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Originally Posted by Spoomonkey Building muscle increase testosterone...
Cardio can tear it down... |
Huh ... I never knew that. So all that time I spent hauling ass on the treadmill ... was actually undermining my muscle build-up? Ain't
that a bitch?!
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Originally Posted by intuition897 I know you said you dislike weightlifting, Uomo, but perhaps you should consider doing it anyway in a more regular fashion. |
(Sigh) ... I will. You and Spoo have opened my eyes to something I had not realized.
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Originally Posted by intuition897 I'd suggest trying weights - HEAVY weights ... Start with one set of moderately heavy weights (if you've been doing them already) the first week. Work out one day, then rest at least one day in between (this is when you actually build the muscle you just tore down). When you increase your weights, do it gradually, but a few tips:
- Focus on excellent form - sloppy = lazy = a waste of time and sweat. AND it's not a matter of IF you hurt yourself with this bad habit, but WHEN.
- Train HARD. Go to failure. Don't be a pansy.
- Don't dick around in the gym. Get in, get sweaty, and get out. I'll have to see if I can find it, but a study has shown that if you're taking longer than 45 minutes to work out, you're wasting time. You need to move from station to station quickly, and avoid resting more than 1 minute between sets.
-Big muscle groups first, then smaller ones; you need those stabilizing triceps to be fresh and ready if you're going to use good form when working out your pecs doing benchpresses. Form is everything. You can finish wearing your secondary muscles out later.
- Eat something light but high in protein before and after working out. Before, obviously, to fuel up, and within 30 minutes afterward to provide your muscles the protein/nutrients it needs. For some reason, there's this 30 minute window when your body is most receptive to absorbing the protein.
You sound like a bit of a health buff, so you likely knew this already. But whatever!  Maybe others didn't. |
That was some
excellent work-out advice. A lot of what you just told me, I had never heard before. My old work-out philosophy was "No Pain ... No Pain ... Time for Cardio."
I have to admit, however, that since I started fooling around (in a soft-swing with my secretary) last summer, I have been a much more regular gym patron. I've often mused to myself that swinging is good for your health. Hell ... before all of this loosing up you would
never catch me on the other side of the gym. I'd just run my ass off ... and go home.
So all of this begs a new question: Exactly how much cardio should I do (if any) so as not to screw up my progress up elsewhere in the gym?
