Is Cardio Necessary.. ? Opinions?

**MonStar** · 07-14-2002 10:12 AM

I am going back to the basics with all forms of bodybuilding. Training and diet especially though a push/pull/legs split and a clean bodybuilding diet.

What do you guys think about cardio? I am trying to lose some fat still but I cant decide if I need cardio or not. I am thinking maybe just on rest days to burn some extra calories?

**Avatar** · 07-14-2002 11:19 AM

depends on your body type. If you like to hold fat, then a lil cardio may do the love handles good.

**The_Chicken_Daddy** · 07-14-2002 11:39 AM

Save cardio as a last resort kinda thing. I'm sure i've told you this before.

Get your diet in order first, then pull out the cardio card when you need it.

Unless, of course, you actually want to get better at cardio.

**David** · 07-14-2002 11:45 AM

i disagree, i think you should do cardio, why wouldnt you work out your heart???

**BCC** · 07-14-2002 11:52 AM

I say no to cardio. But I guess it depends on what you want to do.

**MonStar** · 07-14-2002 11:58 AM

I think I am just going to do a little cardio on my rest days.

**The_Chicken_Daddy** · 07-14-2002 12:07 PM

Originally posted by TripleP
i disagree, i think you should do cardio, why wouldnt you work out your heart???

Heavy squats make my heart ask me to stop.

**Behemoth** · 07-14-2002 01:40 PM

But heavy squats don't give your heart any sort of endurance.
I don't think cardio is NECESSARY, like someone said above, get everything else in order and if you need an extra little bump, do some.
I like doing it purely because I can eat more.

**The_Chicken_Daddy** · 07-14-2002 01:46 PM

Originally posted by TryingToBeBig
But heavy squats don't give your heart any sort of endurance.

lol, your heart has been beating since you were born (and even before then).

It's never stopped yet.

How's that for endurance?

**Manveet** · 07-14-2002 02:55 PM

I've been considering doin some cardio but I am still a bit hesitant, I've put on a good 20lbs since I first came to wbb this past Feb. I'll probably start doin a bit of cardio after I gain another 10lbs, just to keep me from becoming a complete fat slob.

**David** · 07-14-2002 07:51 PM

Originally posted by Manveet
I've been considering doin some cardio but I am still a bit hesitant, I've put on a good 20lbs since I first came to wbb this past Feb. I'll probably start doin a bit of cardio after I gain another 10lbs, just to keep me from becoming a complete fat slob.

Remember, you can only gain (at most) 1 or 2lbs of muscle a week, anymore than that and you will become Fat Bastard.

Also, C. Daddy mentioned squats for working out your heart, you can go a step further than that and go ride a rollercoaster, which will get your heart beating 160 times a minute.

Hows that for a workout?

**sysopt** · 07-14-2002 10:58 PM

Diet and lifting are the most critical. Cardio is not necessary to get ripped but can help so long as training and diet is right. Cardio on non-lifting days seems like a good idea as it can serve to help recovery. Cardio at high intensity improves the hearts ability to pump blood and burns calories at a higher rate. Cardio at lower intensity for longer periods of time work type 1 fibers (endurance). With that in mind, I'd like to say I hate cardio and dont do it, ha.

**Kayak_boy** · 07-14-2002 11:37 PM

I think you should do some cardio. I'm on a bulk at the moment and have stopped cardio for about 2 months and my resting heart rate has risen nearly 20 bpm. And heart rate is a good guide to fitness. I"m a bit of a freak with a resting heart rate of 34, but it is usually in the low 40's, checked yesterday and I was at 59 to 60. So I'm starting back doing cardio this week, want to feel fit again.

**Behemoth** · 07-15-2002 11:49 AM

Let me refraze what I last said. Squats don't give your heart any endurance under stress. Cardio does, I'm not all for it, I just don't see how so many people can deny that's it's good for your heart and shouldn't be completely neglected.

**Goin_Big** · 07-15-2002 12:34 PM

I like to jog at least once a week, but that's just cuz I get bored sometimes, lol.

**alwayz** · 07-15-2002 03:01 PM

does cardio(jogging/running) ever lead to muscle wasteing?

**David** · 07-15-2002 03:21 PM

Originally posted by alwayz
does cardio(jogging/running) ever lead to muscle wasteing?

yes, Sir, it sure does - especially when you do it for over an hour.
Remember, you can overtrain by doing cardio just like you can working out.

**Behemoth** · 07-15-2002 03:24 PM

Does anyone know what sort of ratio of fat to muscle to food in your system the average person burns while doing cardio?

**body** · 07-15-2002 03:30 PM

cardio helps.
but you can do well with out it.

**David** · 07-15-2002 06:33 PM

Originally posted by TryingToBeBig
Does anyone know what sort of ratio of fat to muscle to food in your system the average person burns while doing cardio?

I don't know but i also have a question:

How many atoms of 235U must undergo fission to operate a 1.0 X 10(to the 3rd) MW power plant for one day if the conversion efficiency is 30.0 percent? Assume 208 MeV released per fission event.

**IceRgrrl** · 07-15-2002 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Kayak_boy
I think you should do some cardio. I'm on a bulk at the moment and have stopped cardio for about 2 months and my resting heart rate has risen nearly 20 bpm. And heart rate is a good guide to fitness. I"m a bit of a freak with a resting heart rate of 34, but it is usually in the low 40's, checked yesterday and I was at 59 to 60. So I'm starting back doing cardio this week, want to feel fit again.

If your heart rate spikes more than 10-15%, it could be a sign of overtraining...your body working hard to repair itself. Or you could be coming down with something and your immune system is on high gear.

My trainer requires me to check my resting heart rate every morning as one monitor of overtraining...it has been most educational.

And oh, I liek cardio

**Kayak_boy** · 07-15-2002 08:58 PM

Originally posted by IceRgrrl

If your heart rate spikes more than 10-15%, it could be a sign of overtraining...your body working hard to repair itself. Or you could be coming down with something and your immune system is on high gear.

My trainer requires me to check my resting heart rate every morning as one monitor of overtraining...it has been most educational.

And oh, I liek cardio

You are very correct in saying that your heart rate being elevated can be a sign of overtraining, lack of recovery from a previous session, illness etc, but if it rises over the period of a few months then it is a good sign of where you are at fitness wise. I know I'm not aerobically fit at the moment and my heart rate shows that.

**PowerManDL** · 07-15-2002 09:00 PM

Originally posted by TripleP

I don't know but i also have a question:

How many atoms of 235U must undergo fission to operate a 1.0 X 10(to the 3rd) MW power plant for one day if the conversion efficiency is 30.0 percent? Assume 208 MeV released per fission event.

Fission doesn't even approach a 30% conversion efficiency.

**Behemoth** · 07-15-2002 10:26 PM

I don't know but i also have a question:
How many atoms of 235U must undergo fission to operate a 1.0 X 10(to the 3rd) MW power plant for one day if the conversion efficiency is 30.0 percent? Assume 208 MeV released per fission event.

It was Just a question, afterall there ARE a lot of smart people on this board.

**David** · 07-16-2002 09:08 AM

Originally posted by TryingToBeBig

It was Just a question, afterall there ARE a lot of smart people on this board.

like PowerMan

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