Imagine losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time. It is very difficult, and not a typical result for most people-but in some situations can be done.
Fitness respected author Tom Venuto is about to launch his new book-the program body transformation that costs a Holy Grail and nutrition training scheme to provide customers with the best chance of achieving fat loss and muscle gain.
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF CARDIO
1. If your main goal is to gain muscle with a secondary objective of fat loss, is limited to 3 days per week of cardio.
Research says that moderate amounts of cardio can really help increase muscle growth.The key is to keep it to 2-3 days per week.Let the weight training and nutritional manipulation do the rest.
2. If your main goal is fat loss with a secondary goal of concurrent muscle gain, start with 3 days of cardio.
Boost conservatively. When your main goal is fat loss, cardio sessions longer and more frequent are useful for increasing the calorie deficit and downloads faster fat burning. However, if your secondary goal is to gain muscle, be alert for the impact it can have on the retention of strength and muscle. Increase cardio conservative and use mainly handling for nutritional deficits that you need.
3. If your goal is fat loss focused, higher frequencies cardio are useful and sometimes necessary.
Bodybuilders typically do cardio 4-7 times per week during the precontest training intensity training as often as 4-5 times per week.During any cutting program gains force and muscle mass are no longer priorities such as the meta switch to stay lean, maintaining the muscle.As long as you keep your LBM [Lean Body Mass], the greater frequency of cardio is not only acceptable, is ideal for helping you accelerate leaner.
4. choose a duration of cardio between 20 and 50 minutes.
You can get on low-end and increase the duration or intensity based on their weekly progress.The duration is dictated mainly by their level of intensity. more sessions will be low to moderate intensity. shorter sessions may be higher intensity and could be performed as interval training (HIIT).
5. Use running or high-impact cardio sparingly or even
Choose any kind of cardio desired. However, keep in mind that it is the largest area for interference effects simultaneous training legs. Cardio with high intensity, high-impact or a strong component eccentric can place additional stress on the lower body and in your ability to global recovery.Has proved particularly taxing on the lower body and is believed to increase the risk of loss of muscle more than other forms of cardio.
6. Restrict intense cardio for 2 days per week, 3 days max if you have good recovery ability
High intensity interval Training (HIIT) became popular as an effective and efficient way in terms of time doing cardio, but very intense cardio on top of intense workout can easily take over training. I recommend no more than 2-3 HIIT sessions per week, while simultaneously doing 3 or more days per week of high intensity strength training. If you make additional cardio, make it more low intensity training or light activity such as walking casual, that can still serve as an active recovery while burning a few calories.
7. do cardio and weights separated in 2 sessions, if possible
If you do cardio and weight training on the same day, by separating them into two sessions, at least 8 hours, can help improve recovery and avoid some of the residual fatigue where a interferes with another. Be especially sure that your legs are recovering completely and fatigue of cardio doesn't interfere with your weight training exercises, especially on leg.
8. the first and second cardio
If you do cardio and weights within the same session, always make the first weights and cardio second. endurance athletes are the exception to this rule, but the increase of strength and muscle are primary objectives, strength training must go first.
About the author
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, nutrition Researcher, and freelance writer Tom holds a Bachelor's degree in adult health/fitness (science of exercise) and is a long time member of the American College of sports medicine and the national strength and conditioning Association.
Note: this post is copyright 2010 and is reprinted with permission.
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