too much cardio

[raider6969]

i've been told from this forum to keep cardio to a maximum of 3 times per week so i wont lose muscle. the guy at the bodybuilding store tells me to do cardio 5 times a week and i have read an article how towards the end of cutting you do 6 times per week and going as low as 1000 cals per day?

i dont wanna lose more than 1.5 pound per week, since more than that and u lose muscle.
a pound of fat is 3500 cals and 1.5 pound is 5250 cals,
and i burn 2700 cals a day, i eat 2100 cals each day, that means i lose 600 cals per day * 6 days a week( 7th day i eat maintenance) equals to 3600 cals. from 5250 theres 1650 to burn on cardio . i do 3 times a week 500 cals burned per session.
does this make sence?

 

[Robboe]

Generally, anymore than 1.5-2lbs loss a week is muscle, but at higher bf%'s you can drop more while being protected from catabolism (unless you just stop lifting).

Just do interval sprints 2-3 times a week for about 20 minutes and assess the results.

I doubt you'll manage 20 minutes first time unless you're used to them, so expect to start wit about 7-10 minutes and buidl up gradually.

 

[raider6969]

why would people suggest for anyone to do cardio 6 times a week for 45 mins of high intesity, if indeed,u'll be losing muscle?

 

[Robboe]

Not sure.

Get me there phone #'s and i'll ask them.

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by raider6969
why would people suggest for anyone to do cardio 6 times a week for 45 mins of high intesity, if indeed,u'll be losing muscle?

dont even think about it. TCD's right.work your way up to 20 min, 3 times aweek. this should work fine. 45 min...sheesh

 

[raider6969]

lol
i have been on a cut for 3 months, normally i should be ripped, but im not. lot of cheating, im at 10% fat,i wanted to be 6%.
thats when i started thinking of doing cardio every day to lose the fat, obviously it aint good to do that. im about to give up on cutting and starting to bulk,but im not.

 

[Robboe]

Have you been refeeding, as mentioned in the other thread?

 

[raider6969]

yes i have. every saturday.my problem is every saturday it happens so that ill be eating junk in large quantity,although i will eat enough protein. i dont know how to fight it

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by raider6969
i've been told from this forum to keep cardio to a maximum of 3 times per week so i wont lose muscle.

I have been mountain biking a lot lately. We're talking three/four times a week, 3 hours at a time. I am starting to lose some upper body muscle, but my legs are getting bigger. I'm not trying to build a huge upper body though, so it really does not bother me.

 

[raider6969]

what if u do more cardio than needed, can u eat more cals to make up for that?

 

[Jodi]

Originally posted by raider6969
lol
i have been on a cut for 3 months, normally i should be ripped, but im not. lot of cheating, im at 10% fat,i wanted to be 6%.
thats when i started thinking of doing cardio every day to lose the fat, obviously it aint good to do that. im about to give up on cutting and starting to bulk,but im not.

Haven't I been telling you that.

 

[eskimo515]

Although it took me a long time to accept, I now believe that changes come from diet changes and not simply cardio. I am trying to lose my last few pounds very slowly (to minimize LBM loss, like everyone else) and I have gone from doing cardio 5-6 days a week for 30-45 minutes to cardio a maximum of three days (sometimes two) and I have seen much better results and slowly my weight has been dropping (averaging about 1/2 lbs per week)