Cardio with bodybuilding?

miladdo · 02-05-2006, 10:30 AM

My aim is to build muscle and burn fat at the same time.

Before anyone says it - yes I know you can't do both in the same workout.

However what if I did alternative days? Say monday, wednesday and friday building muscle, and tuesday and thursdays doing cardio? Would that work?

chalk · 02-05-2006, 12:17 PM

Forget it. Do a bulking/building muscle phase THEN switch to cutting.

It would be nice to do as you suggested, doing cutting and building on alternate days but the growing process continues for days after a workout and relies on a taking in excess calories. So, you'd have to switch your diet every day to accommodate your goals thereby dramatically reducing your muscle gains.
I feel that you would probably end up staying at the same weight, though probably a bit fitter.
Check out a good example of a bulking diet & routine. Stick with it untill you're either at your desired weigh or your BF gets too high (over 20%) THEN switch to a cutting routine and diet.
Hope this helps.

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02-05-2006, 12:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
chalk Making Progress Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 262 Rep Power:	Forget it. Do a bulking/building muscle phase THEN switch to cutting. It would be nice to do as you suggested, doing cutting and building on alternate days but the growing process continues for days after a workout and relies on a taking in excess calories. So, you'd have to switch your diet every day to accommodate your goals thereby dramatically reducing your muscle gains. I feel that you would probably end up staying at the same weight, though probably a bit fitter. Check out a good example of a bulking diet & routine. Stick with it untill you're either at your desired weigh or your BF gets too high (over 20%) THEN switch to a cutting routine and diet. Hope this helps.