cardio...........no thanks
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I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
THIS. This is why I run.0 -
good read, thanks dude0
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I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
Cardio is rule #1...0 -
I love cardio.
Ever tried Tae Bo?
Back OT, fully agree. Doesn't matter how you get to that goal, it's all how you want to do it. I do a mix of cardio and heavy lifting, that way i keep muscle mass and get a visual number of how much extra i can eat
Ever heard of ignore?
Did I miss something? I was going to say I loveee Tae Bo! :ohwell:0 -
I agree with everyone who says "everyone to their own". I grew up playing soccer and doing swimming, and so getting back into jogging has been an amazing feeling. It's not to work out, but more to feel better and burn some stress.0
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For the record, I'm going to start New Rules hopefully next week (still waiting for the book and equipment to arrive), but I don't think I'll ever give up running. For me it's a destresser - almost a kind of meditation. I hated it when I started, but its addictive.0
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You can only run so far before the zombies eventually catch up to you. Get some guns, stock up on ammo, and find yourself a tower and snipe away lol.I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
Cardio is rule #1...0 -
You can only run so far before the zombies eventually catch up to you. Get some guns, stock up on ammo, and find yourself a tower and snipe away lol.I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
Cardio is rule #1...
Plus if you strength train you can hurl the zombies with voracious force and handle heavy melee weapons too.0 -
I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
I sure can smash their heads with a hand weight though0 -
I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
If you smash their brains in with a dumb-bell, you don't have to run.
Win-win.0 -
Yeah to look like one.I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
Cardio is rule #1...0 -
I like running and lifting weights. Lifting makes me feel strong, but I can run outside, and I like being outside.
I'm with ya there...I really love running.0 -
For the record, I'm going to start New Rules hopefully next week (still waiting for the book and equipment to arrive), but I don't think I'll ever give up running. For me it's a destresser - almost a kind of meditation. I hated it when I started, but its addictive.
I want to get that book also and learn some new things...but I agree with you, running is stress relief for me.0 -
True, to each their own.. If you love cardio continue to do it, as long as you're doing something active to get you where you want to be. Personally, I do zero cardio... Not that I hate it, but my goal is fat loss and cardio just makes me hungry which causes me to eat more than I think im burning... If you love it or you're training for an event, then cardio is where its at. For fat loss and lean muscle gains, gotta hit the weights..0
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Well said!!!0
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I love cardio, i love running. Lifting on the other hand, i do it because i have to.0
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Saw that expecting the typical "HIIT iz amazing and LISS is teh debil" nonsense. I was pleasantly surprised - it was pretty well balanced, and unlike most fitness articles, recognized that each has its place.
Bottom line: choose your primary training goals first, then choose the form of cardio that best works with your program (High-intensity, low/moderate intensity, a mixture of both, or none at all).
Case in point: when I was a competitive weightlifter I would train 2x/day-6days/week. Adding high-intensity cardio into the mixture would be a recipe for disaster. But I could easily take a brisk walk for an hour or more (weather permitting) or pedal the spin bike in the morning while I drank my coffee -- upping my daily energy expenditure without impairing my recovery.0 -
I like both, but for different reasons. I like weights for the inches lost it gives me, I love running because it relieves stress which often ties into my weight.0
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Losing weight is a numbers game.
Calories in vs calories out, depending how it swings you will lose or gain, keep it even.......stay the same
I am down 50+ lbs in my time here with little to no cardio in the traditional sense. once a month I run two miles.
I lift weights, sometimes in a slow powerlifting fashion, lots of rest and heavy weight. Sometimes, in a circuit training fashion, 4 exercises done in rapid succession with no rest in between. That is my cardio.
To each their own, but there are many people on here that think you need to spend 2 hours a day on a treadmill to lose weight, and that is not the case. I work out for 45 min, 3 times a week, sometimes 4 but rarely. That is it.
The beauty of the calorie counting game is that you dont need to exercise at all to lose weight. You should obviously for your health, but its not necessary to lose weight.
It does depend on your goals..........I have no desire to look like a marathon runner...........so running for extended periods would be pointless for me. If your goals are cardio based, such as lowering a 5k time, or running a half marathon, then that is a different circumstance entirely.
Long story short, if you hate cardio like me.............dont do it. Lifes to short to be wasting time doing things you hate.
well said sir, well said...
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I do not care much for cardio either. I think I'd rather do twice as much strength training than cardio. It just seems boring to me. I have a lot of weight to lose, and you are right it is all a numbers game. My doctor even told me that. With the way she told me to eat I will lose 3.5 pounds a week without trying. I do plan to put some cardio into my routine later, but for now I'm just doing strength training.0
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This is so true. If you expect to just break a zombies neck and fight off 20 of them by hand, then you haven't watched many zombie movies.I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
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I am starting to come to the conclusion cardio is futile for weight loss. The key is diet, diet, diet. I have been lifting 30-45mins 3x a week, no cardio, and i have been losing on average about 3lbs a week.
I wouldn't say it's futile, especially since the whole key to weight loss is calories in vs. calories out. You can burn quite a bit of calories doing cardio. Diet is definitely a large part of the battle, so i agree with you there. However, if somebody is choosing cardio as their exercise of choice it's not futile. Any exercise is better than no exercise. And my personal opinion is a love/hate relationship to all exercise. I feel great after, but during i hate it.0 -
Try doing that when you have 10-30 of them running after you. I'd like to see you tryI do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
If you smash their brains in with a dumb-bell, you don't have to run.
Win-win.0 -
It's not either or. I think unless you want to be a pro marathoner or a pro body builder, balance is the best approach. It doesn't make sense for a hard core marathoner to build upper body strength as that's just extra weight they have to drag around the course. It similarly doesn't make sense for a hard core body builder to burn off the calories that they want to turn into new muscle mass. For the rest of us, we could all benefit by doing both.
Personally, I love cardio. It puts me in a trance. The "runner's high" afterwards is part of the reward. Plus, I really love to watch my fitness improve over time.
As much as the bodybuilders wouldn't want to look like a marthoner, I don't want to look like a body builder. I think in the extreme, they look grotesque and unnatural. A lot of women I know, including my girlfriend, want a muscular guy but not someone who looks like an anatomical model with the skin peeled off. Plus, you can be an elite body builder and be really unhealthy.
I don't like doing weights. However, I know it's smart to include weight training in my regimen. There is more than one way to skin a cat and also more then one way to lose weight. However, there is only one real way to improve your overall cardiovascular fitness, and that is to include some regular aerobic exercise.0 -
Try doing that when you have 10-30 of them running after you. I'd like to see you tryI do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
If you smash their brains in with a dumb-bell, you don't have to run.
Win-win.
This is when the Highland-games training comes in handy.
Throw a hammer at 'em, or take a bunch of them out with a caber. A 20 foot log will crush a bunch of zombies.0 -
I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
Rule No. 1: Cardio.
Rule 18: Limber up.
Rule 20: It's a marathon, not a sprint, unless it's a sprint, then sprint.0 -
I happen to love cardio - especially latin dance and jazzercise. I really like to get moving with the music. But everyone has to do what they like to be successful. If you don't like something you won't stick to it. I also walk the 15 minutes to work each way and that saves me gas, which is so expensive. It also gets my heart going and burns calories. I think the walking is also a good stress reliever after work.0
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I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...
This and cardio is good for cardiovascular health! They recommend everyone, skinny or fat, get cardio exercise, it isn't just for weight loss!0 -
I lost all of my weight doing just cardio. I didn't add in any weight training until I got to my goal weight.
After having an EKG done and being told to keep it up after having textbook perfect results. I do it for reasons outside of weight loss. I do it for the other benefits it offers. I don't do ANY heavy lifting because I have injuries that prevent me from doing so. I do use the machines because I know the importance of weight training.
If you don't want to do cardio, don't. But, I'm tired of reading posts bashing cardio. I do it for more important reasons than weight loss.0
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