Sunday, June 28, 2009

Cardio vs Mass Gain

Ok in this post im gonna talk about the differences between cardio and mass gain or strength training. Well first off theres cardio which is any sort of physical exercise such as running walking playing basketball or anything that pumps up your heart rate. Cardio is good for weight loss and endurance training such as for a marathon. Cardio works by pretty much making you sweat and burn calories through elevating your heart rate. Strenght training or mass gain is pretty simple you build muscle and subsequently mass and weight (muscle weighs more than fat) buy lifting weights such as dumbells and machine weights. You can lift anything from a dumbell o weights on a bar to even using your own body weight through pushups and pull ups. The way i like to do hings is get my cardio in through playing basketball and a little lite weight training from lifting dumbells and leg and calf press. I usually go for max reps during my weight sessions for a lttle more of a cut or deffinition than for the mass. My workouts usually tend to lean towards the weight loss side than the mass gain side. The best thing to do is access your physical condition and see which one would benifit you the most remember if its not working like you want it you can always change it up. Thanks for reading and as always feel free to share your imput.
Junojr

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