Cardio or no cardio?

[Negus in Detroit]

long story short I used to do cardio twice a week. Now for the last month I've been focusing on bulking up and hitting the weights hard and upped my calorie intake. I just weighed myself earlier today and I'm up 7 lbs I'm not sure if it's added muscle or bad weight should I add cardio back into my routine? Or am I good for now?

 

[SchrodingersStrapped!]

HIIT


prolly like 30 min.....

 

[SmarkMero]

Cardio. I aim for the lean super hero build myself.

12 mins treadmill (HIIT), 10 mins cross trainer (hill climb) , 2000m rowing machine, 10 mins cycle rolling hills.

 

[semtex]

Do cardio

 

[awkwardblackgirl]

I focused on my diet and weights for the past several months, pretty much cut out cardio, and got hella lean. I guess it depends on what your goals are and how your body reacts to certain types of exercise.

 

[dapper52]

Do cardio!

 

[luckyse7enz]

Do a little cardio. Hit that elliptical post-workout for a high-level 20 minutes with the Hills (interval) setting where you're going back-and-forth between low and high.

 

[DonKnock]

Being in overall better shape will help you in your other lifts

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

Gotta do that cardio. I hit that treadmill or elliptical for at least 20 minutes after I lift. I prefer lean muscle but some people don't care. It depends on your goals.

 

[Astroslik]

HIIT


prolly like 30 min.....

HIIT shouldn't be 30 mins

 

[SchrodingersStrapped!]

HIIT shouldn't be 30 mins

I do 30 to an hour ... mostly bag work...

I understand thats not recommended for people tryna gain mass though

 

[Astroslik]

I do 30 to an hour ... mostly bag work...

I understand thats not recommended for people tryna gain mass though

That's good cardio but not true HIIT

HIIT should be very high intensity for around 15 minutes

 

[SchrodingersStrapped!]

That's good cardio but not true HIIT

HIIT should be very high intensity for around 15 minutes

Put me on breh ...I think I got it confused ....

So it would be more like sprints ?

 

[Astroslik]

Put me on breh ...I think I got it confused ....

So it would be more like sprints ?

Yup, high intensity sprints with a short rest break for 15 minutes. I used to run an entire football field for as fast as I could. Walk back (active rest) then run it again. Couple sets of that

You can do HIIT with jump roping also