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I do 6 days a week on the stair master at level 6 for 45mins do u think i should do more or what i want my abs to look really silly i know diet has to do a role in it to so let me know what u guys do
how long do u guys do your cardio for on a cutting cycle
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justinjones1963
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IMO the best way to do cardio is by time and by heart rate. Hitting level 6 on a machine will not do a thing if you are not pushing your heart rate into a zone that will burn fat.
Here is a calculator: http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/hr.shtml
Bodybuilders have different theories on how and when to do cardio. Mine is NOT the normal routine. Cardio can eat muscle or slow gains but I don't worry about it because I am in pretty good tune with how my body responds.
I do cardio just like I used to train when I was running competitively. Personally I like doing cardio for 45 minutes at 80-90% of my max rate (usually throwing in intervals) three days a week and light cardio twice. Somedays, like squat days, I still need my cardio but hitting something intense will not work so I hit the bike at 60-70% of my max.
For example, yesterday I hit the elliptical machine. I did a 5 minute warm up, then cranked my heart rate up to 170bpm then did a 5 minute cool down. Today I did legs so I hit the bike for 45 minutes at roughly 140bmp. Tomorrow I will run for 45 minutes at 80%.
My greatest concern is maintaining my cardiovascular health - especially if I plan to continue to use AAS and other substances. Most BBers (well some - I cannot speak for all of them) do not place great emphasis on cardio - I do. My resting heart rate is 59 and I am in very good health (knock on wood!) which is pretty good.
I know the muscle on the outside is not worth a damn if I do not have a heart beating healthy on the inside.
Here is a calculator: http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/hr.shtml
Bodybuilders have different theories on how and when to do cardio. Mine is NOT the normal routine. Cardio can eat muscle or slow gains but I don't worry about it because I am in pretty good tune with how my body responds.
I do cardio just like I used to train when I was running competitively. Personally I like doing cardio for 45 minutes at 80-90% of my max rate (usually throwing in intervals) three days a week and light cardio twice. Somedays, like squat days, I still need my cardio but hitting something intense will not work so I hit the bike at 60-70% of my max.
For example, yesterday I hit the elliptical machine. I did a 5 minute warm up, then cranked my heart rate up to 170bpm then did a 5 minute cool down. Today I did legs so I hit the bike for 45 minutes at roughly 140bmp. Tomorrow I will run for 45 minutes at 80%.
My greatest concern is maintaining my cardiovascular health - especially if I plan to continue to use AAS and other substances. Most BBers (well some - I cannot speak for all of them) do not place great emphasis on cardio - I do. My resting heart rate is 59 and I am in very good health (knock on wood!) which is pretty good.
I know the muscle on the outside is not worth a damn if I do not have a heart beating healthy on the inside.
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Douglas7777
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I've heard Stairs cut muscle. You may want to research that some.
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ninesecz
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I ws going once a day to start 1/2hr then 45min then 1 hr that was the first month.
Then u got to stepit up!! I dropped back to 1/2hr sessions but, 1 in morning before 1stmeal 1 at night then 2 sessions of 45min a piece then 1 hr a piece!! See your body will actully build up a tolerance to the cardio so by adding and changing it keeps you stimulated in 7 weeks i went from like 12% to around 8% but see I did it 100% natural unfortunatly but fuck I had some abs when i was done I cut up simply so when I did a bulker I would know exactly what my body would need too lean out. kind of a test run if you will!! Also alternate between stairmstr and treadmill @ 4.5mph @ 5%grade
Then u got to stepit up!! I dropped back to 1/2hr sessions but, 1 in morning before 1stmeal 1 at night then 2 sessions of 45min a piece then 1 hr a piece!! See your body will actully build up a tolerance to the cardio so by adding and changing it keeps you stimulated in 7 weeks i went from like 12% to around 8% but see I did it 100% natural unfortunatly but fuck I had some abs when i was done I cut up simply so when I did a bulker I would know exactly what my body would need too lean out. kind of a test run if you will!! Also alternate between stairmstr and treadmill @ 4.5mph @ 5%grade
VascularitY
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Running for 30 minutes AM before breakfast and 15-20 minutes post training going hard on the Bike or Eliptical, plenty for cutting fat for me
bigsteven80
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thanks guys!
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