I've started a routine in which I lift on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday. Would it be detrimental to my muscle gaining progress to do cardio on my "off" days? (i.e. Wenesday, Saturday and Sunday.) I've heard that too much cardio can hinder results. Would I be better off just doing it on days I lift, or not at all? The reason I want to do cardio is to get my body fat percentage down, could I achieve this just lifting and eating high protien low calorie foods? As you can see I am not very knowledgable on the subject. Any help would be appreciated.

I've started a routine in which I lift on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday. Would it be detrimental to my muscle gaining progress to do cardio on my "off" days? (i.e. Wenesday, Saturday and Sunday.) I've heard that too much cardio can hinder results. Would I be better off just doing it on days I lift, or not at all? The reason I want to do cardio is to get my body fat percentage down, could I achieve this just lifting and eating high protien low calorie foods? As you can see I am not very knowledgable on the subject. Any help would be appreciated.

Cardio won't hinder your gains unless you are doing tons of it. IMO, it is best to do cardio on your off days rather than on the days that you lift.

I've started a routine in which I lift on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday. Would it be detrimental to my muscle gaining progress to do cardio on my "off" days? (i.e. Wenesday, Saturday and Sunday.) I've heard that too much cardio can hinder results. Would I be better off just doing it on days I lift, or not at all? The reason I want to do cardio is to get my body fat percentage down, could I achieve this just lifting and eating high protien low calorie foods? As you can see I am not very knowledgable on the subject. Any help would be appreciated.

I would recommend having at least one complete "off" day. Otherwise, I think cardio is fine in between lifting, as long as you don't over do it.

I haven't been doing any real cardio cause I'm really not sure how much is too much. A couple miles of jogging?

I haven't been doing any real cardio cause I'm really not sure how much is too much. A couple miles of jogging?
Who knows with that information? :) A couple of miles every day? Twice a day? Every 2 weeks? A couple of miles of very slow jogging, or alternating walking and sprinting? What are your stats? What are your goals? What does your diet look like?

See, there is not a general answer to your general question. A couple miles three times a week might be the magic answer for one guy, but it might destroy another guy's progress. Post more info and I'm sure we'd be glad to help though. :)

Cardio does not interfere with most weight training efforts if it is done after lifting or on "off" days. I do cardio after my lifting on every workout, and have at least one "all cardio" day each week (for me, that would be Wednesdays).

Try some Barbell complexes on your off days to get your bodyfat down. Short but very intense.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P5s5T95pmBs

Try some Barbell complexes on your off days to get your bodyfat down. Short but very intense.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P5s5T95pmBs


Thanks for the link, and it has some good info in there, but wouldn't this be kind of the opposite of having an off day? You're getting a full body workout (even if it is short), and if you worked out the day before, you're going to be hitting something again.

Thanks for the link, and it has some good info in there, but wouldn't this be kind of the opposite of having an off day? You're getting a full body workout (even if it is short), and if you worked out the day before, you're going to be hitting something again.

The load is negligible. Some coachs call this a metabolic workout, basically its a form of HIIT.

If you want a day of rest just do 3 rounds of the complex after a weight training session.

This is one of the best ways to lose bodyfat but its very hard work.

Who knows with that information? :) A couple of miles every day? Twice a day? Every 2 weeks? A couple of miles of very slow jogging, or alternating walking and sprinting? What are your stats? What are your goals? What does your diet look like?

See, there is not a general answer to your general question. A couple miles three times a week might be the magic answer for one guy, but it might destroy another guy's progress. Post more info and I'm sure we'd be glad to help though. :)

well I'm eating a bulking surplus plenty of carbs probably. My diet's probably ~3000 calories. It's my 2nd month of weight lifting and I've gained a little visible weight from my bulking diet.

I was thinking of 6mph jog 2X a week as cardio, since it's simple and I used to jog a lot. I just don't know how long a session of jogging should be so that no muscle is lost

I think cardio is essential, but if you are bulking then you don`t want your cardio to be too exhausting or you will not be able to lift optimal weight. So if you run on a treadmill make sure your HR is no more 70% of MHR, preferably on non-lifting days.

I run for 45-60 mins 3 times a week

The load is negligible. Some coachs call this a metabolic workout, basically its a form of HIIT.

If you want a day of rest just do 3 rounds of the complex after a weight training session.

This is one of the best ways to lose bodyfat but its very hard work.


Awesome, I'll have to look at incorporating it in a couple of times a week then. Thanks for the info. :bow: