Amount of Cardio Needed while Bulking/Cutting

[chamulan]

Does anyone know how much cardio is needed in a "typical" bulking or cutting phase for someone wanting to compete in bodybuilding?

I know this can differ from person to person and from goal to goal but what would be the average? Most info out there just says "do cardio x days for x minutes" but does not specify whether that is for bulking or in what stage of cutting.

[ZiR RED]

Or what intensity or what mode or if its interval/steady state, high intensity/low intensity, etc. And what about the individual specificity: resting metabolic rate, thermogenic effect of food, post exercise O2 consumption, nutrient partitioning rates, g-flux, etc.

And you know what else, why the hell is the sky blue?

Br

[chamulan]

Well I was mainly interested in the amount of cardio while bulking. Cutting seems to increase the longer a cut continues. I can feel myself getting more out of breath as I get bigger so I need cardio for my heart but without cutting to much into gains.

I have all the time in the world to get whatever cardio is needed done. I just want to do it right.

[David Dunn]

I have all the time in the world to get whatever cardio is needed done. I just want to do it right.

Then you should take all the time you need to get your cardio right for you

[Pleonastic]

Bulking you need zero cardio. Cutting youll need atleast some depending on your diet and natural metabolism

[russy_russ]

In my opinion, you should always stress your cardiorespiratory system for health related reasons. There are too many variables to give a precise answer, but for weightloss it's going to be a function of caloric intake versus expenditure.

[ZiR RED]

Agreed.

And even if you have absolutely no concerns about health, a few bouts of high intensity interval training on a weekly basis will maintain a higher concentration of oxidizing enzymes, creating a more positive nutrient partitioning state and making it easier to decrease body fat when the time comes.

br