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Add some cardio while bulking?

Zalman1504 Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/01/14	2008/03/06, 07:20 PM Hey everyone, Im 5ft 9in. 155lb. Just recently Ive decided to start bulking up. I eat 6 meals a day 400-500 cals a meal ( healthy foods ) I lift heavy. Ive heard that doing any form of cardio in a bulking stage would kill the purpose of bulking, since it uses up cals that would be used to build muscle mass. Im a hard gainer, my bf% is low, but I need to know if I added cardio (HIIT) once week, would it affect my gains? I am lean, but while gaining I want to keep fat to a minimum!!! Thanks for any advice !:big_smile:
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/03/06, 10:07 PM This subject has been discussed quite thoroughly. Have you done a search at all? -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/03/07, 08:31 AM I used to think I was a hard gainer....there's no such thing. You simply don't eat enough...again I ran into the same thing. If you have low bf and are lean why do you want to do cardio?
Zalman1504 Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/01/14	2008/03/07, 01:53 PM Well I guess ill keep doing what im doing, the reason why I want to add cardio is to keep bf % to a minimum. bb1fit, could you please give me a link to the threads that have discussed this topic, im having trouble finding them. Thanks !!!:big_smile:
corless319 Posts: 118 Joined: 2008/03/07	2008/03/07, 02:55 PM zalman eat your butt off for real eat high calorie foods if you are a broke individual like myself and cant afford supplements food is fine. Eat eat eat. I weigh 212 lbs im 5'8 i used to weigh 160 eat and lift heavy. "lift big to get big" it worked for me.
Sam295 Posts: 23 Joined: 2008/03/19	2008/03/27, 06:29 PM You shouldn't be doing cardio if your caloric intake is only 2400-3000 and you want to bulk up. I'm in the exact boat you are. I am 5' 9" and now 155lbs, used to be 145lbs. To continue gaining I realised I was eating mostly proteins and wasn't getting enough calories. I've up'd my carbs (thats where the calories are) and am closer to 4000 calories now and am starting to slowly gain. I'd suggest bulking up and than worrying up what to do with it as you go along...if you are gaining!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/03/27, 08:45 PM Again, sounding like a broken record, do cardio when bulking simply for cardiovascular health. Anything over this is and will be counterproductive to gain. Common sense should dictate this, gain is a product of excess caloric intake. Losing is a product of caloric deprivation. So, if you are doing heavy cardio like HIIT or something, this is geared toward a weight loss regimine. Doing the 'math', it doesn't add up, does it? -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer