CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS

Should one do cardio when the main goal is to add as much muscle as possible?
Is cardio even necessary to maintain a toned physique?
Will cardio eat up my muscle?

etc.....

Every exercise and every action utilizes the cardiovascular system, thus everything is technically cardio. The correct terms would actually be:


AEROBIC EXERCISE- Utilizing primarily aerobic pathways,this constitutes low to moderate activity. Walking and jogging would be in this category. Fatty acids generally  fuel this type of action.


ANAEROBIC EXERCISE-Utilizing primarily anaerobic pathways,these are generally high intensity activities such as sprinting and weight lifting.Stored glycogen (like sugar but cooler)  from the liver and muscles are the fuel of choice.

Looking good and fitness are two separate entities.There are people who say stick to weights or cardio,you can't do both....both is bad! You will never excel at both!
 Based on personal experience, I can honestly say this is some straight up bullshit. Any serious fighter will train cardio and weights like a madman to stay in killer shape.

Fitness is defined in the eyes of men by how fast;  agile; and strong you are. A slow and stiff bodybuilder might appear rather vascular and pretty on the beach, but  could be annihilated by a guy half his size who trains more wisely. He might be strong in a safe controlled environment such as a smith machine,but that doesn't translate into the necessary variables of a true fit and powerful individual.

 Explosive cardio (aka anaerobic high intensity) is a must if you want to be at the peak of your human potential. Turn those pistols into Gatling guns!
Just like you would train your muscles in different rep ranges it is important to train your heart at different maximal outputs.
A smart man or woman will train and master several forms of both aerobic and anaerobic exercise.Unless aesthetics is on your only interest.In which case your @ the wrong place broo.Looking good is important to me, but being fit always takes precedence!

I admit,training makes you look great,and looking great is epic and all that. However, the feeling of being in total control of ones body and knowing that nobody can outrun, outgun or outfuckwithyou is priceless.

I like to do weights.I heart heavy lifting, but I also jog and sprint at least twice a week depending on my current goals. I think activities such as jogging and sprinting are essential. If they're not your cup of tea try swimming.

Note that the chlorine in  pools make this practice quite unhealthy and lets face it, you aren't a fucking sardine.You are a human and humans are designed to run very frequently.

I would recommend jogging and sprinting or if you must; swimming at both moderate and high intensities at least once a week regardless of your goals.If your cutting then- go for broke.

ISOLATION VS HEAVY LIFTS

There seems to be some confusion on the issue,especially amongst beginners.
Is it better to train specific muscles or to concentrate on the more synergistic heavy lifts that build strength and bulk?

Well...It depends where you are in your training journey peeps:
If your just starting out with your fitness routine, its common sense to master the aces in the deck of the lifting arsenal in all their colours and variations.These exercises add slabs of muscle and increase your strength like no other.

They are Namely (And in no particular order of importance) :
SQUATS  DEADLIFT  BENCH PRESS  CHIN UPS 

If you do not know what these are..Shame on you.. bro.These are compound movements that target a broad range of musculature.They should be your bread and butter if you are a new trainee.

I remember what these were like when I first started out. Horrible!  After a while and not so shortly after that while...They become rather delicious.You cant live without them!

Once you've got a year or two of training on mostly compound movements then it will be time to incorporate more and more isolation work.Targeting specific muslces to remove imbalances or just give newfound proportion to your new mass.

Once you have advanced to an adequate degree,and trust me...you will advance. Then and only then should you begin shifting your focus onto primarily isolation exercises.And by adequate degree I say 3 years minimum before these become your main focus on a workout.

Isolation exercises will add some strength and bulk to your physique, however it should be noted that they are used to correct imbalances and predominantly  aesthetic.

For example lets say your awesome enough to wrestle a lion   (which i am and usually do).I can assure you,you wont be bicep curling it.    

Yet these exercises all have a time and a place.You want to look epic on the beach?!
Well, once you've packed your titties full of muscle and your beginning to emulate a meteor in size...
 Then it is time. Incorporate isolation exercises into your arsenal.Focus on specific muscles to give proportion and balance to your physique.

 Personally,I like to always have the heavy lifting as the main course of my routine and add some isolation work towards the end of my workout.Rather logically I will incorporate more heavy lifting when bulking and more isolation exercises when cutting.It really does depend on your current goals once you reach a more advanced stage.

So to Summarize:

1.Heavy lifting should always constitute a sizable chunk of your workout.Specifically the exercises I mentioned or their variations.The more amateur you are,the more sizable the chunk should be.

2.Add less isolation work if your bulking and more if your getting ready to take your kit off in public areas.

3.Isolation exercises are good to target specific imbalances in the physique.

4.I enjoy wrestling Lions.

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