I have never been one to do cardio. I recently injured my bicep and decided to start adding in cardio every other day.I usually weight train 5-6 days a week.
Their is a cybex arc trainer at my gym that I'm starting to use.If you have one at your gym give it a try it has been whooping my ass.I can do 30 minutes on a elliptical with heart rate it the 140-150 range but 15-20 on the arc training is twice as hard.
Been doin more hiit sprints lately, 15 mimutes and im gassed
You can do low, slow cardio or you can do interval cardio. Both are effective. You can sit on a treadmill for 45min at a steep incline walking briskly or you could run stadiums or pull a sled.
The most important thing is to just do something. I prefer interval cardio/conditioning training.
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What's the difference between running a mile in 6 minutes as opposed to like 8 or 9?
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One makes you a man, and the other makes your balls shrink.
In all seriousness, not much difference. Raising your heart rate to an aerobic bpm for 30 min 3 times per week will gibe you the benefit most of us are looking for, while preserving mass. If you are training for an endurance event, then this advice changes
When I competed I always did the least amount of cardio possible, I want to be healthy heart wise, but my workouts are long and have an aerobic effect, I plan on doing what I used to do 20-30 mins 2X a week.(come spring) I let the diet do the job, cardio is important but too much and you start chewing up muscle mass.
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