The best way to make progress on SL would be to do minimal amounts of cardio. Everyone else just posting generic things that have no context/science basis. The key benefits are that you are able to cut fat, maintain or even gain muscle mass, and most importantly the diet tastes great. I know that if I do any more than that, it'll probably hurt me more than help me. It helps, but you could just eat less. adjust accordingly. If you want to use cardio, do so when you feel like it. If you do intense … The other redditors here saying not to run have a point. If anything I'd recommend to start slow with adding running into your routine as it can be quite of an adjustment if you do too much too quickly. TLDR> recovery. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. 4 times a week for 30 mins at 125 bpm works good for me. My question is, why do you have to do cardio when you cut? On top of that, I add H.I.I.T and Steady state cardio a few times a week. Me, I really like eating, and I like running fast too. I usually do tofu and veggies and fruit. I was running (or incline walking at first) every day but Sunday. Pick the one that aligns best with your training style. You need to do enough cardio to bring you into a caloric deficit, still blows my mind how we over complicate or cant grasp this concept. Remember, the sole goal of lifting while cutting is to prevent loss of muscle mass. Do what works for you. This is a tired topic but it’s worth repeating just for completeness. The other issue is that chronically doing too much cardio can lead to actually losing muscle. I'm not planning on explaining the science behind, but you'll notice your legs will feel much better if you do cardio on days you're not lifting! Andy has been in this game for a long time and is a co author of the muscle and strength pyramids... New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the naturalbodybuilding community, Continue browsing in r/naturalbodybuilding. So i've been doing stronglifts for about 2 months and 1 week and i love it, ive been getting really strong. No matter how fit you are, it's important to pay attention to pain. Try some HIIT on the days you do stronglifts. HIIT is overblown IMHO as a way to lose weight. Instead of telling you how to work out or what lifts to do, I will list the key factors of successfully cutting while weight training. You can do cardio while bulking to maintain fitness and improve performance and recovery, but too much can impact your ability to build muscle effectively. Got to be honest though, bodybuilding and fitness is just rehash after rehash because there's nothing else to write about. If you’re going to do cardio, do Low Intensity Steady State (LISS) or low impact High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Cardio is not necessary for getting shredded but it helps in certain situations. There is plenty of dispute on how and when to do cardio (upon waking, pre-lifting, post-lifting, on an empty stomach, etc.) I mean, wouldn't the fat be burnt by just consuming less calories than maintenance requirement and maintaining at least 1 g per lb of protein to minimize muscle loss? For context, I'm M/23/138.4 lb/5'6"ish, and my last 5K time was 20:44. I did a month where I would do lighter squats on those days. The upside is if you do a lot of running you get pretty decent at that too. share. You don’t want this while cutting. report. What research shows clearly is that cardio ideally should be separated from legs by at least 24 hours. Assuming you’re cutting calories and lifting weights three to four days per week (three is the minimum amount that most trainers say you need to see progress), you only need about three cardio days per week to see your abs. You don’t want this while cutting. Not to mention my numbers in the gym and on the track plummeted, and it didn't help me lose weight any faster than a normal calorie deficit with a healthy amount of carbs. Short answer: Try keeping your HIIT to 1 day a week and keeping most of your cardio to LISS. Just a random question as to what everyone's preference/experience has been. It all really boils down to how much energy you're burning a day vs. how much you are eating. Cardio goes up to 10 minutes 5x per week. I'd recommend sticking with stronglifts for another couple months before starting this though. So if you do leg-intensive cardio today, it will directly affect muscle growth in your legs. Eating too little or too much protein. If you're on SL, and it takes you an hour to lift, your legs are recovering for 165 hours a week. It's always good to remember that more is not always better. Wednesdays I would kill myself with SL + interval training. But, if you only have an hour and you absolutely have to do cardio and weights in that same hour, then your best bet is to either superset or do your lifts first and your cardio training after. Your leg muscles and glycogen stores need to be replenished and you cannot expect a great performance on the squatting rack if you went all out on cardio training earlier. Be sure to place an emphasis on eating well and recovery (stretching, foam rolling, etc.). adjust accordingly. Thanks for posting 👍. Put the compound movements at the center of your training plan. But when it comes to fat loss, many people think that the only option is … I recommend doing HIIT 3 times per week and trying as hard as possible to schedule them on non lifting days, especially on leg days. If you have the time to do two-a-days or can carve out extra hours in your week to make room for separate strength workouts and cardio sessions, then you have no problems! For a very brief time, I tried going low carb whilst running and lifting. 3. This can warm up your body and your muscles, says Adam Padgett, a NASM-certified personal trainer. hey guys, I was just wondering what you guys thought was the best cardio routine for cutting fat, not improving your running capacity, etc.? It didn't last long, as I got worried I would end up going insane and cutting a hand off, like one of the people from the Minnesota starvation experiment. 95% Upvoted. Recently I've switched up my lifting off-days (T/Th/Sun) to swimming, with a light run in the late afternoon everyday (about 3 miles 7:30-8:30 min/mile pace depending on how I feel). Actually, doing cardio on off days will help your legs recover. If you're cutting, lifting and doing lots of cardio, it will slow your progress in the gym. Also, if you do too few cardio sessions you're not going to be able to cut in time. Otherwise you risk impairing your gains.11. It is advisable to do it after lifting though and not before. How long of you been lifting? "Sometimes you need to back off and take it easy in order to keep making progress," John Gaglione, a strength coach, fitness expert, and founder of GaglioneStrength, told Shape. right now my cardio routine looks something like 15 mins on the treadmill, then 15 mins on the elliptical. Since the deficit can come from the diet, cardio, or a combination of the two I don't think it's that simple. Whether you choose to do your cardio pre or post weight training is a personal preference. I ran StrongLifts for most of that year, and I ramped up to running 30 miles per week while doing it. Your body is now running on a deficit of calories. 90% of fat loss is due to a calorie deficit. The article recommends a maximum of 1/2 your weight training time as your maximum cardio output per week. I've had success using a tapered approach to both caloric intake and cardio. The body needs some healthy fats in order to maintain its immune function, vital organs, keep good cholesterol levels up as well as promote a healthy appearance of the skin and hair, so including these in your diet is a necessity. An hour later you do your HIIT cardio. These are all valid questions and exactly what the article covers. I've more or less been programming like that for more than a year now, and I'm still getting faster and stronger. I'm also a gymnast and on days I don't do the StrongLifts program, I train and also go to the gym to work on my core, my shoulders, arms and calves. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Many people are shocked to learn that I do no more than 1.5 to 2 hours of cardio per week while cutting but am able to get to the 6 to 7 percent body fat range with ease. And are you still running SL or are you onto another 3 day split now? This might work only for people with very high maintenance calories, who already do physical activity in their daily lives but if some dude needs to reduce his calories to 1700 just to cut … I recommend you do a maximum of 3-4 hours of cardio per week. Actually pretty good article. Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your Warm-Up. Cutting: Cardio Is Recommended But Not Required Cardio trainings are recommended for every person, even if you are bulking. if you're doing less or no cardio, you'll need to eat less. Discuss NANBF/IPE, INBF/WNBF, OCB, ABA, INBA/PNBA, and IFPA bodybuilding, noncompetitive bodybuilding, diets for the natural lifters, exercise routines and more! Sorry, my sarcasm is directed to the article and not your comment. Agree with this I’ll do 4x/week cardio machine but take a walk 30-45 min every morning. Nutrition is key for fat loss, but after a certain point, calories can't be dropped much further. If you're not in the business of marathon running or long-distance biking, this much cardio will take you 10 steps backwards instead of 10 steps forward. Do the right kind of cardio for you. The problem with low intensity is you have to do ALOT of it to get a good defecit going wihtout cutting much from your diet. I also find HIIT better at burning fat because it puts your heart rate in a fat burning zone rather than LISS which I think burns more calories because you don’t get your heart rate as high. share. Sorry for the long winded diary entry, and sorry that I don't have the time to edit that down into something more useful for you. Otherwise you won't have the strength to lift. Also, if you do too few cardio sessions you're not going to be able to cut in time. if you're doing less or no cardio, you'll need to eat less. OP, please do cardio. don't do cardio while bulking), but I don't think anyone can get into stage condition without using cardio. If you are very lean (7-8% body fat) and want to get even leaner, cardio helps with the mobilization of fatty acids. All are welcome here but this sub is intended for intermediate to advanced lifters, we ask that beginners utilize the weekly and daily discussion threads for your needs. Life is good. High intensity track workouts after lifting on Tuesday, and long runs or threshold work on Saturday. Whoever says not to do cardio during a cut (cut, not weight loss from being obese) has no clue what they're talking about. Prioritize recovery. This thread is archived. That’s the recommendation of Don Saladino, a New York City-based trainer to celebrities like Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. So HIIT does have its place. This week I squatted 345/325/325 lb for working sets of 3, OHP'ed 137.5 lb 3x3, DL'ed 270 lb 1x5 (only recently started DL'ing again in December), benched 187.5 lb 3x5, and pendlay rowed 167.5 lb 3x5. I recommend you do a maximum of 3-4 hours of cardio per week. Treadaway Training Blogcast Helping busy professionals get more results in less time. Easy running every other day, except rest on Sunday. Then the weights got really fucking heavy, and even that wasn't workable. Sort by. If you decide not to lift weights then I would say you could try it … there are probably hundreds of people, in this subreddit alone, who have gotten stronger on all their lifts while incorporating cardio into their routine (me included). Eating too little or too much protein. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The combination of the minor decrease in calories and minor increases in cardio keeps the feeling of hunger in check, allows you to keep your carbs up for training performance, and keeps you from burning yourself out from too much cardio. Well, the idea that you have to do a ton of cardio to get shredded is a complete myth. I would do my 5x5 in 30-40 minutes and do 20 in cardio, and on rest days I did 20 minutes of cardio. If doing cardio pre weight training decreases your performance then it would be better for you to do it post workout. What do you mean when you say 700/week? How do you do cardio after leg day? Sooner or later evidence based approaches will just become like a muscle magazine where they try to make it sound like new stuff is out. Your muscles will not grow when you eat at a deficit. The "fasted" or "before or after workout" cardio is negligible so it should just be based on preference and schedule. I took a rest day which was also my cheat day when once a week I would would have an additional 500 calories. Some people just don't want to hear the simplicity of it all, because then there's no excuse when they fail. Hey man, those are awesome numbers, especially with the concurrent training. 9 comments. I never do more than 60 minutes of cardio per day, whether I am playing basketball or sprinting. Do not reduce the weight you lift. Recovery is a limited commodity like time, spend it wisely. You'll still make progress, but you'll have an existential crisis when /u/gnuckols publishes data that shows it took you 18 months to get to where you should've gotten in 6 months. Pretty good article. I lost 75lbs in 2015, going from obese to a healthy BW. The best method to do this is with a combination of good quality training along with a properly planned diet. Keto: 0/10, would not recommend. if you're doing a lot of cardio, you can probably afford to eat a little bit more, but not much. But the recovery cost is too damn high, especially if you need to recover from the gym. 13 comments. But if you can do less and still get the results you want, you should. should i do Hiits on my off days and slow cardio like walking on incline for 20 mins on my lifting days ? Add 10 minutes of cardio 3x per week. And the higher your muscle endurance, the more reps you can perform during sets. Pretty sure the 5x5 guy says if you really want to you can add 30 minutes of cardio at the end of the workout. It's fine to go for a jog, and it won't significantly hurt your recovery. What worked at that stage was keeping my runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday low intensity, even if I felt good. You can definitely do both simultaneously. To answer your question, yes your plan sounds good. Could I see an example? i just got a treadmill cause i want to start cutting, should i do Hiits on my off days and slow cardio like walking on incline for 20 mins on my lifting days ? It all really boils down to how much energy you're burning a day vs. how much you are eating. And Saturdays I'd burn through a tempo or long run on tired legs. ShaunJ1380. I was impressed with what the writer was referencing. You can get pretty damn lean just by following that rule. Hi I am about to start cutting and i have been asking around and reading articles here and there on when is the best time to do your cardio WITHOUT losing muscles,and i have been getting so many different responses like,before breakfast on an empty stomach,2 hour after workout,not on workout days,etc... so i pretty much more confused then before. Overreaching on the diet or on the cardio is going to lead to an unmaintainable dieting phase. Edit: You're definitely not going to die. And holy shit. 03-06-2012, 11:26 AM #4. 2. 4. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Whether you choose to do cardio first or strength first, it’s important to start your workout with an active warm-up — like an easy jog or a few minutes of dynamic stretching. Do the incline walking on the days in between your lifting days, so you get to recover. How much should come from the diet and how much from cardio? In bodybuilding, this is called a "cutting phase" but these guidelines will help just about anyone. For your next few meals you continue to eat meals consisting of about 333 calories all the way up to your weightlifting workout, where you eat a small meal an hour and a half before the workout. Cookies help us deliver our Services. That worked great for a while. Like add up all calories each day and subtract 700 from that? Just adding cardio, at any time, will help you achieve that deficit. save. Also they have a video on "keto diet". I did SL 5x5 MWF while doing 12-week 5k running plans (targeted 4-6% pace improvement each cycle) T/Th/Sun to great effect. Reduce training volume. IMHO, the reason to do HIIT is to improve your VO2Max and/or be a faster runner. Yeah, you get the afterburn or EPOC, so it burns more calories and the cost to your time is low. With the new year now upon us, many people are going to be looking to lose any excess bodyfat that has accumulated throughout the year or over the holiday season. I plan on cutting in a few months, and was wondering if that should include protein shakes or not. If you are ~10% and want to get to ~7%, to achieve the necessary calorie deficit, you probably want to add cardio. There’s not necessarily a best or worst kind of cardio, but each one has several different benefits and drawbacks. This is a tired topic but it’s worth repeating just for completeness. While you may think cutting out all fat would be a great idea, since after all you are trying to lose body fat, this is not in your best interest. Weight loss stalls again - drop 700 calories from my weekly total. At the earlier stage, even though the weights felt heavy, I was recovering pretty quickly. doing a bit of light cardio a few times a week (walking on an incline treadmill for 15-20 minutes) is not going to hurt your gains. I did strong lifts 5x5 for a few months and I only did cardio on rest days sometimes. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. That may sound like a lot of guidelines, but just think about all the time you're saving by not spending hour after hour on the treadmill. You don't have to do cardio to lose weight. Since you've been at a deficit the entire day, you have been burning calories. It’s not only unnecessary but unhealthy as well. Gained a lot of strength while maintaining/improving my cut physique. It is kind of contradictory to do both cardio and 5x5 on the same day, because cardio will tend to make your lean muscle mass go down instead of focusing on losing the fat. You should do the same strength training exercises when cutting as you do when bulking. Just saying, before you read the comments from people who say you're gonna die if you do more than StrongLifts, I do the program and then follow it by explosive work and then bodyweight exercises. All info online I find is meat and veggies. Then do your cardio at a time of day and week that it least impacts the strength training. Don't do it on rest days since you need your legs to recover. If you decide not to lift weights then I would say you could try it 4 times per week. The more cardio you do, the more you'll probably want to push through the pain and keep going. How about after? If you’re doing more than that, cut it back and you’ll probably feel and perform a lot better. If you're cutting, lifting and doing lots of cardio, it will slow your progress in the gym. What type of cardio should be performed to avoid interfering with weight training? However, as you do more cardio, your body could lose muscle mass, which leads to a … Meh. I recommend doing HIIT 3 times per week and trying as hard as possible to schedule them on non lifting days, especially on leg days. If you ONLY care about weight loss, do most of your cardio at low intensity and just do more of it. All things aside I think you’ve had the most quality comment. Congrats. You won't die if you do more and you can honestly put cardio whenever you want. When cutting, do you still consume protein shakes? it's going to help you, not hurt you. I suggest you take a look at picturefit, it's a youtube channel that explains getting fit from a scientific perspective. My goal is to increase strength and muscle mass > cardio. I'm bulking right now and in a few months I'm going to start cutting. I don't remember exactly but doing intense lifting will consume more energy restored in the form of fat. Now we get to perhaps the biggest irony of physique training: Those abs you … What do you eat when cutting? If you have the time to do two-a-days or can carve out extra hours in your week to make room for separate strength workouts and cardio sessions, then you have no problems! Press J to jump to the feed. Keep in mind that you cannot do cardio workouts BEFORE leg day. Low mileage and low intensity. This means absolutely nothing without context. You have probably heard the saying, "Abs are made in the kitchen" and it couldn't be more true. Upper body Mon/Thu, Lower Tue/Fri. At first, I could run whenever I wanted, the limiting factor was just being careful about increasing mileage & intensity too quickly. 4. Getting real annoying after the 100th time. if you're doing a lot of cardio, you can probably afford to eat a little bit more, but not much. I hope that helps nonetheless. Let's say you're not overweight, but you'd like to be leaner, in the 8-10% body fat range. You could get stronger while using cardio to lose weight in early stages of lifting, also cardio is good for the heart so I recommend doing both. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. All that said, when it comes specifically to the goal of losing body fat, cardio is technically not a “must”, and it’s usually best treated as a supplemental part of your … www.strengtheory.com/avoiding-cardio-could-be-holding-you-back/, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Discussion of physical fitness/exercise goals and how they can be achieved, Press J to jump to the feed. Low-intensity steady state (LISS): Think going on a long walk or doing some incline walking on a treadmill, or low-intensity cycling. One gram of fat contains 9 calories, so anyone on a 2,000-calorie regimen should eat 33–67 grams of fat per day on a cutting diet. Just a simple, moderate cardio training can help you improve your cardiovascular system. Too much cardio in general makes recovery harder for your body (really too much activity, weights or cardio) and when youre in a defecit, that's the issue - you've got to be able to recover decently to keep hitting the weights and keep active. Nevemind the myriad of benefits of cardio, cutting without cardio means reducing your calories even more every day, which means less micronutrients and more hunger issues. To burn fat while maintaining muscle mass you need to be lifting weights, cardio alone will not give you the results you want . A place for for those who believe that proper diet and intense training are all you need to build an amazing physique. Walk a lot even. To ensure you do not start burning muscle with low-intensity cardio you should keep your workouts under 60 minutes. Life was good. Perfect answer. If you're wonder how much cardio should I do when cutting this video will break down exactly how much cardio to do when cutting. I think interference is more of a concern when bulking (ie. My squat sessions on Mondays and Friday were becoming horseshit. Fitness and weight-loss coach Dave Smith told the Huffington Post that because cardio is not the most effective fat-blasting workout, you'll have to keep doing more and more if you want to see weight loss. You'll still make progress, but you'll have an existential crisis when /u/gnuckolspublishes data that shows it took you 18 months to get to where you should've gotten in 6 months. What do you guys eat when cutting? Depending on where you're at now, you think you can lose the excess fat in 3-8 weeks. Stop with this bs comments. hide. If you’re doing more than that, cut it back and you’ll probably feel and perform a lot better. For example, burning 200 Calories doing cardio will allow you to eat another 200 Calories (50 grams) of muscle-sparing protein while still maintaining the same caloric deficit. The only catch is that you need to cut off most of your carb intake. I'm going to tell you what worked best for me, others will tell you what worked for them. telling someone not to do cardio because it is going to get in the way of their lifting progress... this is honestly one of the most ill-informed comments i've ever come across. Weight loss stalls - drop 700 calories from my weekly total. save hide report. Eventually, I switched to a 4 day split. Weight Training for Cutting. The best way to make progress on SL would be to do minimal amounts of cardio. Remember, your main goal is to hit it hard in the weight room. I really liked this article and it directly answered the exact questions I had (should I be doing conditioning exercises while physique training). As an aside, as much as I hate doing HIIT, it does seem to help with muscle endurance. 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