WHY CARDIO makes you FAT!

[The_Eviscerator]

"fucking hilarious" is how i would describe this too. No one is suggesting cardio v weighttraining, we are on a bbing board, i think there might be an implicit assumption that most if not all of us here are doing weight training. What we are talking about is doing moderate amounts of non-resistance exercise which we term cardio for weight loss and fitness.

I think a thread like this pops up every week or so. Jboldman is correct... too often these threads become a Cardio vs. Weight Training battle. I have incorporated 40 minutes of moderate cardio 6 days a week in the AM on an empty stomach and guess what? My strength is better now than when I started and my body fat has dropped 3%. Whether it be the treadmill, stairstepper, elliptical or full body light weight training with no rest... Cardio has helped me reach a lower body fat level than I could have achieved without it. I also feel better and have increased endurance.

To those that don't need cardio... God Bless you... Not everyone is an ectomorph or has naturally low bodyfat.

 

[poantrex]

ONCE AGAIN, MUSCLE WASTING OCCURS WHEN

1) ONE PRACTICES IMPROPER OR INADEQUATE NUTRITION
2) PERFORMS CARDIO EXCESSIVELY
3) DOES NOT DO WEIGHT TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARDIO
4) HAS TOO GREAT OF A CALORIE DEFICIT

Close this thread PLEASE....muscle loss is NOT AN ISSUE if cardio is done properly, period.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

ONCE AGAIN, MUSCLE WASTING OCCURS WHEN

1) ONE PRACTICES IMPROPER OR INADEQUATE NUTRITION
2) PERFORMS CARDIO EXCESSIVELY
3) DOES NOT DO WEIGHT TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARDIO
4) HAS TOO GREAT OF A CALORIE DEFICIT

Close this thread PLEASE....muscle loss is NOT AN ISSUE if cardio is done properly, period.

AMEN

 

[Nelson Montana]

I'm convinced that this argumwnt can contine for another 10 years and some people will still miss the basic point.

Cardio and weight lifting are both exercise and any exerise will work!!! But weight training works better. That's it. Deal with it.

When someone says they added 40 minutes a day of cardio and got better results all they're really sayng is that their workouts were too short and they lengthened them with cardio. If they added 20 minutes of high rep weight training with no rest in-between sets they'd have gotten better results.

But I'm sure there will always be those who think that cardio works only if you do it along with weight training. Yeah. And Methoxy 7 only works if you do it along with dianabol.

 

[Dial_tone]

Adding 20 sets to my weight workout interferes with my recuperation more than 20-30 minutes on the bike will. You can argue that for the next 10 years too.

 

[velospeed2002]

Despite this opinion piece being written by a doctor of quackery (oops, I mean chiropractic), I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. His assertions on cardio, as applied to bodybuilding, have been well debated, and deflated, by knowledgable folks here.

However, this little nugget is especially laughable:

"I will purposely avoid aerobic activity for long periods of time (like 2 months) and actually increase my aerobic capacity in activities such as hiking, biking, and running."

So he's basically saying that the aerobic system isn't best trained by aerobic exercise? Um, hello. I guess he's a genetic freak of some sort, or he just doesn't know how to train properly. In fact, the aerobic system is highly trainable, with observable gains in vo2 max, lactate threshold and aerobic efficiency within a matter of a couple months.

Although the original article is, IMHO, assumption-riddled bunk, the subsequent discussion has been great. I do find it hard to understand why anyone would suggest that there is less longevity in aerobic exercise than in weight lifting. Running is but a subset of cardio. There are a ton of enjoyable, low-impact alternatives out there...

If you don't like it, don't do it. But there's no denying that, when done properly, it does wonders for many people.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

Adding 20 sets to my weight workout interferes with my recuperation more than 20-30 minutes on the bike will. You can argue that for the next 10 years too.

I agree...

 

[JKurz1]

Definately~Adding 20 sets to my weight workout interferes with my recuperation more than 20-30 minutes on the bike will. You can argue that for the next 10 years too

 

[brownpaperbag04]

you guys "recoup" by riding a bike? ...shouldn't you recoup AFTER your done with your workout? ...don't you consider the biking part of your workout?

anyway, here is some of the info I was reading about how cardio is more susceptable to fat gain. ...I thought it was simply obvious because of the fact that cardio doesn't perminately raise your metabolism like lifting does....but oh well...for those who need something to read...it's a summary of an article from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hopefully that institution is qualified enough to satisfy skeptics.
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In a recent study, scientists looked at the question, "If you are in good aerobic condition, will you burn fat at a higher rate than people who are not aerobically fit?" The answer in this study was a surprising "No." Researchers gave 50 gm of fat for breakfast to trained and untrained individuals. They then measured energy use and fat oxidation postprandial. There was no difference. There was also no difference between the two groups at 6 hours and at 18 hours after the meal.

 

[poantrex]

Cardio making one fat...I can't believe people are taking this seriously. Quite ridiculous, actually.

GET IT THROUGH YOUR GODDAMN HEADS - PEOPLE WHO LOST MUSCLE THROUGH CARDIO ARENT EATING AND TRAINING PROPERLY