HOW MUCH CARDIO SHOULD YOU DO...

as i've already written before, cardio is like a medicine. if you don't need it, don't take it! unfortunately, there are very few (if any) people who rely only on weight lifting when trying to drop weight. most people go immediately for cardio and that is so wrong (unless you want to burn muscle and look skinny fat). 

so if you decide to loose fat, you must:

A change your diet and start eating healthier. give your body the nutrients it needs! dieting doesn't mean starving. it means eating the right foods at the right time.

B hit the iron. only in this way you'll manage to actually build muscle and speed up the metabolism.

when i prepare athletes for competition, cardio is the last thing i add and i usually keep it as a jolly. in most cases there's no need to add cardio but if you do a couple of 10-minute sessions in the last week it's good to flush the water away.

cardio only puts stress on the body and slows down the metabolism (especially LISS). the only type of cardio i recommend is interval training. but again, you must start with as little as possible and keep adding if there's the urge. never do more than 3 sessions of hiit per week. usually a couple of 10-minutes sessions do the job.

ok, what if you are really over-weight... in those cases, cardio will definitely help if you add it from the beginning...BUT.. only if you want a quick drop in weight... which i absolutely don't recommend if you dont want to end up with tons of excess skin. if you've already started eating healthy and weight-lifting, you must be getting results. and if the plan is working, why change it?! when you are trying to lose fat, you must be very patient. a quick fat loss results only in muscle loss and excess skin. more than adding cardio, i would really recommend moving more.. this means walking for as much as possible, parking your car far away, keep moving all day long, if you have a sedentary job go for a brisk walk/ flight of stairs each hour, dont use the dishwasher but do the dishes yourself (you burn only 70kcal but hey, everything counts!), when working out walk around during rest periods and don't sit on the machine/ bench, take the stairs not the elevator,...

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