Is cardio a waste of time?

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  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    I think of it this way:
    If you want to be faster at your sport -- CARDIO.
    If you want to be stronger at your sport -- LIFT.
    Both can help make your game better.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    It's a waste of time if you're doing it for weight loss and not eating in calorie deficit.
    But it's great to do for overall fitness and health.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    It is practically a waste of time if you're bulking and trying to become a power lifter.

    It's not a waste of time if you're trying to do an iron man or run a marathon.

    Context is everything.

    For just better health and wellness a well rounded fitness program should incorporate a healthy dose of cardiovascular health and strength training.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    999tigger wrote: »
    Nope wolfman ive seen plenty of posts where the answer is just to do weights with a good amount of sneering at cardio.

    That was more prevalent a couple of years ago - the general tenor is noticeably more balanced these days, IMO. There will always be exceptions, of course. :drinker:
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