Maintaining and gaining muscle; how much cardio?

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    for beginner..

    I would say - and this is just me - no expert or anything..

    Monday - total body - legs/chest/arms/shoulders/back
    tues - cardio
    wens - total body - repeat
    thurs - cardio
    firday - total body
    sat - active rest - bike/abs/yoga or just rest
    sunday rest ...

    once you have been at this routine for like three to four months then maybe go to an upper/lower split
    mon - upper -
    tues - lower -
    wens - HIIT sprints/cardio/abs
    thurs - upper -
    Friday lower

    would be interested to see what others think/suggest..
    Thanks!
    Any clue how long the workouts should be?
    I'm learning so forgive the numerous questions(:

    I would go with four sets each in about the four to six rep range....

    total work out about an hour to hour and fifteen minutes...

    cardio I would keep it under 30 minutes per session...

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