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A few questions for the fitness board gurus
Posted on 1/6/19 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 1/6/19 at 12:08 pm
I just started going to the gym and getting back into fitness middle of last year after losing my interest and stopping about 10 years prior. I've always done more weight training and little cardio, but was able to get away with it in my earlier years. I'm happy with my direction of my muscle growth and strength gain. All my weight seems to go to my belly (and I mean all of it). So now that I'm back into it and making the effort I wanna trim down in the mid section by doing cardio and watching what I eat.
How often should I do cardio per week and how long per session? Not super high intensity, just 40 year old dad speed
Should abs be done everyday?
I also was never big into deadlifts or squats. So I have been playing around that during some of my weight sessions lately. I dont go all out and lift super heavy, but was wondering, should I be wearing a belt for these excercises?
Also in the market for a good home scale? Any suggestions
If anyone has any suggestions or criticism of anything. Please feel free to add because I'm taking this serious and trying to improve myself. Anything would help.
How often should I do cardio per week and how long per session? Not super high intensity, just 40 year old dad speed
Should abs be done everyday?
I also was never big into deadlifts or squats. So I have been playing around that during some of my weight sessions lately. I dont go all out and lift super heavy, but was wondering, should I be wearing a belt for these excercises?
Also in the market for a good home scale? Any suggestions
If anyone has any suggestions or criticism of anything. Please feel free to add because I'm taking this serious and trying to improve myself. Anything would help.
Posted on 1/6/19 at 12:28 pm to Relham10
Thoughts:
In your situation, you could make a ton of size and strength gains on a linear program. I'll link a thread where I link a few. Greyskull is popular here, but any of them will really give you good results:
LINK
That handles my thoughts on your weight programming questions. Belt isn't necessary. I would focus on getting your bracing down. A good video on bracing:
LINK
Cardio, there are different approaches for different things. I wouldn't necessarily sell yourself short, I'm 37 and do tabata and other high intensity cardio a lot.
Cardio will do less for fat loss than diet will. I wouldn't recommend thinking of cardio as fat loss, think of it as a tool for daily life. What sort of cardio activities do you want to be good at? Pick a style of cardio that mimics that.
I shoot for 2-3 cardio sessions a week. I tend to think that's a decent baseline for most people.
In your situation, you could make a ton of size and strength gains on a linear program. I'll link a thread where I link a few. Greyskull is popular here, but any of them will really give you good results:
LINK
That handles my thoughts on your weight programming questions. Belt isn't necessary. I would focus on getting your bracing down. A good video on bracing:
LINK
Cardio, there are different approaches for different things. I wouldn't necessarily sell yourself short, I'm 37 and do tabata and other high intensity cardio a lot.
Cardio will do less for fat loss than diet will. I wouldn't recommend thinking of cardio as fat loss, think of it as a tool for daily life. What sort of cardio activities do you want to be good at? Pick a style of cardio that mimics that.
I shoot for 2-3 cardio sessions a week. I tend to think that's a decent baseline for most people.
Posted on 1/6/19 at 2:40 pm to Rep520
Also with the right pacing and intensity, weight training can have a cardio component.
Posted on 1/6/19 at 8:44 pm to Rep520
Thanks for the info guys
Posted on 1/6/19 at 8:59 pm to Relham10
When rep talks about cardio he is referring to this conditioning sessions. 10-15 of hard conditioning or true HiiT. Do as much walking as you want.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 8:46 am to lsu777
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When rep talks about cardio he is referring to this conditioning sessions. 10-15 of hard conditioning or true HiiT. Do as much walking as you want.
Yeah, I count a walk as active recovery. If I'm not pushing myself to tax my cardio, and it's just to get outdoors and get the blood flowing, that's more a way to recover from a workout, not a workout in itself.
If you're pushing pace, duration or intensity, that's sort of the jump into what I count as cardio.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 5:11 pm to Relham10
I'm doing 5x week cardio on elliptical. Can do 3 miles and burn about 400 calories in around 35-40 minutes. I'm 43 and have torn meniscus twice and blew PCL out as well. It's very friendly on the knees.
Weights I do all machines. 3x week arms back, 2x week legs. I do 8 minute abs 5-7 times week.
Weights I do all machines. 3x week arms back, 2x week legs. I do 8 minute abs 5-7 times week.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 8:03 am to Relham10
You can lose that fat without steady state cardio. How? Take a look at your daily activity. Do you sit at a desk all day, is your job lax? If so look at your steps. Strive to hit 10-15 k steps a day, then use cardio as a supplement to get to your numbers as needed. Also dial in your diet.
Abs absolutely can be done daily but nit how you’d think. Work them in varying fashion; direct (sit ups, leg raises, anti rotational stability) vs indirect work (planks, unilateral loading, paloff presses, bracing during compound movement) overall if you want your abs to show then nutrition must be on point.
Abs absolutely can be done daily but nit how you’d think. Work them in varying fashion; direct (sit ups, leg raises, anti rotational stability) vs indirect work (planks, unilateral loading, paloff presses, bracing during compound movement) overall if you want your abs to show then nutrition must be on point.
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