How much cardio do you do?

I typically do about three days of pure cardio (running, cycling, etc.) with plyometrics and combination weight training exercises the other two, maintaining a very increased heart rate around 150-160. I tried purely lifting, because it seemed the more "manly" thing to do, and lost exactly 0 lbs. I see a lot of guys at the gym who lift heavy things, put them down, and then stand there for two minutes; that may bulk you up, but it certainly won't slim you any.

Lol, ok. That's why my husband is currently sitting at 7% BF on no cardio and lifting all the heavy things. Maybe your diet wasn't in check????

Yeah, I didn't mean it in reference to guys like your husband; I see plenty of guys that have beer guts benching 225 lbs and then standing around. I had several lbs to lose and that style of lifting coupled with the little time I had to do it wasn't burning sufficient calories to push me along. I'm still trying to lose weight and when I can get by BF down more (probably never 7% though, wow!), I'll probably tip towards more weights, but for the now the balance is actually working pretty well.

The slimming portion comes from a caloric deficit, cardio will not do that, cardio will allow you to eat more and still be in a deficit though. So if you cut calories, or burn that amount of cals you will be at the same place fat loss wise.

Many of those guys with "beer guts" who lift heavy then rest between sets aren't there to "slim down". They're there to build pure strength and muscle. They're likely not eating at a deficit, and probably eating at a surplus. This is my husband. I wouldn't say he has a beer gut by any means, but he cares more about his muscle mass/size and ability to lift the heaviest things there are than being ripped.

I currently run 2-3 days a week. I'm "training" for a 10K next week. (I say "training" because I've been a huge slacker lately, and haven't even gotten in one good 6 mile run! Yikes!) I lift three days a week using Wendler's 5/3/1 program, and my accessory work is "sort of cardio", as I call it, lower weight, higher rep exercises done back to back in a circuit fashion. If I have time, I'll hop on the treadmill for a walk after or do a made up cardio circuit, rounds for time. It's usually about 5 minutes, and includes things like jumping jacks, mountain climbers, push-ups, crunches, high knees, tuck jumps, etc., just to get a little extra in for the day.

I typically do about three days of pure cardio (running, cycling, etc.) with plyometrics and combination weight training exercises the other two, maintaining a very increased heart rate around 150-160. I tried purely lifting, because it seemed the more "manly" thing to do, and lost exactly 0 lbs. I see a lot of guys at the gym who lift heavy things, put them down, and then stand there for two minutes; that may bulk you up, but it certainly won't slim you any.

Lol, ok. That's why my husband is currently sitting at 7% BF on no cardio and lifting all the heavy things. Maybe your diet wasn't in check????

Yeah, I didn't mean it in reference to guys like your husband; I see plenty of guys that have beer guts benching 225 lbs and then standing around. I had several lbs to lose and that style of lifting coupled with the little time I had to do it wasn't burning sufficient calories to push me along. I'm still trying to lose weight and when I can get by BF down more (probably never 7% though, wow!), I'll probably tip towards more weights, but for the now the balance is actually working pretty well.

I still LOL at the "It may bulk you up, but won't slim you down" line......Diet controls that just as much as anything else.

I know, I typed that quickly and didn't really vet what I had written very well. Of course it boils down to what everyone's personal goals happen to be. Personally I'm trying to lose about 20 lbs of chub around the middle, no competitions, no marathons, yet. Just like to be able to carry my daughter around without getting winded and not jiggle when I do it. Interesting to see all the different approaches/goals, etc. though.

I do cardio 6 days a week,anything from elliptical to spin whatever I feel like doing. I love cardio, it helps me de stress more than lifting. I lift because I feel I have too. I do cardio because I like it

I still LOL at the "It may bulk you up, but won't slim you down" line......Diet controls that just as much as anything else.

I know, I typed that quickly and didn't really vet what I had written very well. Of course it boils down to what everyone's personal goals happen to be. Personally I'm trying to lose about 20 lbs of chub around the middle, no competitions, no marathons, yet. Just like to be able to carry my daughter around without getting winded and not jiggle when I do it. Interesting to see all the different approaches/goals, etc. though.

It's all good. It's just a fairly popular misnomer that heavy lifting will bulk you up, but actually diet controls how much you bulk. Weights control how strong you get

Zero cardio... Unless I wanted to be like some people on here and count cleaning my house, washing my car and making food as cardio..

30 mins. 4 days a week

I've had success with doing cardio 6 days/week, but I vary the intensity. I usually do 2 of the workouts at low-intensity for a longer time, like 90 minutes of walking my dog or walking on the (very slow) treadmill desk at work, and the others at 30-35 minute high-intensity mixing jogging, biking, cardio teasers (jumping jacks, burpees, mountain climbers, etc.) and my favorite, the elliptical. I also do weights 3x/week. Cardio is important not just for weight loss but for overall health and longevity.

Right now, I'm doing about an hour of cardio, with 15 minutes of that being HIIT/Burst Training, about 4-5 days a week. I'm also beginning to incorporate strength training back into my routine, aiming for about 3 times a week (arms and chest, back and shoulders, and legs).