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How Many Days a Week for Cardio

 
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GordonBombay




Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:13 am    Post subject: How Many Days a Week for Cardio Reply with quote

Hey guys,

I usually run/walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes 4-5 days a week. I also lift weights during these 4-5 days as well working on different muscle groups each time. Do you think I'm doing the right amount of cardio? Am I doing too much? Too little? Also, is it okay to do Abs 3 days a week, or should I just do it once a week? Thanks for the help.
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swanso5




Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 6899
Location: melbourne, australia

PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

- sprints 1 x week doing 5 - 10 x 50m
- interval cardio 2 x week doing 1min easy than 1min hard x 15 - 20mins max
- if you want a 3rd go than just do a normal steady state session x 30mins or so
- do wts 4/week using lower and upper body workouts, not 'muscle" workouts
- abs 2/week i think but maybe 3

sample schedule

mon - lower / abs
tue - upper / intervals
wed - optional steady state session
thu - lower / abs
fri - upper / intervals
sat - sprints / optional abs
sun - off
I usually run/walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes 4-5 days a week. I also lift weights during these 4-5 days as well working on different muscle groups each time. Do you think I'm doing the right amount of cardio? Am I doing too much? Too little? Also, is it okay to do Abs 3 days a week, or should I just do it once a week? Thanks for the help.
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