Not exact matches
«You'll burn the most calories by doing
cardio two or three days a week and moderate - to
high -
intensity resistance training two or three days a week,»
says Cris Dobrosielski, a spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise.
This is not to
say that bodybuilders don't care about developing greater strength, but their top priority is muscle growth and becoming as lean as possible with the help of
high intensity cardio and by optimizing nutrition and supplementation, so it's safe to
say that the typical bodybuilder is devoted to transforming his body into the ideal, maximally developed representation of human muscularity.
The lowdown: If you can train 3 sessions: Goodlife personal trainer and triathlete Sarah Menlove
says: «Include both
cardio and strength or body weight resistance exercise in all days of the program, and include some aspect of
high -
intensity training on at least one day.»
That being
said, your performance will benefit the most from combining
high intensity workouts with less intense
cardio exercises.
«Include both
cardio and strength or bodyweight resistance exercise in all days of the program, and include some aspect of
high -
intensity training on at least one day,»
says Menlove.
With that
said, you could use any other piece of
cardio equipment providing you can do those intervals of
high intensity followed by recovery at a lower
intensity.
First, you
say to do
high intensity cardio 3 times a week, but running makes my legs bulky, so is there something else I should do besides that or should I just walk?
I was also able to go for a longer
cardio session at a
higher intensity than normal and like I
said I was almost looking for more to do in the gym.
Some will
say that you need 2 hours of low
intensity cardio per day and some will
say that only
high intensity intervals work
«If you're looking at shorter,
higher intensity or longer duration
cardio training, I would plan ahead after your splits because the last thing you want to do is ask your muscles to work at their
highest levels and to have your technique fail because you're already partially exhausted from your
cardio,»
says Hopkins.