Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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How much cardio without losing muscle?

Ectoman
Ectoman
Posts: 3
Joined: 2010/03/25
United States
2010/03/25, 08:47 PM
I am a naturally slender guy who is trying to gain muscle mass while minimizing fat and would like to stay in good cardiovascular health as well. Starting a 3-day split weight lifting routine, but don't know how much and what type of cardio to do per week without losing muscle mass. Right now I am aiming for 2-3 cardio sessions per week, running on treadmill at moderate pace, approx 20-30mins. I have heard that 'intervals' and rows are better for someone like me. I have also heard a ton of other conflicting things regarding how much cardio to do, don't know what to do!