
Why? Why did you move to Denver then?

Dude, I hate Denver. It is a freakin Polar Desert up here. Nothing but rocks, mountains, and snow. I miss the beach Bunnies, sand and surf Bro. And the seafood is calling my name! I am an Inspector on the T-Rex project here in Denver, my job moved me here against my will. But my company just started a project in Tampa and I am heading back home! I can't wait!

I think the best way to lean out is thru diet, but I do like 3 mile 'powerwalks', three times a week.

Never been to Denver BabyArnold, but my folks live in Bradenton/Sarasota. I love it down there. ANYWHERE seems nice compared to Jersey ....

Originally posted by JerseyDevil
ANYWHERE seems nice compared to Jersey ....

Don't be dissin NJ now. I grew up on an island in NJ, and live 5 mins from there now. In the summer, I'm either on the beach or on my waverunner.