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re: I quit doing cardio
Posted on 4/5/24 at 2:01 pm to PoopStainsx1
Posted on 4/5/24 at 2:01 pm to PoopStainsx1
I do anchor my "cardio" around 2 - 3 HIIT workouts per week and 2- 3 longer, steady state ,VO2 max, for a target of between 100 and 150 minutes per week. Strength is 5 to 6 sessions, about 30 minutes per. That runs between 4 and 5 1/2 hours per week and tends to average out at about 275 to 280 minutes per week, all in.
20 hours of cardio for a non- marathon runner or triathlete seems insane and even extreme endurance athletes, not named Goggins, likely temper that with active rest weeks. Just the overuse injuries sustained would be counterproductive. That's 3 hours, 20 mins per day with a sole rest day. Of cardio.
frick that
20 hours of cardio for a non- marathon runner or triathlete seems insane and even extreme endurance athletes, not named Goggins, likely temper that with active rest weeks. Just the overuse injuries sustained would be counterproductive. That's 3 hours, 20 mins per day with a sole rest day. Of cardio.
frick that
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Posted on 4/5/24 at 2:47 pm to Ace Midnight
It’s funny this came up on recommended after clicking and searching all the stuff related to this thread.
Galpin and Huberman : How to Assess and Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness
Lots of good stuff in here that reinforces both sides of the argument. A lot about the importance of vo2 max in longevity. A lot about the importance of maintaining fast twitch muscle fibers.
Most interesting thing to me….They actually run tests on two older identical twins. One is a 35 year endurance athlete, one doesn’t exercise at all. By all normal health markers, the endurance athlete twin is healthier. Their muscle mass is identical to the gram but the one who doesn’t exercise is stronger. They biopsy their quad muscles and the one who doesn’t exercise has about 50% slow twitch muscle fibers which is normal. The endurance athlete has 95% slow twitch muscle fibers in his quads!
Galpin and Huberman : How to Assess and Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness
Lots of good stuff in here that reinforces both sides of the argument. A lot about the importance of vo2 max in longevity. A lot about the importance of maintaining fast twitch muscle fibers.
Most interesting thing to me….They actually run tests on two older identical twins. One is a 35 year endurance athlete, one doesn’t exercise at all. By all normal health markers, the endurance athlete twin is healthier. Their muscle mass is identical to the gram but the one who doesn’t exercise is stronger. They biopsy their quad muscles and the one who doesn’t exercise has about 50% slow twitch muscle fibers which is normal. The endurance athlete has 95% slow twitch muscle fibers in his quads!
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