Cardio during famine?

rzaragoza · Post by **rzaragoza** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:24 pm

Is it beneficial to perform cardio during the famine period?(for fat loss)
If so what type?(HIIT, LISS, MISS, fasted, etc)
Thanks

RyannayR · Post by **RyannayR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:14 pm

I would recommend any type of long distance cardio.

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:18 pm

Yeah, nothing too taxing/long though. The weight workouts/caloric deficit are enough for me thanks. If you have the energy or inclination though, some low intensity steady state stuff is OK..

the_buffer · Post by **the_buffer** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:44 pm

I've been doing steady state cardio every day... mind you I'm only 3 days in. I don't think I could even stand up if I did HIIT.

rzaragoza · Post by **rzaragoza** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:50 pm

very impressed with the support here, and only 2 days in!!! no trolls or flamers on this board. just honest and helpful advice.

ended up doin 20 min on the stair climber 10 on the treadmill and then about 7 or so on the bike. mixed up the intensity on all of them with random intervals of incraseing speed resistance and incline. awesome cardio session! and still have about 900 calories left for the night!

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:10 pm

Great work!

And yes, great board we've built. Lots of help, no jokers. We get rid of them fast...

anthon88 · Post by **anthon88** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:41 pm

Just curious about the cardio. I start my famine on Monday. I read in 2.0 that you should add an hour of cardio to each workout day. I was planning on doing it right after I finished my workout. So, is a long jog the most ideal form of cardio for the famine phase?

Thanks

wtmarcus · Post by **wtmarcus** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:13 am

anthon88 wrote:Just curious about the cardio. I start my famine on Monday. I read in 2.0 that you should add an hour of cardio to each workout day. I was planning on doing it right after I finished my workout. So, is a long jog the most ideal form of cardio for the famine phase?

Thanks

This is what I do. Right after the famine workouts I add an hour of running/jogging.Come day five I feel plenty miserable.

Been doing it this way 2 runs now and I see no reason to change it.

Oddly enough I seem to get better running performance on day 5 than on day 1. Workout performance on day 5 otoh..

anthon88 · Post by **anthon88** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:57 pm

wtmarcus wrote:
anthon88 wrote:Just curious about the cardio. I start my famine on Monday. I read in 2.0 that you should add an hour of cardio to each workout day. I was planning on doing it right after I finished my workout. So, is a long jog the most ideal form of cardio for the famine phase?

Thanks
This is what I do. Right after the famine workouts I add an hour of running/jogging.Come day five I feel plenty miserable. Been doing it this way 2 runs now and I see no reason to change it.

Oddly enough I seem to get better running performance on day 5 than on day 1. Workout performance on day 5 otoh..

Haha thanks for the reply. I can't wait to feel like crap!