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How much cardio?

At 235 pounds, I have the size I want. How much cardio can I do without too much loss of muscle mass?

Like all our training, aerobic input is personal: Work up to four 20-minute cardio sessions a week at moderate engagement and note your response.

This is healthy and within the practical and productive range. There’s no rush.

Once you’ve adapted and are familiar with the characteristics of cardio training, you can modify the input to suit your needs: more frequency, longer sessions or higher or lower input per session.

Try 12- to 15-minute High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, for musclebuilding-suitable workouts.

Eat right, be consistent, Godspeed… Dave

Dave Draper - Dave Draper Posted on March 12th, 2008 in Fat Burning by Dave Draper