What Kind of Cardio is Best?
I now weigh 189 pounds and am trying to gain a little more weight. I do 30 minute cardio workouts about five times a week, using a form of HIIT training you speak of on your website. Is this the right idea?
HIIT is the best way to go, though you don’t want to overdue the cardio. Too much interferes with muscle growth and can be an energy and motivation sacrifice. 15-minute sessions might be a target in the future.
Laree and Byron have been poking around with longer cardio lately (Laree’s been talking about more cardio for weight loss, particularly for women, for a long time), and I’ll bet there’s a case to be made for that as we age.
HIIT is a great payoff for the time investment, and with shorter sessions, most people are more likely to keep it up. I’m not sure I’d do it five times a week. That’s quite a hit physically if you’re working it hard.
dd
Posted on November 11th, 2009 in Conditioning by Dave Draper