Since Im not much of a big fan of cardio I was looking in the Wightlifing section and found this link.

Basically it states that doing high intensity weight training you can get much more and better fat loss than doing intense cardio. Could this be true?

If so I am really thinking of giving it a try but I wanted to know your opinions before jumping on to anything. Want to really get the advice of more experienced people before making any decisions.

Here is the link:
http://www.mikementzer.com/aerobic.html

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Yes, you should definitely give it a try. I know that rtestes stands by HIT and he does know his stuff when it comes to fitness. You should try HIT for a month or two and see how much you like the rate of fat loss using it. If it's enough for you, great, you've found a successful way to lose weight without doing cardio.

Even though you can lose weight without doing cardio, I'd still recommend doing at least SOME cardio as it's always a good idea to keep your cardiovascular system in shape along with your body :whistle:

Remember it's all about diet!

Cardio is never necessary for fat loss for most people. However, it does greatly expedite the process.

Personally, I greatly dislike the theories behind HIT training and I also can't stand cardio. However, my weight training is much more important to me than anything else, so I do the workouts that I enjoy and know work for me and I do a few cardio sessions a week.

You get used to it and when you start seeing your endurance sky-rocket, it actually becomes quite enjoyable.

I think a great thing to remember with any program is that if it's not too outrageous and doesn't look dangerous, it's worth a try. You never know what kind of results you're going to get unless you try it yourself.

If you get the kinds of results you're looking for after a reasonable period of time, you've found what works for you. If not, you're still making healthy choices, your approach just needs adjustment.

Good luck! :tucool:

Awesome, Im definately giving it a try.

I have been doing 4-6 days of cardio with some lmedium weightraining on the side for about 6 months and got results but I plateud and got frustrated so this is the way to go. Went from 15% BF to about 11.8%.

Since I'm 6'2 I will try keeping my daily intake of calories to 2400 plus about 100 calories in tea, coffee, etc. (6 small meals of 400 calories). Since I think my new workout will qualify as "Medium Activity" and therefore burn about 3000 daily calories i will have a deficit of about 500 calories a day and lose a pound a week (is that correct?).
I've already started today with this and Im already hungry as hell but im sure i'll get used to it.:drool:

Im also gonna do a 5 minute pre-workout run and then 4 days of wightlifing with 2 muscle groups per day and 3 or 4 sets per excercise. I will also try doing 3-4 exceecises per muscle group and hopefully try and get them in a superset if possible.

I think this should do it. My muscles will hopefully even grow a bit even though I will be cutting calories and that means that the fat %-wise will go even lower.

Gonna try for a couple of months and see how it goes :nod:

Cardio is never necessary for fat loss for most people. However, it does greatly expedite the process.

Personally, I greatly dislike the theories behind HIT training and I also can't stand cardio. However, my weight training is much more important to me than anything else, so I do the workouts that I enjoy and know work for me and I do a few cardio sessions a week.

You get used to it and when you start seeing your endurance sky-rocket, it actually becomes quite enjoyable.


I couldn't have said it better myself!:tu:

Cardio isn't really required like many have said above. The reason some stay away from cardio is in an effort to avoid heavy cardio's catabolic effects. Low intensity cardio is fine though and a session or two a week won't kill ya.

So prolly adding a fifth day of low intensity cardio for about 45 minutes would be a good idea?:confused:

Either method(cardio/no cardio) if fine for fat loss in my opinion. It comes down to personal preference. I'm a cardio hater myself and I've reached single digit BF without doing any. Could I have reached it faster if I added cardio, maybe, but why do something I don't enjoy? Have you looked into 8x8 training? It's pretty intense and is very cardio like in itself.


Jason

Since Im not much of a big fan of cardio I was looking in the Wightlifing section and found this link.

Basically it states that doing high intensity weight training you can get much more and better fat loss than doing intense cardio. Could this be true?

If so I am really thinking of giving it a try but I wanted to know your opinions before jumping on to anything. Want to really get the advice of more experienced people before making any decisions.

Here is the link:
http://www.mikementzer.com/aerobic.html

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Let us know how it goes ! I'm thinking about cutting cardio down to 3 days a week (been doing 5 x wkly) and intensify lift for a longer duration each day (been doing 4 day split).

I will most definately let you know how it goes.:tu:

Im already taking some picks to track my progress in the next couple of months.


Btw, what is this 8x8 training?

Btw, what is this 8x8 training?
Check out the link under his post.

I tried a form of 8x8 and didn't enjoy it. I'd rather do more traditional lifting and also do cardio. However, it definitely can work as both lifting and cardio, so if that's what you're after, give it a shot.

If I didn't have to get up 7 days a week to do LISS I wouldn't but I do.

I can put on a little blub in the blink of an eye- even with an excellent diet. And I don't/won't eat on a cutting scheme for three years to get done what cardio hel;ps me accomplish in months.

So for me it's "required". To each their own.