not sure about that one dude, I think Ill let magnus give you a full answer, but when your doing cardio it is more to do with burning fat, I dont think it effects your muscles in any direct way.
the purpose of cardio is to speed up your metabolism, its more of an endurance thing rather than pushing your muscles.
thats my take on it anyway.
http://www.freedomfly.net/Documents/MAX-OT.pdf
page 18: What if my numbers are more towards the under 100ās? Anyone know how the math would work?
page 21: muscle burn. Hm.
I wasnāt aware of the negative effects of cardio, but the lactic acid thing makes complete sense.
2 things I want to ask.
I want to start running one or twice a week to lose BF and make my legs (calves especially) stronger/bigger. How much should I be running without losing any muscle?
My left tricep is more developed/bigger than my right and vice versa with my right bicep compared to my left. What can I do to even them out?
How do I meassure the amount of fat in my body? (body fat %? ) ans what % is considered healthy and which one isnāt?
Btw been working out a bitā¦I donāt go to the gym as much as I should but Iāve been seeing good results as it is :lovin: ā¦perhaps Iāll push myself a little more
to measure body fat:
you need a caliper that measures skin folds, you know like if you pinch yourself and you grab just the fat, like say around stomach, then you place the caliper on and take the measurements.
you should measure these areas:
UpperChest - between the nipple and underarm
UpperThigh
Stomach -near your navel
Calf
Suscapular/upper back area-between right shouldr blade and spine
lowerback-kidney area
hips- just above your hip bones
biceps
triceps
when you have taken those measurements add them all up to get a total
since i was doing that today ill use mine as an example:
I currently weight 147lbs
My total measurements using the caliper is 25
skinfold divided by weight
25/147 = 0.17
then times the answer by 27
0.17*27 = 4.59 %fat
then times your weight by %of fat then divide by 100
(4.59*147)/100) = 6.75lbs of fat
and their you go thats it, hope that helps you and anyone else stuck with that question.
idealy you want 6-12 % body fat for that ideal lean look.
thanks. Where can you get these calipers? Wal-Mart or GMC?
Hopefully its not sports authorityā¦I am too far from there:sweat:
Does stretching facilitate muscle growth?
red impact just do a Search for best prices their all over the place, heres an example:
at the top, I got mine with a pack I got ages ago.
that will give you an idea of what they look like anyway, I didnt have a clue what one was when I started either.
I think thats a debatable statement so its hard to say, I believe it does and its helps to cause less injury.
Iāll never go back to resturant work again, with all that greasy food around and all.
I worked/ still work at a restaurant part time.
They serve italian food, great tips and great pasta.
Bulking is wonderful.
yeah bulking is wonderful , but the fats undeneath your skin is irritating >_____>;;
How do I upload a pic on here?
I never have and I figure if I donāt do it now Iām only gonna end up in worse shape and not want to later.
anyway , it was said that compound workouts tend to make the body builders produce more testarone 
.
http://i1.tinypic.com/xga5wg.jpg
Eh, theyāre getting enough synthetic test anyway, whatever little bit they can make their bodies make doesnāt do that much relative to taking it.
^^
is that you?
you looked ripped like a mo f, how much do you weigh?
are you trying to get bigger?
Looking greatā¦I honestly expected you to have a much higher BF% being a powerlifter and all.
Whatās a good way to work legs without weights besides jogging/running?
squats and lungesā¦but with only ur bodyweight as the resistance donāt expect to see results any time soonā¦
how to do cardio ? how do you start ? whatās the condition ?? the time and how long ?
lotās of debate >__> , some said that cardio in an empty stomach is more effective . some said need to be more than 20 minutes ā¦
Thanks for posting that, it was an interesting read. Iām a total noob to all of this, but it looked like good info to me.
Very impressive! How long did it take you to look like that? And also, did you know you had some black sh!t on your face in that picā¦lol.
Jim
