Thread: Cardio and body building?

Low intensity cardio, on empty. So first thing in morning or after you train (not on leg day obviously). Walking on a treadmill, fast pace is one of my favs for about 35-50 min is best.


Takes longer, but you will not lose muscle. Works best with a low carb diet.

If I want to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time should I not do any cardio? I want to lose fat....but gain muscle at the same time.....my diet and weight lifting is fine right now but im just wondering if I can do any cardio.......

Im pretty motivated so I can do whatever i wanna do but im just wondering if cardio would be good for what Im trying to accomplish

Originally Posted by djk80

If I want to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time should I not do any cardio? I want to lose fat....but gain muscle at the same time.....my diet and weight lifting is fine right now but im just wondering if I can do any cardio.......

Im pretty motivated so I can do whatever i wanna do but im just wondering if cardio would be good for what Im trying to accomplish

Its great that youre motivated, but youre not motivated enough to break the laws of mathematics and logic im afraid.

Past the first few weeks you ever trained its impossible to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. To gain muscle you must stimulate hypertrophy while in a caloric surplus, to lose fat you must be in a caloric deficit in order to lose it.

Its impossible to be in both caloric states at the same time.

Cardio exercise in conjunction has many other benefits to your health and overall training, but this isnt one of them.