Morning cardio sucks - Page 2

stonecoldtruth · 07-31-2006, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sixpack

Personally I love cardio and the way you feel after u are done. Put on the MP3 player and its all good

I like cardio because it makes me sweat a lot!

**Jayhawkk** · 07-31-2006, 06:12 AM

Damn ihateveryone, you treat all your hosts like this when in their houses?

**asianbabe** · 10-31-2006, 09:21 AM

I just started adding morning cardio - its energising!!

**bigDman** · 10-31-2006, 09:22 AM

cardio sucks in general

navarone · 10-31-2006, 09:34 AM

depends what type of carido your doing. I find hitting a punching bag non stop and fast paced is fun, and im getting in the lil bit of cardio i desire. Better then running on a tredmill i find.. damn i hate tredmills.

**madman911** · 10-31-2006, 12:49 PM

I've grown to enjoy cardio actually. I used to find it incredibly boring and tedious, but now even long sessions just seem to fly by. I just put on the music and focus on making myself sweat. If I'm not dripping all over the machine at the end of the session, it wasn't a good one. I am going to continue to do a couple of days a week of cardio even when bulking from now on to keep my endurance maintained and help stave off fat gain. One reason people hate cardio so much is that they stop doing it for months at a time, lose all their endurance, and then go back to it and it feels like torture.

spaceclown · 10-31-2006, 01:09 PM

I have to agree with Madman. I personally love cardio in the morning. I used to hate it so much but after awhile your endurance goes up, your confidence goes up and bam it becomes enjoyable. I actually am addicted to running and that is one of my major downfalls to getting big. I will limit my cardio after IMPC but I doubt I stop. I am actually thinking of running some more races.

**skelooth** · 10-31-2006, 01:10 PM

Now I *KNOW* you are being trained by EME, cos you're starting to sound like him haha. I'm still in the camp of people that says it's genetic if you like cardio or not. Some people just don't get the "runners high"

ken77 · 10-31-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

Now I *KNOW* you are being trained by EME, cos you're starting to sound like him haha. I'm still in the camp of people that says it's genetic if you like cardio or not. Some people just don't get the "runners high"

I dated a girl for three years that loved the high she got from running. She insisted that I go on a three mile run with her at least twice a week. Now mind you, this was when I was in decent shape (for me) and weighed around 220 lbs. I hated it. I never, ever, ever, I repeat, ever, experienced this so-called runner's high. What I experienced was dread, boredom and sunburns. I'm not putting down those who enjoy running, it just was never something I could get into.

Now, back onto the topic. I don't particularly enjoy cardio either, but know it's a must for me. I prefer mornings simply because in the afternoons and evenings the gym is too blasted crowded. You have to wait a half hour for a treadmill and 15 minutes into your cardio you have some smart aleck alternating between looking at you and then their watch to make sure you don't exceed your alloted time. I much prefer the relative emptiness of the gym in the morning. Plus, I am just more energetic in the mornings.

sawastea · 10-31-2006, 04:42 PM

What's really awful is waking up, when it's pitch black outside, 25 degrees and going to the gym. That kills you! Morning cardio > no exercise

**skelooth** · 10-31-2006, 05:09 PM

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She insisted that I go on a three mile run with her at least twice a week.

It's better than the girls I usually end up dating, who insist I eat junk food w/ them at least twice a week

sawastea · 10-31-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

It's better than the girls I usually end up dating, who insist I eat junk food w/ them at least twice a week

...and they wonder why they're upset!

'cause doll, you have junk in the trunk

AYung · 10-31-2006, 06:30 PM

I was thinking about incorporating morning cardio, just light elliptical work for 30 minutes or so in a fasted state.

Anyone have similar experience?

kethnaab · 10-31-2006, 06:43 PM

I MUST do cardio in the mornings. In the morning, i'm not awake enough to realize how much I hate cardio.

0500 + Stepmill + speed metal = wakeup!

I cannot, under any circumstances, lift early in the day though, anytime before lunch, actually. I need a few meals in me, and I need time to wake up. I'm an old man, my body wakes up slowly.

AYung · 10-31-2006, 06:47 PM

Do you have a pre morning cardio nutrition? Do you just take some EAA's and BCAA's prior to cardio?

navarone · 10-31-2006, 06:56 PM

Does cardio have to be done in the morning? I heard that its best to do in the morning.. but am unsure..

AYung · 10-31-2006, 06:59 PM

Well of course it doesn't have to. This is a very debatable subject though, which is better cardio in the morning in a fasted state, or cardio in the afternoon after feeding?

Of course it all depends on your intensity and heart rate at which your doing your cardio too.

kethnaab · 10-31-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AYung

Do you have a pre morning cardio nutrition? Do you just take some EAA's and BCAA's prior to cardio?

I take 1 scoop of BCAA (Scivation/Xtend) + 1T creatine + 1T taurine + 1 quart water, and I start drinking it before i begin cardio, and I finish while I'm doing cardio.

Millz · 10-31-2006, 07:05 PM

I don't see half the results doing morning cardio than I do with evening. Maybe thats just me though.

07-31-2006, 06:12 AM	#32
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10-31-2006, 09:22 AM	#34
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10-31-2006, 09:34 AM	#35
navarone Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 931 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 49	depends what type of carido your doing. I find hitting a punching bag non stop and fast paced is fun, and im getting in the lil bit of cardio i desire. Better then running on a tredmill i find.. damn i hate tredmills. __________________ Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated Stats: Weight: Between 200-205 depending on the day Bench: 265X5 atm. Squat: 360X5 atm.. Higest Ever 435 Deadlift: 420X3 Waist: 34 Arms: 17.5 cold . Pics Finally! http://www.ironmass.com/f16/nav-s-1-...ulk-12947.html

10-31-2006, 12:49 PM	#36
madman911 Metamorphosizing Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 1,466 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 54	I've grown to enjoy cardio actually. I used to find it incredibly boring and tedious, but now even long sessions just seem to fly by. I just put on the music and focus on making myself sweat. If I'm not dripping all over the machine at the end of the session, it wasn't a good one. I am going to continue to do a couple of days a week of cardio even when bulking from now on to keep my endurance maintained and help stave off fat gain. One reason people hate cardio so much is that they stop doing it for months at a time, lose all their endurance, and then go back to it and it feels like torture. __________________ Millennium Sport Technologies Sponsored Athlete http://www.millenniumsport.net IMPC 2006 Novice Division Champ IMPC 2007 Open Division Champ Never underestimate the power of the bandana.

10-31-2006, 01:09 PM	#37
spaceclown IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the gym Posts: 1,693 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 38	I have to agree with Madman. I personally love cardio in the morning. I used to hate it so much but after awhile your endurance goes up, your confidence goes up and bam it becomes enjoyable. I actually am addicted to running and that is one of my major downfalls to getting big. I will limit my cardio after IMPC but I doubt I stop. I am actually thinking of running some more races. __________________ Spaceclown _________________________ Millennium Sport Technologies www.millenniumsport.net

10-31-2006, 09:21 AM	#33
asianbabe IronMass Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 63 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	I just started adding morning cardio - its energising!!

10-31-2006, 01:10 PM	#38
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 8,032 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 160	Now I KNOW you are being trained by EME, cos you're starting to sound like him haha. I'm still in the camp of people that says it's genetic if you like cardio or not. Some people just don't get the "runners high" __________________

10-31-2006, 04:42 PM	#40
sawastea Amateur Join Date: May 2005 Location: On the corner of Adonis and Complex Posts: 80 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	What's really awful is waking up, when it's pitch black outside, 25 degrees and going to the gym. That kills you! Morning cardio > no exercise __________________ MOD @ Bodybuilding.com MOD @ Massmonsterz.com MOD @ Fitnessandbeyond.net MOD @ Softballfans.com

10-31-2006, 06:30 PM	#43
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,266 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 37	I was thinking about incorporating morning cardio, just light elliptical work for 30 minutes or so in a fasted state. Anyone have similar experience? __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

10-31-2006, 06:43 PM	#44
kethnaab Amateur Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 81 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	I MUST do cardio in the mornings. In the morning, i'm not awake enough to realize how much I hate cardio. 0500 + Stepmill + speed metal = wakeup! I cannot, under any circumstances, lift early in the day though, anytime before lunch, actually. I need a few meals in me, and I need time to wake up. I'm an old man, my body wakes up slowly.

10-31-2006, 06:47 PM	#45
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,266 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 37	Do you have a pre morning cardio nutrition? Do you just take some EAA's and BCAA's prior to cardio? __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

10-31-2006, 06:56 PM	#46
navarone Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 931 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 49	Does cardio have to be done in the morning? I heard that its best to do in the morning.. but am unsure.. __________________ Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated Stats: Weight: Between 200-205 depending on the day Bench: 265X5 atm. Squat: 360X5 atm.. Higest Ever 435 Deadlift: 420X3 Waist: 34 Arms: 17.5 cold . Pics Finally! http://www.ironmass.com/f16/nav-s-1-...ulk-12947.html

10-31-2006, 06:59 PM	#47
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,266 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 37	Well of course it doesn't have to. This is a very debatable subject though, which is better cardio in the morning in a fasted state, or cardio in the afternoon after feeding? Of course it all depends on your intensity and heart rate at which your doing your cardio too. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

10-31-2006, 07:05 PM	#49
Millz Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NoVa Posts: 109 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	I don't see half the results doing morning cardio than I do with evening. Maybe thats just me though. __________________ Progress has little to do with speed, but much to do with direction. Effort is nothing without intensity.