cardio...........no thanks

I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...

THIS. This is why I run.

I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...

Cardio is rule #1...

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.

I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...

Cardio is rule #1...

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...

I sure can smash their heads with a hand weight though

I do it for the zombies...When they come, weights won't help you outrun them...

Cardio is rule #1...

Yeah to look like one.

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.

Well said!!!

http://www.simplyshredded.com/cardio-for-fat-loss-high-intensity-interval-training-cardio-vs-low-intensity-steady-state-cardio.html

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.

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...

MOAR SQUATS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!