AAS and Cardio

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[quote]vin_mancini wrote:
World1187 wrote:
5.0 wrote:
vin_mancini wrote:

Or, you could have a diet that is as locked in as World1187, and have single digit body fat for that reason alone. I, unfortunately, would never fall into his category, for discipline reasons alone! Yes, I’m jealous, so what.

Yeah, I never really have done much cardio except when I was in the military I did more cardio than lifting. Now since I am re-entering I am training for it already-- so lots of cardio, mainly swimming and running. All sorts of body weight exercises too-- pushups, pullups, situps, all that good stuff.

I am weighing right around 205 right now and want to cut it down to 190. Yeah I’ll lose some muscle, but I’ll also be much lighter and look that much harder.

To the OP, do the cardio man. You’ll be glad you’ve always done it when you have to since it won’t be such a bitch then.

World

I would definitely prefer doing some swimming as part of my cario regime though I was once told that it wasn’t great for bodybuilders… that bodybuilders should stick to treadmill and bicycle. What does your cardio regime look like, World?

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I run 3 times a day, my longest run is in the afternoon and is 4-7 miles. Morning I do 2-4, and evening I do 3-5.

During early morning or mid afternoon I will swim .5km to 1.25 km.

That’s basically it. I don’t time myself either, I just do it and it gets easier every time.

World

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[quote]vin_mancini wrote:
I’ve got two massive indoor pools within a half mile of my place ;o) Time to pick up a schedule!

Two days a week of swimming with two days a week of running and/or cycling should do the trick methinks. I really need to get my bodyfat down for the summer.[/quote]

Combine that with a clean but moderately high calorie diet and it will rip you up.

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[quote]World1187 wrote:

I run 3 times a day, my longest run is in the afternoon and is 4-7 miles. Morning I do 2-4, and evening I do 3-5.

During early morning or mid afternoon I will swim .5km to 1.25 km.

World
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I suddenly feel small and meek… is that normal? ;o)

Where do you find the time? I assume you’re single? No kids? If I trained that way my wife would have a shotgun pointing at me when I got home! ;o)

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I’m single and prepping for military training in a couple months.

I don’t always find time, in which case I MAKE time for it.

World

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I make the time to go train 4 days a week. It’s going SEVERAL times a day that would probably be a bit of a stretch for me. But, that’s why you look the way you do and I look the way I do ;o)

I’m noticing more and more that when people want to get really ripped they end up doing cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. But then I read that in order to get big it’s important to have a huge breakfast as soon as possible from the moment you wake up. I definitely want to put on some mass but want to lose fat at the same time. Would it be best to do a 30 minute cardio session as early as possible and then eat my huge breakfast the moment I get home?

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[quote]vin_mancini wrote:
Would it be best to do a 30 minute cardio session as early as possible and then eat my huge breakfast the moment I get home?[/quote]

Yes.

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[quote]Cortes wrote:
vin_mancini wrote:
Would it be best to do a 30 minute cardio session as early as possible and then eat my huge breakfast the moment I get home?

Yes.[/quote]

Brief, clean cut, and to the point. I love it, Cortes ;o)

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[quote]World1187 wrote:
I’m single and prepping for military training in a couple months.

I don’t always find time, in which case I MAKE time for it.

World[/quote]

Oohrah!

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Vin,
sounds to me your in my boat with wife and kids?
its a hard juggle personal health -a little vanity- trying to be a responsible father and husband oh yeah and work
not necessarily in that order lol

stuffed for time and commitment…that would make a good thread

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I’m lucky though… she never gives me shit when I tell her that I’m going out to train. But if I was to tell her that I’m going to the gym 3 times a day… keep in mind that I’m Italian and married a Sicilian woman… do the math… I’d wake up one morning and find my testicles in a glass next to my bed :oP