cardio

[raider6969]

i think im gonna try caffeine pills. they should be taken only when cutting, or bulking aswell?

what happens ,example, in the morning cardio is done, no weight training that day, later on unexpectedly i play tennis or hockey etc... ? muscle will be lost?

 

[Jodi]

Muscle doesn't disappear from 1 cardio session. Its over time doing too much cardio makes you soft. If you are lifting heavy and hard enough you don't need much cardio, not unless your doing cardio for some endurance training. You can use the caffeine pill for either bulking or cutting, its just for an extra pump.

 

[raider6969]

b4 playing an 1 or 2 hours of tennis, should i eat even more carbs than usual? or even after the tennis match. to make up energy lost?

 

[P-funk]

how hard do you play tennis?

Is this like a serious league? Or is it just recreation for fun? That is like saying....should I eat more carbs after I walk around the block? Is your tennis game like active rest?

 

[raider6969]

its not a league, just play for fun, with friends. but playing tennis,is intense ,not screwing around.

 

[Jodi]

Well unless your training for it then I wouldn't worry about the carbs for it.

 

[raider6969]

but what happens to ur body,once u have played for 2 intence hours?

 

[P-funk]

Just eat your meals like you regularly would. Here is an example:

Lets say I lift intensly during the week but then every sunday I get together with some guys to play softball in the park. Yes the game is intense and I am going all out but I don't consider it a w/o. I look at it as active rest. I don't load up on carbs/protein after the game or before the game. I just eat all my normal meals that I would that day and not worry about it.

If you are training for a tennis tournament or something then that would/should greatly affect how you train in the gym (volume/intensity/frequency etc..). That is something to think about. But it sounds like your tennis game is active rest (even though it may be intense) so don't sweat it (no pun intended).

 

[raider6969]

thanx man, i never thought of it that way,an active rest

 

[Arnold]

Originally posted by raider6969
but what happens to ur body,once u have played for 2 intence hours?

Just ensure that you eat 30-60 minutes prior to playing, and that you have a protein shake and high glucose carbs (dextrose, banana) immediately after. This will help to avoid any catabolism.

 

[FortifiedIron]

id suggest HIIT for your cardio or any type of Interval training. Interval training with olympic lifts has shown to drop bodyfat by 4-6% in Olympic Lifters, increase lean body mass, and increase strength production.


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