Why You Can’t Just Do Cardio…
Cardio is a great way to burn calories, don’t get me wrong. Whether you’re someone who is trying to lose weight or not you should be doing some type of cardio. Obviously how much you do and what you do is going to vary depending on your goals.
If you’re someone trying to lose 50lbs, cardio is going to play a big role. Lots of incline walking, running, biking along with high intensity workouts will be called for.
If you’re skinny trying to build muscle mass, cardio is going to be much less prevalent and you’ll mainly get your cardio in by just doing high intensity lifts/workouts.
So you’re saying no matter what I should do some type of cardio?
Yes, but I’m also saying no matter what you should do muscle strength training as well.
But Why?
If you just do cardio, yes you may lose weight and yes it’s great to increase your heart rate. However, after you lose the weight you may have that “deflated” look. You have to strengthen your muscular structure as well! Although walking, running, biking etc. helps your legs, it’s still not muscle strength training.
You NEED to weight train or do bodyweight workout like push ups, pull-ups and squats to help strengthen your muscles. Skinny doesn’t mean strong! By working out your muscles you’ll inevitably fill out in your own skin and actually be able to see all your muscles. Doing only cardio won’t do that.
You need to rip the muscle fibers so that they can grow back stronger and stronger allowing your muscles to tone and get bigger. The only way to do that is by creating force on them with either weights or bodyweight.
If you want to see your muscles and look good you MUST strength train in some sort of capacity. Doing just cardio won’t do it so stop that immediately and start training now!
You Got This!
For more information on cardio, check out some of my other blog posts!!
https://corecalisthenics.com/cardio/should-you-be-doing-cardio-before-or-after-your-workout/
https://corecalisthenics.com/workout-education/stop-spending-hours-at-the-gym/
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