I do cardio for, well, the cardiovascular benefits. Weight training is great, but nothing works your inner body (heart) like cardio. And I agree that you can burn calories lifting weight and get a good workout, but it won't give you the same sustained heart rate that running/swimming/etc does. I also like to keep myself in good enough shape so that I can play a game of hoops or football or tennis or whatever on occasion, and not pass out after running for 5 minutes. Lifting alone won't help there.
5'7" 170 Built kinda like a caveman(short legs,stocky) naturally, so I don't lift much. Don't want to be that short guy making up for it with huge muscles. To the OP abs really are made in the kitchen, you just have to find your recipe.
yes it will. When you lift weights hard your heart really gets pumping. And if you don't rest for 10 minutes it does not drop below the "cardio" level. It is like running sprints, which is pretty similar to playing basketball. Fast sprint for 5 seconds or so at a time followed by a minute rest or so. Weight lifting is 45 seconds of pure sprint with the rest for recovery of DING your heart.
Ok, just answer me this ONE issue please. If I attain the six-pack, wouldn't bulking up later to build muscle ruin my six-pack, because I would be eating a lot? I of course would be eating all good foods. So if a six-pack would be harmed significantly after bulking, is there reason to pursue the six-pack so diligently?
i think your confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the term 'bulking' as used by myself and maybe a few others in this thread. in weight lifting jargon, its not just a synonym for getting bigger. 'bulking' is specific terminology for the method of excess caloric intake to achieve maximal hypertrophic gains. so when you say "i of course would be eating all good foods" - you aren't bulking. so no, if you're just trying to build a little bit of muscle or are focusing on strength, and are eating "healthy" (in the conventional sense of the term), then no, you aren't going to lose the six-pack. matty: once you get your gym membership, the best thing you can do for yourself is learn how to do deadlifts and squats. there's really nothing else short of taking steroids that will ensure growth to the level of compound motions.
ok, the confusion occurred because I thought the high caloric intake required good, healthy foods. Let's drop that assumption of mine. but my question is even more pronounced now. If we are doing excess caloric intake ... doesn't that do significant harm to a six-pack? I feel that bulking has been well received in this thread when the thread is about getting a six-pack. That's the main confusion. So if bulking harms, does it harm enough that the six-pack isn't worth trying for?
"bulking" does. but based on your original post and what your goals seem to be, i don't see any reason why you would need to go on a bulking diet. you don't seem like a guy looking to achieve maximal size gains, so there isn't really any point in putting yourself through the 5000-6000 calories/day that "bulking" entails. "bulking" has been received well based on a misunderstanding and confusion within this thread stemming from separate understandings of its use. i had been using it in the sense of the specific bodybuilding terminology. so forget about bulking. it seems like you just want to get a little bit bigger and get some abs, correct? to put it simply, just make sure you are getting enough protein (1-1.5g/lb of body weight), limit your carbs and bad fats, regulate your bodyfat %, hit the abs hard, and you are good to go.
