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So right now I am bulking but I don't do any cardio at all. Is that bad should I do cardio once in a while? Or is it ok? I have not been gaining any fat so I don't think I need to. I just want to get massive
Yeah I do half mile before, half mile after10 minutes before lifting
15 minutes after lifting
That's more like 5 and 5.Yeah I do half mile before, half mile after
Whether or not you do cardio is entirely up to you. I personally do 20-30 minutes of cardio 6-7 days a week all year round (bear in mind though that I am used to very high volume and cardio training, so this is 'normal' maintenance for me).So right now I am bulking but I don't do any cardio at all. Is that bad should I do cardio once in a while? Or is it ok? I have not been gaining any fat so I don't think I need to. I just want to get massive
Call me Rosie, LOL. And thankscool rosanne, I voted for you. I just started doing Cardio for health puposes and to take my weight training to the next level. I have always been about getting big, and I have always been gifted with good genetics to allow me not to have to do cardio! At 27 my metabolism is slowing and i'm getting bored with BIG and STRONG. I am thinking of a competition in the near future. Any way I just joined and I'm learning as I go, like how to get points, pictures Etc. Good Luck
Hi all, I started a mass routine by eating lots of protein and carbs, but I noticed that I seem to be getting pregnant, lol. My meals consists of 6-8 oz of chicken, 1 cup of brown rice for six meals. My last two meals of the day I add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of veggies, usually brussel sprouts or broccoli. I was wondering if I can still maintain or gain weight if I lower or get rid of the complex carbs. I was thinking of maybe keeping the oatmeal for breakfast, and cut out the rice and potatoes for the meals that are later in the day. Another option I am considering is eat the complex carbs (oatmeal) for breakfast and brown rice or potatoes for lunch. Keep the simple carbs like broccoli for the later meals. I really want to keep or gain weight but don't want the gut that comes with it. I don't eat fast foods, or junk, so I assume the gut is coming from the carbs. Please advise.
BTW: Good luck in your competition Rosie.
Notes:Hi all, I started a mass routine by eating lots of protein and carbs, but I noticed that I seem to be getting pregnant, lol. My meals consists of 6-8 oz of chicken, 1 cup of brown rice for six meals. My last two meals of the day I add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of veggies, usually brussel sprouts or broccoli. I was wondering if I can still maintain or gain weight if I lower or get rid of the complex carbs. I was thinking of maybe keeping the oatmeal for breakfast, and cut out the rice and potatoes for the meals that are later in the day. Another option I am considering is eat the complex carbs (oatmeal) for breakfast and brown rice or potatoes for lunch. Keep the simple carbs like broccoli for the later meals. I really want to keep or gain weight but don't want the gut that comes with it. I don't eat fast foods, or junk, so I assume the gut is coming from the carbs. Please advise.
BTW: Good luck in your competition Rosie.
* The only way NOT to gain minimal or no fat (YES it IS possible; I do it all the time!) while you are looking at muscle accretion is to RECOMP;
I recomp: I calorie cycle and adjust my training and exercise levels accordingly. For more specifics read my training/supplementation journal: http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplement-reviews-logs/112832-female-terminator-chronicles.html.how do you personally go about doing this?
I don't agree, because there are too many factors involved and this depends entirely on the individual and their genetics. Personally I gain muscle just as quickly recomping as I do bulking, since for me bulking IS recomping, as that's the effects I get regardless.recomping my help one stay leaner while building but, do u agree that u will gain muscle quicker/more efficiently by doing a standerd bulking/cutting protcol?
You can take creatine at either or all of three different times:Thanks for the tips. This is the new change I have implemented yesterday:
3 Neovar Recomp upon waking and 20 min before breakfast
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 6 egg whites (6am)
Meal 2: 9am 4 oz tuna, 1 greek yogurt wit flax seed
meal 3 12noon(lunch):8 oz chicken, 1/2 cup potates (sweet or regular)
meal 4-3pm: 8oz chicken
meal 5- 6pm pre workout meal (shake or 4oz tuna, 2 rice cakes with flax seed)
3 Neovar Recomped with 16oz carbo gain (complex carbs)
meal 6- 9m 8oz chicken
I noticed in your terminator chronicles you took you Neovar 30 min pre work out and immediately after. Is that just your pref, or the best way to take it? Any more advice welcomed.
It's your choice what you do re cardio.But if I am not gaining that much fat can I just not do cardio?
that is correct. Their are only 2 reasons to do cardio: cardiovascular health, and fat loss. if you dont need to lose fat i wouldnt do it. Some people will argue that the cardiovascular benifits are importat which they are, but weight training can have cardiovascular benifits dependin on how you train, so i would limit it to when its time to get shreddeddddd. PLus too much cardio will limit the amount calories that go to muscle gains.But if I am not gaining that much fat can I just not do cardio?
yep. Too much and muscle gains are limited when wanting to gain muscle.that is correct. Their are only 2 reasons to do cardio: cardiovascular health, and fat loss. if you dont need to lose fat i wouldnt do it. Some people will argue that the cardiovascular benifits are importat which they are, but weight training can have cardiovascular benifits dependin on how you train, so i would limit it to when its time to get shreddeddddd. PLus too much cardio will limit the amount calories that go to muscle gains.