Pop
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Hey...
Just after a bit of advice. Basically I am looking to do about 10-15 mins low impact cardio after weights at the gym. Does anyone else do this?
I'm thinking of either low resistance rowing machine or low resistance cross-trainer. Would people recommend one of those over the other? Or maybe do both to mix it up a bit?
I'm open to suggestions.
Cheers
Tim
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Laney
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What are you hoping to achieve from it? (Serious question)
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A2H GO
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The same thing as high impact cardio but slower I'd imagine.
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Pop
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Laney - The main thing I'm looking to achieve from it is burning some calories without impacting to much on the weights work that I have just done. I'm not keen on HIIT or high impact cardio as I'm an ectomorph body type and struggle to maintain weight when cardio is a part of my routine.
I'm basically at the moment trying to find the balance between calorie intake and cardio. I know with cardio you can increase muscle mass and decrease fat mass.
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Stair climber?
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Jill
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I'd say do bike or cross trainer for low impact cardio imo, but like someone else said what are you hoping to gain? If you only go to the gym to do weights then you would need low impact cardio to warm up before the weights. After sems a little bit pointless imo as surely you will do streches after your weight session and wouldn't need the cardio, although it wouldn't hurt to do 10-15mins after the weights and then stretch! Also mix it up so your body doesn't adapt to doing the same thing all the time like you'd obv do when you do your weights etc.
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Laney
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So when you say impact you don't mean physical impact (ie, running), you mean intensity?
Traditional cardio (LSD) won't increase your muscle mass at all - it'll just make you skinny and weak. Nobody wants be skinny and weak.
Tabata rowing on the other hand will make you never want to see another rowing machine in your life and make you feel like you're breathing fire - and it only takes 4 minutes.
Ps, eat more.
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Jake
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walking is low impact right? 
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Paul_J
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Hang on Pop, I'm sure you posted a pic of yourself and you were seriously skinny - why do you want to restrict your calories or burn them with cardio?
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Hammer
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Ditch it altogether from the pic you posted cardio was the last thing you needed.
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emicen
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If you want to use it to keep your metabolism firing to make the most of a raised calorie intake, intervals in the morning would probably be the best idea then just a gentle spin on the bike before and after weights as warm up and cool down.
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A2H GO
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Its the old 'should I walk or run' debate when wanting to 'lean up'.
At the end of the day, high intensity cardio and low intensity cardio both do the same thing, burn calories, only one takes a lot longer.
You would in most cases want to do your cardio following your workout as your glycogen stores will have been depleted for instant energy during the weight session, meaning your body will call upon 'fat reserves' for energy during the cardio.
I find 10-15 mins high intensite cardio after each workout along with an increased protein intake helps me maintain a good blance of muscle/BF throughout the summer. I'd no doubt see the same benefit from doing low intensity cardio but I'd be there for twice as long.
I found a way of getting a 2.5kg bag of Impact Whey off myprotein for £22 last night if anyones interested i'll make a post. 
[Edited on 01-06-2011 by A2H GO]
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by emicen
If you want to use it to keep your metabolism firing to make the most of a raised calorie intake, intervals in the morning would probably be the best idea then just a gentle spin on the bike before and after weights as warm up and cool down.
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=603775
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Pop
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Thanks for the replies, plenty of food for thought on what to do.
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