Who lifts weights here and does no cardio
RepsnSets
Posts: 805 Member
Just curious to see who lifts weights here and does no or minimal cardio
If you only lift do you rest days in between or do you lift on a daily basis?
If you only lift do you rest days in between or do you lift on a daily basis?
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me. I do it 3x a week.0
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Weights only 3-4 times per week for 1 hr/session.
I am pretty active in my free time (lots of walking type activities and I regularly fish from a kayak) though.0 -
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Weights: 2x a week for more than an hour
As for cardio, I do it only for 2 things: 2x for 5 mins as a warm-up before I lift weights & one to two days a week for 15-30 mins to release the stress & other emotions that I have. Oh & not to mention that I play soccer & also swim 2x a month.0 -
I am currently doing no cardio. That being said, I am working on restoring my metabolism to normal levels.0
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Yep, Im thinking about dropping cardio and seeing what results I get from just lifting which so happens to be my favourite exercise
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i lift weights 6 days a week and do no cardio and i'm really skinny. hah and by "skinny" i mean lean.0
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Best results I ever got was when I would get up and run rain, shine, snow, freezing cold, blazing hot, etc... back in 2007-2008. I would run every single morning at 7am and then do push ups 1 set of 105 push ups, 1 set of 80 sit ups, an do 20 pullups. I did just that for about a year. I would run 3-4 miles a day but I was only running 22-29 mins depending on how many miles and I usually tried to run fast times. I got my weight down and started getting cut. Had my abs and everything and didn't count calories at all, but ate relatively healthy. Now along the way I started back weight lifting and I get really hungry because I lift really heavy for strength so i put on some weight the last 3 years. Im 213. I am not really fat per say, I am just not where I wanna be weight wise. I feel healthier and actually a little stronger at a lighter weight. My lifts have went up some at this weight but my runs suck now. I can bust out a 320lbs bench press pretty easy still even without benching. Most of my workouts are tailored to competitive arm wrestling which I compete in.0
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I train in powerlifting on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. Only cardio i do is occassionally walk my dog.. I used to do some form of cardio when i first began, but i seem to get better results without it.0
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I lift every other day. If you are looking to gain mass your muscles need at least a day to recover and rebuild. At least thats what I have been told haha0
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That's true & actually some people most especially women need at least 2 rest days in between to recover.I lift every other day. If you are looking to gain mass your muscles need at least a day to recover and rebuild. At least thats what I have been told haha0 -
I train in powerlifting on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. Only cardio i do is occassionally walk my dog.. I used to do some form of cardio when i first began, but i seem to get better results without it.
This.
I don't walk the dog but I run a retail store.0 -
I average about 5-6 hours of cardio per month lately and mostly lift otherwise.
I feel cardio is important, but that weight training is just as important to overall health - I also find that while neither one can replace the other, weight work does use the cardiovascular system quite a bit when done well.
I have basically a three day cycle lately:
Day 1: Chest/shoulders/triceps
Day 2: Back/biceps
Day 3: Legs
I pretty much throw in abs intermittently (most often coinciding with back/biceps day) and I'm working on efforts to do yoga a minimum of weekly, but I'm going to try to ramp that up to twice a week.0 -
I train in powerlifting on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. Only cardio i do is occassionally walk my dog.. I used to do some form of cardio when i first began, but i seem to get better results without it.
This.
I don't walk the dog but I run a retail store.
Can't really tell if you're having a dig. But no, i do not run a retail store.0 -
I lift every other day. If you are looking to gain mass your muscles need at least a day to recover and rebuild. At least thats what I have been told haha
I usually lift intensely and heavy which in one way or another works on all muscles of my body so come the next day I just dont have the energy to lift. Might try three times a week and see how I progress from there.
Awesome posts members! Thank you 0 -
So this means I cant say or not, I guess I am too late
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I lift 5 days a week:
mon, tue - power lifting
wed - rest
thu, fri, sat - hypertrophy (usual bodybuilding)
sun - rest.
i only do light pace cardio, 5 mins as a warmup before each workout, and 10 minutes a little after.
Now the reason i do this is because more intense cardio uses up a lot of calories that my body currently uses to build new muscle tissues.0 -
So this means I cant say or not, I guess I am too late
No, no keep posting, just thanking people who have posted thus far 0 -
I don't. I've done 3x a week and 4x a week lifting without cardio.0
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I usually lift intensely and heavy which in one way or another works on all muscles of my body so come the next day I just dont have the energy to lift. Might try three times a week and see how I progress from there.
Awesome posts members! Thank you
I do full body 3x a week, the rest in between is important.0 -
Right now I'm doing Stronglifts 3x a week and minimal cardio (dogs get 1 hr/day walk). I am doing some cardio because I like it (a cardio video here and there) but not because I feel I have to. It is nice to be free of the cardio monkey on my back!0
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I USED to lift heavy and do zero cardio... For the past 7 months I've been doing Crossfit so I still lift heavy but I do cardio if its in the WOD (never more than 10 min usually)0
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I'm sorry.
Why would you do that?
Why would I lift weights but not enjoy things like hiking?
Why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Zumba?
and lastly...why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Power Yoga?
Humans need a well rounded exercise routine. Any expert will tell you that.0 -
I lift 5 x a week, no cardio. My routine is a 3 day split: 3 days lifting, 1 day off.....
When I start cutting (the new year) I'm considering doing minimal cardio just to bump up the burn a bit, so my calories can stay fairly high still (loves food!) That will probably just be 2 x a week though, for less than 20 minutes a time, at the end of a normal strength workout.0 -
Yep, Im thinking about dropping cardio and seeing what results I get from just lifting which so happens to be my favourite exercise
Don't drop cardio.
Your heart needs it.
Your stress relief needs it.
Your cancer and diabetes prevention needs it.0 -
I do a hybrid strength/body building program (on my profile). Lift 2 days then take a day off, repeat. I do 10 to 30 minutes of intense cardio on lifting days. Rest days are for resting, repairing and recovering unless I am out hiking or biking. I dont count walking as cardio but I do a lot of that almost daily.0
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Cardio is like weightlifting for your heart and lungs.
If you want to kick up your calorie burning abilities, you're better off building muscle than doing cardio.
That being said, I'm a cardio junkie because I love cycling and running. At one point I only lifted but I got injured a few months ago and have been very limited on what I can lift.0 -
If you want to do only weights than what i would suggest is that you lift really light and do more reps. That is cardio in weights. Then you can lift a little heavier but not as many days and it will make you skinnier with tone.0
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I'm sorry.
Why would you do that?
Why would I lift weights but not enjoy things like hiking?
Why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Zumba?
and lastly...why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Power Yoga?
Humans need a well rounded exercise routine. Any expert will tell you that.
Because not everyone enjoys hiking, zumba, or power yoga.
And "experts" say a lot, that doesn't make them correct.0 -
Yep, Im thinking about dropping cardio and seeing what results I get from just lifting which so happens to be my favourite exercise
Don't drop cardio.
Your heart needs it.
Your stress relief needs it.
Your cancer and diabetes prevention needs it.
Weight training is far superior to cardio for diabetes prevention.0 -
I'm sorry.
Why would you do that?
Why would I lift weights but not enjoy things like hiking?
Why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Zumba?
and lastly...why would I lift weights and not enjoy things like Power Yoga?
Humans need a well rounded exercise routine. Any expert will tell you that.
Because not everyone enjoys hiking, zumba, or power yoga.
And "experts" say a lot, that doesn't make them correct.
Okay. Bad examples.
How about riding an ATV? Or a snowmobile? Both are crazy good upper body workouts.
Or snowshoeing? Like in my profile pic. Burning 500 calories per hour.
Show me the proof that experts say to ONLY lift and do nothing else.
If you do lift and do nothing else you live a SAD AND BORING LIFE. Also, you're not invited for a day out on the trails.0
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