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sbroyhill Posts: 442 Joined: 2005/04/06	2005/04/21, 09:41 PM How vital is cardio excercises in actual body building? The reason I ask is I have a tight schedule and sometimes I have to skip either my cardio or my lifting workout for the day (but never both) and usually I opt to skip the cardio. I am in the 3rd week of a bulking phase in case that helps..... If I miss a few cardios will it kill my progress? Shaun -------------- :Hard work equals great results!:
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/04/22, 07:42 AM if you're looking to bulk up, doing less cardio is essential. it robs you of vital calories for growing, so try to keep your weekly cardio minimal. im doing a sort of modified bulking phase as well, and i only do cardio about once a week. so don't skip your weights if you have time restrictions in your case. Try to keep your actual weight workout to about an hour, and go from there..
sbroyhill Posts: 442 Joined: 2005/04/06	2005/04/22, 09:03 AM Thanks! I usually hit cardio about 2 times a week... and my lifting is for about 1-1.25 hours a day 4 times a week, and then on chest day it is for only about 45 minutes. Thanks for the help :) -------------- :Hard work equals great results!: