Article: Cardio Mistakes

And people always say you burn muscle if you do cardionsessions after lifting. Pft I knew I was in the right with that one.
 
I think I would need a stretcher to carry me out of the gym if I did 20 mins of HIIT after a weight session!
 
EatMoar said:
And people always say you burn muscle if you do cardionsessions after lifting. Pft I knew I was in the right with that one.
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May not burn muscle but AM has studies showing it drives testosterone levels down quite a bit...newer studies show that testosterone levels are highest when cardio is done before a weight session and remain high throughout the workout. So many conflicting studies **** this
 
JD261985 said:
May not burn muscle but AM has studies showing it drives testosterone levels down quite a bit...newer studies show that testosterone levels are highest when cardio is done before a weight session and remain high throughout the workout. So many conflicting studies **** this
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Hence why do what you feel. I can't do HIIt before lifting lol. Plus you forget cardio drives cortisol down, doing it post lifting isn't a bad idea in that case.
 
Can you post a link that shows HIIT is superior to high intensity or low intensity cardio? And that it ups your metabolism? I used to believe this but the latest research I have seen goes against this...very dissappointing.
 
Lately, I've started to do my cardio during my weight training but only maintain that for 6-8 weeks. If I do separate my cardio it's HIIT done after training. I find it helps.
 
In regards to having a whey shake before morning cardio, I wonder if they have done studies comparing a whey shake before and just a BCAA drink before and if it will do the same.
 
JD261985 said:
May not burn muscle but AM has studies showing it drives testosterone levels down quite a bit...newer studies show that testosterone levels are highest when cardio is done before a weight session and remain high throughout the workout. So many conflicting studies **** this
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I read a very detailed study in m&f a while back which proved that doing 20 mins hiit before a weights session (not legs) actually increased muscle growth compared to doing cardio after a weights session. It detailed all the chemical reactions taking place and all of the enzymes, hormones etc that were working..... Very interesting read. It also showed how the cortisol from the cardio somehow worked with an enzyme produced during weight training to provide a seemingly paradoxical muscle building effect!! I started doing 20mins hiit on my turbo trainer at home before I hit the iron and tbh the difference it made in just a month was amazing!! Try it guys, what have you got to lose??
 
"I read a very detailed study in m&f" = crap for gym rat wanna-be. Don't read that garbage.

Everything I read from reliable sources and studies agrees with the above.
Even when doing HIIT, you need to figure out what your "fat burning" range is in order to maxmize fat burn.
Enjoy!
 
This is the truth - everyone is different - end of. For 10 years I have been reading studies and found that there are studies to contradict studies all over!! Just keep experimenting till something works! Tbh I rarely see any difference whatever I do?! Maybe an initial change, then no different!
 
I always hear about how cardio "burns muscle" as if you could "do cardio wrong" and wither away. I have to think that's BS. The body stores fat for a reason, which is to supply energy when there's no food energy available. I can believe that when fat reserves get very low the body will burn muscle and attempt to hang on to the fat for serious emergency use, but at any other time, I think the body will burn fat rather than muscle like it's supposed to.
 
compudog said:
I always hear about how cardio "burns muscle" as if you could "do cardio wrong" and wither away. I have to think that's BS. The body stores fat for a reason, which is to supply energy when there's no food energy available. I can believe that when fat reserves get very low the body will burn muscle and attempt to hang on to the fat for serious emergency use, but at any other time, I think the body will burn fat rather than muscle like it's supposed to.
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No ****. Do you know how much energy it takes to break down muscle, break down protein into Amino acids and use that for energy? Not to mention the toxic build up of nitrogen from cleaving all these proteins. Makes no sense to me. The body won't start using muscle until you've been starving yourself for weeks.

People who claim cardio breaks down muscle, mistake water and glycogen for muscle. Aka Bros.
 
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