cardio or no cardio? that is the question

ok so ive been reading alot of conflicting info, ive got a little excess stomach and hip fat, would cardio impare muscle growth if i do it after my workout? or should i just leave the cardio?

Scooby says you should cardio, I like Scooby, don't know if he's right though... but here is an article:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/does-cardio-burn-muscle/

That's exactly why I asked read alot of his stuff recently

Even though I am trying to bulk up I still include cardio in my workout regimine. It helps me build my wind which in turns help me breath when I lift weights which therefore helps me to build and maintain muscle.

thats where my thinking is, how often do you do your cardio?and how long for?

My advice would be to hit no cardio to little & then only moderate at 20mins a session.

I switched from running & light weights to just big lifts with no cardio at all & the gains have been amazing. I would advise not to hit any cardio, if your looking to gain as much weight as possible then you shouldn't want to burn any. Yes it's good to keep the fitness topped up but as its winter you can worry over cardio in a few months

okcool, illleave the cardio to spring/summer time

I do 45min-1hr (tuesday and thursday 1h and half) of bike every day. Is it bad for my muscle growth?

That's what I'm unsure of, I have no o e I can ask directly so I'm reading up alot and there's an awful lot of conjecture, I've fallen on the view that if your maintaining the muscle mass you already have then cardio is fine but never straight after lifting. But you can do the two seperTly at different times of the day, but if your trying to gain mass and especially if your trying to gain a significant ammount then cardios a no no. Please put me right if this is false.

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My Progress after dropping cardio. DO need an update of pics though

Wow what's your training routine?

My brother in law is a bodybuilder and he does very little cardio but when he does it's usually the stairmaster.

I personally like cardio but I'm female so I feel like I need it to stay trim.

If you scroll down to the 14th nov then thats what I'm doing for the next few weeks

Basically compounds, free weights & body weight (weighted) Movements

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Looks awesome, a little too advanced for me at the moment

I don't like cars because they're pollutant, so I use bike to reach the gym and to come back. So is it bad after lifiting? =( dammit

If I work more I balance this "deficit"?

You can easily simplify it & build up to something like this.

If your looking to build then a routine based around squats, deadlifts & benching should be the core of your workout

Keep it simple is the key

How far do you cycle to get to the gym?

And yeah Sasquatch I have a good routine at the minute, building up the base strength with compounds and body weights then the big work kicks in

tuesday, wednesday, thursday 27km total, splitted in 2 party, (4,5km to get the gym and 4,5km to come back) and then 9km to get to the MA's gym and 9 come back. 18min to get to the first gym, 20-22min then.

In the evening I'm very tired and from the MA's gym to my home it usually takes 25-30min, due to the uphill road.

As long as you don't half kill your self on your bike I'm sure it'll be ok, I'm constantly walking with my job, upwards of ten miles a day but you should be fine

But the question I'm asking is if I'm trying to slap on the muscle at the moment will cardio impare that?

I find rowing intensly for NO MORE than 10mins two sessions a week while bulking good, as it is stimulating your muscles more than the stupid stair steppers, stationary bikes and all those pieces of crap. Plus it burns calories quite effectively.

Cool, I do about 3 mins on the rower as a warm up as I prefer it

But the question I'm asking is if I'm trying to slap on the muscle at the moment will cardio impare that?

Well, cardio doesn't help build muscle for the most part, and too much will start to eat into your gains (and also require you to eat more to keep balanced so as to still be able to gain mass and not go into a caloric deficit.) Usually, if you're trying to gain mass, keep the cardio low in time and intensity such as 30 minutes or less of walking with your heart rate around 65% of max (or, REALLY short in time if you're doing high-intensity cardio, like 10 minutes of sprint intervals for 30 seconds or something similar), and you'll be fine. You just don't want to start going for 6 mile runs every day or something similar if you're trying to gain!

Working with cardiac rehab patients daily.....DO CARDIO! lol... On a serious note though, people tend to ignore the most important muscle of all, your heart. 20-30 minutes of 60-85% APMR is all you need 3x a week for cardiac improvement. As long as you can keep you calories above you daily caloric expenditure, you can still gain weight, increase lean body mass, and keep you ticker pumping affectively. And IF there are any unwanted areas you would like to decrease body fat in, cardio is necessary since there is no such thing as spot reduction. Body fat decrease as a whole. Any other questions please feel free to ask.