[Taittinger]

Generally you would not do too much cardio at all when bulking, using only the lifting to burn calories and build mass. As for muscle memory, depending on the actual action, it can be fairly permanent barring brain injury or disease, such as Alzheimers.

[mpimping]

Originally Posted by Taittinger

Generally you would not do too much cardio at all when bulking, using only the lifting to burn calories and build mass. As for muscle memory, depending on the actual action, it can be fairly permanent barring brain injury or disease, such as Alzheimers.

I thought you were supposed to at least get your heart beat up to warm up...

[Explorer3253]

ran track back in HS for 4 years...now I'm 4 years out of college and started running again..who would have thought i'm so out of shape!

[!Xoible]

fuck this thread is still alive? damn it

[i_go_to_rutgers]

Originally Posted by mpimping

I meanyt when bulking what is the minimum cardio u r supposed to do. How long does muscle memory last for?

I'm bulking right now and I do ZERO cardio. :-)

[i_go_to_rutgers]

Originally Posted by mpimping

I thought you were supposed to at least get your heart beat up to warm up...

You don't need to warm up by doing cardio. The way I warm up is just to do the same exact exercises but use less weight. If I'm benching 200 pounds I'll probably do 2 sets of 95lbs before I start lifting.

[TurboFan]

Originally Posted by inabis

do you guys take any supplements or protein power or anything?? BTW i_go_to_rutgers what's your diet like?

I'm indian as as you can tell my ppl have always had guts....shit when it comes to genetics man I know for a fact I am screwed

Iso-pure protein
Ephedra5 (aka vitamin E )
Beverly Joint Care (glucosamine)
Advil (vitamin A)

[TurboFan]

Originally Posted by mpimping

I thought you were supposed to at least get your heart beat up to warm up...

I have better workouts if I do 10-30 minutes of cardio, but that's not for everyone.

If you're bulking up, "cardio" that consists of mild intervals can help your lifting. I'm looking to cut weight....so more cardio, just trying to maintain on the muscle side. Maybe even drop a little muscle too.

[Year's_End]

This thread was a good idea lol.

I nominate i_go_to_rutgers as personal fitness consultant of e90post.

[mpimping]

I may be wrong on this but I read that light cardio and squats increase testosterone levels...

[i_go_to_rutgers]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

This thread was a good idea lol.

I nominate i_go_to_rutgers as personal fitness consultant of e90post.

LOL...thanks.

I wish I had enough knowledge to help people out. I'm still a newbie though since I've only been heavy lifting for 7 months but I do read constantly on weight lifting.

[!Xoible]

pimping

[i_go_to_rutgers]

Originally Posted by mpimping

I may be wrong on this but I read that light cardio and squats increase testosterone levels...

I'm not too sure but cardio is useless to a person trying to gain muscle. Think about it, if you run on the treadmill for about 25 minutes it's probably the same equivalent as doing a few sets of heavy squats. By the way, glad you brought up squats as that's probably one of the most important exercises you can do. If you look around the gym you'll see that not too many people actually do squats. I'm talking about the real squats too, the ones where you use the free bar instead of that machine squat where your range of motion is limited.

awesome read on squats....
http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1856085&cr=

[i_go_to_rutgers]

If any of you are ever bored at work or home then read some of these articles...so much info that you'll be amazed.

Some articles might pertain to you and others might not but check it out anyway. The link takes you to 2007 Articles but you can click up top to change the year.

http://www.t-nation.com/archives.do?y=2007&s=&c=-1

[Year's_End]

I do squats with dumbells.

[xxballinboi786]

dont you just love it when you start a thread out of curiousity and it reaches 300 posts??

[mpimping]

I mentioned squats because they are supposed to increase your test level..

[TurboFan]

Originally Posted by i_go_to_rutgers

I'm not too sure but cardio is useless to a person trying to gain muscle. Think about it, if you run on the treadmill for about 25 minutes it's probably the same equivalent as doing a few sets of heavy squats. By the way, glad you brought up squats as that's probably one of the most important exercises you can do. If you look around the gym you'll see that not too many people actually do squats. I'm talking about the real squats too, the ones where you use the free bar instead of that machine squat where your range of motion is limited.

awesome read on squats....
http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1856085&cr=

For trying to gain mass, they are one of the most important, even if you're not trying to gain in the legs. Anything that fully engages the quad is going to produce the benefit, but the more you tax the muscle, the more it and the rest of your body will respond. The free squat is best, but even a hack squat on a power rack can help get the "juices" flowing, so to speak.

[335i4u2nv]

this thread is funny... im holding back

[mpimping]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=862307
and/or_________

[ducati955]

its all about control and actually hitting the muscle when you workout... i don't squat (haven't for the last 7 yrs) my legs are bigger than most 6'0 tall juice heads, i don't and never have dead lifted and same goes for my back

its all how you concentrate on your muscles while working out

[ArmyBimmerDude]

Originally Posted by TurboFan

Iso-pure protein
Ephedra5 (aka vitamin E )
Beverly Joint Care (glucosamine)
Advil (vitamin A)

Muscletech Nitrotech
Muscletech Celltech
Multivitamins
Water

All you need depending on your age of course

If you're desperate or really hardcore, there are the testosterone supplements and other things of course.