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Do you guys even lift?
Prox:
--- Quote from: HideoKojima on April 30, 2013, 12:50:29 PM ---Isn't it good to do a good amount of it anyways?
Don't want to be all bulk on top and nothing on the bottom. :p
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Yes, cardio is good, but if comes at the expanse of me getting skinny then I do not think that it's good trade.
Cardio isn't the only way to train legs, there are leg exercises that are in fact more efficient then cardio when it comes to muscles.
--- Quote from: Alphaggot on April 30, 2013, 01:02:40 PM ---I suggest adding a routine run everyday before your workout. It's a great way to get loose and adds to your cardio workout, just run around .6 - 1 mile everyday.
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I have other activities which involve cardio therefore I don't think that on top of everything I should add that on everyday, but I definitely going to be running at least 1 time a week.
Sabb:
--- Quote from: Prox on April 30, 2013, 01:07:36 PM ---Yes, cardio is good, but if comes at the expanse of me getting skinny then I do not think that it's good trade.
Cardio isn't the only way to train legs, there are leg exercises that are in fact more efficient then cardio when it comes to muscles.
I have other activities which involve cardio therefore I don't think that on top of everything I should add that on everyday, but I definitely going to be running at least 1 time a week.
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You wouldn't get skinny necessarily though unless you're built of fat and not muscle. It's not like you're going to lose muscle by doing cardio, if anything you'll gain minor amounts depending on what you're doing. You also just end up looking more ripped rather than chunky, as in with lean muscle and I can confirm that. Imo I'd rather look that way. But yea if you're getting cardio outside of your workouts it might not be necessary, but I hope you at least warm up with something briefly before starting a workout. Always helps.
Jhon:
--- Quote from: Prox on April 30, 2013, 12:21:33 PM ---I do some cardio stuff in school and since it's almost summer now, I'll be cycling, jogging and swimming from time to time. I don't do too much cardio because I don't want to lose weight.
As for the things I'm working, I suppose I have some exercises for strength, a bit more for endurance and majority for size. 4x10 means 4 sets of 10 reps.
Also I found this board in multiple websites when I was looking for workout programs/exercises:
Goal Reps Sets
Strength 1-6 3-4
Power 6-8 2-3
Endurance 15+ 2-3
Muscle size (hypertrophy) 6-12 4-5
4x10s are mostly for muscle mass.
It is not misplaced. I do 5x5s for muscle strength and I can already confirm that it's effective.
I suppose I could lower it to 3x8-10 but making it 3x6 with 63.5kg(the biggest weight I can put on barbell) probably won't be enough for me.
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If you want muscle mass 3X8 would be the best way to do it.
5X5 is what I do and it's more for power than muscle mass, usually when you do 5X5 in one exercise you do it in all of them and usually it's in a program where you work only on the "big guns" (meaning you do only exercises like Deadlift, Squat, Bench Press, etc.).
And I still think 3X6 would be better since 3X8 would simply tire you too much, it will also be harder for you to raise the weight you lift later on. I for example do 2X5 heaviest weight with about 3 warmup sets before that. Deadlift is one of the few exercises that work on most of your muscles (I'm pretty sure it's the only one that works on so many muscles at once), so you "treat it" differently than other exercises.
--- Quote from: Sabb on April 30, 2013, 01:18:39 PM ---You wouldn't get skinny necessarily though unless you're built of fat and not muscle. It's not like you're going to lose muscle by doing cardio, if anything you'll gain minor amounts depending on what you're doing. You also just end up looking more ripped rather than chunky, as in with lean muscle and I can confirm that. Imo I'd rather look that way. But yea if you're getting cardio outside of your workouts it might not be necessary, but I hope you at least warm up with something briefly before starting a workout. Always helps.
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If he adds up cardio he'll have to cover up for that with more food. I usually do small amounts of cardio when doing mass and after that period, when I start working on losing the fat I gained from mass, I do more cardio since it's an easy and good way to burn up more calories.
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I LIFT.
CHEESEBURGERS.
ursus:
Do pull-ups until you can do 10 without stopping. Then 15, then 20. Then until you can do a single pull-up with one arm.
Not for any real reason, it's just fucking cool.
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