What is the most amount of cardio you had to do to finish a cut?

[LaBellaNena408]

I'm posting this question because my babe is going through some hard ass cutting right now, he's doing cardio 5 times a week, 450 calories per session! On top of that he's cutting back on his carbs to 175g! But he is getting ripped, his legs and back are cut up and abs are coming in nicely. So what have you guys done to get ripped?

[WeaponZero]

A lot of my bodybuilder friends have had the best results in a cut switching from a conventional lifting regimen to a circuit training based one. Basically every workout is full body (no splits) and you ditch the rep goals for timed sets with timed rest periods. Do that 3-4 days a week with walks or light jogs on your off days.

Personally though I'm not a fan of taking it to that level. Fitness should be about health first and foremost and when you take it to the level that competing bodybuilders do, going through bulk and cut cycles and using loads of supplements (among other things) it becomes just the opposite. It's no longer about health and at that point is unhealthy. Especially the extremes they go to in a cut.

[I_am_repulsive]

I've only been doing cardio for about 30-45 minutes and I usually lose about 350 calories to about 450 per session as well. Then I do some minor weight lifting because I'm just starting at it again

[LaBellaNena408]

Yea my boyfriend does cardio for 40 mins too but he lifts first and does cardio second

[I_am_repulsive]

I do cardio first to warm myself up and lift some weights after. I guess I'm doing it backwards huh?

[LaBellaNena408]

I don't know its personal perference

[kaylaS91]

I've been doing 40 minute cardio sessions on the elliptical at the gym 4-5x/week for over a year now. 40-50 km bike rides when the weather's nice. I don't eat too many carbs, mostly a sandwich for breakfast & try to cut eating any more through the day. I don't have chiseled abs but outlines for a 6-pack, and my stomach's definitely quite toned.

[Iron_Man]

Not for cutting but I walked 15 miles in the hottest part of the day while fasting and never stopped walking to take a break

[LaBellaNena408]

Sounds very hard

[Iron_Man]

It was hard no water or nothing at high noon in Miami FL

[Shaft50]

Well, I wish I could offer advice on this, but I have come away with some good tips instead.

[Consultant]

HIIT cardio

[LaBellaNena408]

I do that! That's intervals right?

[Consultant]

Ya sprinting then resting. in my opinion it's all about heart rate, I try to get my heart rate up to 140 to 150 in cardio. It's already between 130 to 140 when I lift bc I don't do long rest periods and super set like crazy.

[LaBellaNena408]

What I do is I jump rope for 3 mins and I go fast every 30 seconds, then I hit the bag for 3 mins, fast punches and slower but harder ones, then I do mitt work for another round! Sounds simple but after 4 times I'm really sweating hard

[Consultant]

That's intense wow impressive! Ya for cardio I like my B's, boxing, biking, burpees. Have you done burpees before? You'll hate me for saying lol

[LaBellaNena408]

Yea I know what burpees are in boxing we did them a lot!

[atomique]

Running 8 miles per a workout in college. T