What cardio do you favour? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

firemansam · 10-03-2005, 02:00 PM

I was wondering what type of cardio you people favour for fat burning and all round general fitness, bearing in mind all of us want to keep the muscle that we work to put on in the gym.

For me cardio is essential as I like to feel fit as well as trying to gain some muscle but lately I have been doing a little more distance running again and I feel that I am not as full in the muscle as I was a couple of months ago, could this be the 30-60 min runs or coincidence?

What is your prefference as far as the exercise is concerned? morning / night? HIIT or long and slow? Before weights/ after?

Cheers

Truewarrior1 · 10-03-2005, 03:52 PM

for my cardio i go up to the police station and say "it's not illegal to sell cocaine in this area is it?" good adrenaline rush.

i'll do cardio pretty spontaneously to be fair, never straight before or straight after training. i like skipping! hiit is great but i have to do long and slow atm.

running = the muscle shrinking exercise :P

dirtride · 10-03-2005, 04:01 PM

I like to go Trail biking for cardio. Can't stand the trend mill at the gym. Way to boring.

DB · 10-03-2005, 05:15 PM

Cross trainer or bike.. hate runnin in the gym.. keep my heart rate below 140 bpm so not too burn too much muscle and so i still have enough breath to churps the honeyz!!!

hey killer

;)

firemansam · 10-03-2005, 05:57 PM

Keep them coming lads, maybe we should have made this a poll.

crazycacti · 10-03-2005, 06:13 PM

15 mins flat out after a workout, u think this might burn too much muscle? Not noticed any muscle loss at all, infact quite the opposite!

I feel sick after it but i like it since i have a time to beat every time i do it,

On the bike atm, but i swap machines every few weeks,

Very similar to MAX-OT Cardio

Malakor · 11-03-2005, 02:36 AM

I favour the rowing machine - seems to hit most of the muscle groups, plus you can reverse the grip for more bicep involvement. For me, 15m is about all the boredom I can handle!

dirtride · 11-03-2005, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dirty barry

Cross trainer or bike.. hate runnin in the gym.. keep my heart rate below 140 bpm so not too burn too much muscle and so i still have enough breath to churps the honeyz!!!

hey killer

;)

Actually I like to motorcross for some cardio or mountain bike.. Both kick my heart rate up.. Great exercise..

mouthy1 · 11-03-2005, 04:09 AM

I use a treadmill for cardio but after about 15-20min's of running i've got such a pump in my calves it feels like there gonna explode so that's all i do

ONE SMART COOKIE · 11-03-2005, 06:50 AM

Hindu squats and hindu pressups every evening takes about 5 mins and heart rate goes from 60bpm to 165bpm in that time,love it.

ChefX · 11-03-2005, 12:05 PM

cardio training? tabats 20 x 10's on the rower
cardio activity? walking

Jock · 11-03-2005, 02:19 PM

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

I fcuking love Max-OT, what a workout!!!!
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/maxotcardio.html

Jock

crazycacti · 11-03-2005, 07:16 PM

Good link Jock, u certainly feel good after a MAX-OT cardio session!

NikiE · 11-03-2005, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Truewarrior1

for my cardio i go up to the police station and say "it's not illegal to sell cocaine in this area is it?" good adrenaline rush.

i'll do cardio pretty spontaneously to be fair, never straight before or straight after training. i like skipping! hiit is great but i have to do long and slow atm.

running = the muscle shrinking exercise :P

He he he!! Love it!! is that the reason why i am so slim, especially on a Sunday and Monday!! haha!!;)

NikiE · 11-03-2005, 08:01 PM

Four my dance classes a week should sort you out!! You'd be really supple too....ha ha!! wonder what any of you would look like in dance tights?? ha ha!!

10-03-2005, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
firemansam Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 112	What cardio do you favour? I was wondering what type of cardio you people favour for fat burning and all round general fitness, bearing in mind all of us want to keep the muscle that we work to put on in the gym. For me cardio is essential as I like to feel fit as well as trying to gain some muscle but lately I have been doing a little more distance running again and I feel that I am not as full in the muscle as I was a couple of months ago, could this be the 30-60 min runs or coincidence? What is your prefference as far as the exercise is concerned? morning / night? HIIT or long and slow? Before weights/ after? Cheers

10-03-2005, 05:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,412	Cross trainer or bike.. hate runnin in the gym.. keep my heart rate below 140 bpm so not too burn too much muscle and so i still have enough breath to churps the honeyz!!! hey killer ;) __________________ DB To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. often imitated never duplicated To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. DB sleeps with a night light. Not because DB is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of DB. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by DB; 10-03-2005 at 06:12 PM.

11-03-2005, 02:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Malakor Newbie Trainer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 77	I favour the rowing machine - seems to hit most of the muscle groups, plus you can reverse the grip for more bicep involvement. For me, 15m is about all the boredom I can handle! __________________ . . . . . . 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom' - William Blake

11-03-2005, 12:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChefX Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A Secret Laboratory outside of Washington DC Posts: 1,870	cardio training? tabats 20 x 10's on the rower cardio activity? walking __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *The Regimen X Bodybuilding System by The Family of X* In the great Greek poem by Constantine Cavafy titled "Ithaka," We are reminded that it is the voyage and the adventures on the way that count, not the arrival itself.

11-03-2005, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jock LEAGUE LEGEND! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 3,069	HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) I fcuking love Max-OT, what a workout!!!! http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/maxotcardio.html Jock __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-03-2005, 03:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Truewarrior1 Hulking Out! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: london Posts: 1,824	for my cardio i go up to the police station and say "it's not illegal to sell cocaine in this area is it?" good adrenaline rush. i'll do cardio pretty spontaneously to be fair, never straight before or straight after training. i like skipping! hiit is great but i have to do long and slow atm. running = the muscle shrinking exercise :P

10-03-2005, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
dirtride Gym Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern, USA Posts: 231	I like to go Trail biking for cardio. Can't stand the trend mill at the gym. Way to boring.

10-03-2005, 05:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
firemansam Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 112	Keep them coming lads, maybe we should have made this a poll.

10-03-2005, 06:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	15 mins flat out after a workout, u think this might burn too much muscle? Not noticed any muscle loss at all, infact quite the opposite! I feel sick after it but i like it since i have a time to beat every time i do it, On the bike atm, but i swap machines every few weeks, Very similar to MAX-OT Cardio

11-03-2005, 04:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
mouthy1 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: wolverhampton Posts: 20	I use a treadmill for cardio but after about 15-20min's of running i've got such a pump in my calves it feels like there gonna explode so that's all i do

11-03-2005, 06:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
ONE SMART COOKIE Decided to leave due to idiots & and their over inflated egos Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,015	Hindu squats and hindu pressups every evening takes about 5 mins and heart rate goes from 60bpm to 165bpm in that time,love it.

11-03-2005, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	Good link Jock, u certainly feel good after a MAX-OT cardio session!

11-03-2005, 08:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
NikiE UK-Muscle's Top Babe Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ilfracombe! Posts: 1,524	Four my dance classes a week should sort you out!! You'd be really supple too....ha ha!! wonder what any of you would look like in dance tights?? ha ha!!