Do your cardio to stay alive

nothuman · May 5, 2015

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/...LTH&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=WCARETARG&_r=0

Thought this was a good study worth posting/discussing.

Ty · May 5, 2015

Totally agree...everything and I mean EVERYTHING is better if one is in shape. Thanks for sharing the positive reinforcement!

Pbfanatic321 · May 5, 2015

The article says "exercise" and not cardio. We as bodybuilders don't really consider lifting weight exercise, because we just do it out of joy lol. At least that's how I am!

But yes, cardio is key. Unless you're training super intense like JM.

Dens228 · May 5, 2015

For the last few weeks I've been strongly contemplating adding in cardio.
Maybe it's time to stop looking at the elliptical as I walk by and actually get on it...

NY Muscle · May 5, 2015

Ty said:
Totally agree...everything and I mean EVERYTHING is better if one is in shape. Thanks for sharing the positive reinforcement!

So true. I've had the best blood work ever on a cycle while doing cardiovascular and eating clean the whole time.

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BigDM · May 5, 2015

I just started adding cardio to my routine again - 30-40 min on the elliptical. To be quite honest, doing it more for the beach/pool than health reasons. Obviously the health benefit is a bonus

ZOFO1973 · May 5, 2015

30 min stepper 5x a week.

Stewie · May 5, 2015

For the last 25 or so years I've done cardio, 6 days a week. I'll usually run 3-5 miles every morning at 430 in the AM, with a MiR 25 pound weighted vest on. Every other day I'll throw some sprints in.

I recently started doing weighted sled drags on Astroturf. Brutal.

...I get a sense of guilt if I slack on doing cardio.

nothuman · May 5, 2015

Pbfanatic321 said:
The article says "exercise" and not cardio. We as bodybuilders don't really consider lifting weight exercise, because we just do it out of joy lol. At least that's how I am!

But yes, cardio is key. Unless you're training super intense like JM.

Agreed, weight lifting is beneficial but not when it makes us overly large men. That's where "exercise" in the aerobic sense comes into play. Wish I had made it a point to do it year round instead of only certain times of the year.