Question about cardio and strength training

LordThunderbolt · 2017-09-07T14:20:47+00:00

You're 133lbs, DO NOT do any long distance cardio AT ALL! You should be focusing on bulking right now. You're not eating nearly as much as you should. You want to know how much you should really eat? Think of your ideal physique, your biggest and strongest possible self. Now imagine how much good that hulking version of you would be chowing down daily. THAT'S how much you need to eat right now. Always eat for the body that you want, and not the body that you have.

vandaalen · 2017-09-07T10:55:00+00:00

How much do you eat?

WISE_TURD · 2017-09-07T13:03:39+00:00

Stop doing steady state cardio. Either do HIIT or lift more (more volume, more days a week).

Hate to say, but the trainer is most likely just plopping you on a machine so he can go do other things instead of doing his job. Not for your benefit.

Use him until you've learned the basics, then youtube is your best friend after that. Athleanx, alan thrall, fitnessfaq are very good resources.

When i was your age gaining fat wasn't nearly an issue, having too fast a metabolism was. Steady state cardio is for people 40+ and those who aren't doing it for aesthetics.

growinglats · 2017-09-07T14:45:29+00:00

I'm the same height as you, just measured my body fat at 12.5% and I weigh 176lbs... Im still kind of skinny. A year ago before I started lifting I weighed 169lbs. You need to buy a mass gainer (protein/carbs supplement) and lift at least 4x a week if you want to get big. For cardio just warm up on a stationary bike for 5 mins before every workout if you really want to, but it's not necessary. EAT.

Il128 · Thu Sep 7 11:13:12 2017 UTC

You need more rest. Give your body at least two days of rest per week.

If you're working out hard you'll also need around 2500+ calories a day and those need to be mostly protein calories. On rest days do not change your calorie intake.

jamesham · 2017-09-07T23:45:28+00:00

Ask your trainer to make you a program for 6 days of lifting, don't train the same muscles everyday, you can skip a day from time to time or if you feel tired.

Do 10 mins of cardio to warm up at the beginning of your session and and some minutes at the end, plus some stretching too.

Sleep 7-8 hours every day, take a nap too if you feel tired.

Eat well, vegetables, fruits, and protein, drink water, keep a balanced diet, you don't any supplement if you eat well.

When lifting I always try to do one more, until I feel I cannot do a single rep and I don't lose form. If I get injured, I work with less weight until I get well, if I feel really tired or my body hurts, I take a day off.

About cardio, I also do some sprinting to burn fat, I love that but running destroys my body, instead of taking a week off, I do other kind of cardio, like cycling, rowing, etc.

So, I use cardio mainly to warm up before weight training, to move the blood after training and in general to feel well, but I do 10-15 minutes at the beginning and 5-10 at the end, I don't do more than that daily, since I think it won't help with my goals, I prefer to gain muscle naturally, and I get success with girls and life with that, not with a marathon runner body.

That's what I do, I'm not sure if it's the scientifically best way to gain muscle, but it works for me.

arooisgod · 2017-09-07T12:31:45+00:00

I'm assuming you're doing full body workouts 3 days a week? If your goal is to build muscle mass then ditch the 3 days of cardio and do 5-6 days of lifting. Change the routine from what you're doing to a PPL which is 6 days a week or a 5 day split of something like chest/back/arms/legs/shoulders. Start eating more than you already do, trust me diet is more important to progressing in the gym. Eat big lift big, get enough sleep and focus on yourself. Beginner gains will go through the roof

Title	Question about cardio and strength training
Author	Metalbear55
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Date	September 7, 2017 10:47 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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