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Possible to get FITTER but not lose any weight?
- Thread starter TheLad
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Your diet plays a huge role in weight loss along with exercise. Changing the amount and type of calories you are eating will have big impacts on what your weight does.
What are your goals? Do you want to lose weight from doing cardio? Or like your title says just get "fitter"?
What are your goals? Do you want to lose weight from doing cardio? Or like your title says just get "fitter"?
Sorry, i didn't really explain properly.
I'm quite a skinny guy, at around 180 pounds, 6"4. I worked hard to get to that weight and don't want to lose any of it by doing cardio. But i also want to get fitter, increase my VO2 max (i think its called that), so i can run for longer etc. - I'm a basketball player, and i know endurance is key.
So i guess my goal is to get fitter but not lose any of my weight.
I'm quite a skinny guy, at around 180 pounds, 6"4. I worked hard to get to that weight and don't want to lose any of it by doing cardio. But i also want to get fitter, increase my VO2 max (i think its called that), so i can run for longer etc. - I'm a basketball player, and i know endurance is key.
So i guess my goal is to get fitter but not lose any of my weight.
*ebony*
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you'll just need to eat more to replace the calories lost during cardio. you can still reap the benefits of cardiovascular exercise AND build muscle at the same time. your diet plays a big role here.
try HIIT, awesome cardio benefits, lose fat, build muscle all in one.
JDid23
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i second HIIT. Also, cardio even during a bulk isn't bad at all. Doing cardio releases natural growth hormones that are involved with hunger, which allows you to ultimately eat more food, and help you keep your weight. Just make sure you're keeping up your protein intake, and maybe even eating some more food.
Jocques Straap
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Eat big!
The key is to keep the intensity as high as possible, this is critical for making VO2 max improvements. - running lines, suicides, and all those other drills that basketball players hate. This way your getting lots of starting and stopping as well as directional changes.
If I were a basketball player, I would focus on the above sprint work, but would also run 4x12mintue runs, with the same rest period I would get in a regular game. I would do this run only in the off season, once a week. Up to 3 times during pre season, and would cut it out completely about 3 weeks before the first game.
The key is to keep the intensity as high as possible, this is critical for making VO2 max improvements. - running lines, suicides, and all those other drills that basketball players hate. This way your getting lots of starting and stopping as well as directional changes.
If I were a basketball player, I would focus on the above sprint work, but would also run 4x12mintue runs, with the same rest period I would get in a regular game. I would do this run only in the off season, once a week. Up to 3 times during pre season, and would cut it out completely about 3 weeks before the first game.
steve_m33
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Also look up Javorek (sp?) complexes... metabolic conditioning and GPP work will absolutely make you a better (i.e. 'fitter') athlete, and because much of it is done with weights (barbells) it helps retain muscle. These guys are right too about wind sprints...
Basically people get too hung up about scale numbers... try and improve performance (runnign time, weight lifted, vertical leap etc.) and guaranteed your body comp will change dramatically
Basically people get too hung up about scale numbers... try and improve performance (runnign time, weight lifted, vertical leap etc.) and guaranteed your body comp will change dramatically
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