Swapping my weight routine for cardio?

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DustinB

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I've been working out the last 15 days (not much, I know) in this cycle.

Sunday - Cardio
Monday - Lower Body
Tuesday - Upper Body
Wednesday - Cardio
Thursday - Lower Body
Friday - Upper Body
Saturday - Rest Day

Great progress so far as its the first time I've been serious about training since I was in High School.

Tomorrow and Friday are weight training days. Will it kill too much of my progress to supplement 90-120 minutes cardio instead of 90-120minutes of weight training?
 
why are you doing 90-120 minutes of weight training?

If you can't get a good workout done in 60 minutes, you're either:
A. taking too long between sets
B. trying to do too much
C. a professional bodybuilder
D. not working hard enough

For real.

Unless I'm confused by your post and you're talking about 90-120 minutes between the two days...

If you feel like you are over working the muscles, sure, swap to cardio.
 
DustinB said:
I've been working out the last 15 days (not much, I know) in this cycle.

Sunday - Cardio
Monday - Lower Body
Tuesday - Upper Body
Wednesday - Cardio
Thursday - Lower Body
Friday - Upper Body
Saturday - Rest Day

Great progress so far as its the first time I've been serious about training since I was in High School.

Tomorrow and Friday are weight training days. Will it kill too much of my progress to supplement 90-120 minutes cardio instead of 90-120minutes of weight training?
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From an uninformed point of view, I'd say yes. But then again, what are you aiming to do? Why are you weight-training for 90-120mins? It's a bit too long, too much catabolism. I ask this question quite frequently, but how is your diet? If you eat 6000 kcals a day, no it wont. What are you end-goal objectives? Cardio or Muscle?
 
Well - Not lifting weights for 120 minutes straight. But the whole workout.

  1. Stretching
  2. Warmup (5-10min)
  3. 9 Weight Exercises x 4 sets
  4. Cool Down (5-10min)
  5. Stretch

The 2 hour ones are the high rep days. These can go from 15 to 20, 30, sometimes as high as 100.

Main goal was originally to lose weight. Get down to 225 from 265. Currently at 253 since starting. Another goal was to tone the mass I do have, and have more consistency in my muscle structure. My calves/forearms are huge, biceps/quads - more endurance muscles. Chest/Back slowly shaping up.

Current Diet ranges from 1800-2000 calories a day.
100g Oatmeal
100g yogurt milk
175g tuna
Big ass salad with pasta, corn, peppers, lettuce, onions, and some feta cheese
1 whey protein serving (after training)
bananas / oranges as snacks
tea / flavored water / water to drink


End goal is to be in great shape for Team Handball - but with my size, I would be more of a Pivot player (like a center in basketball or a linemen in football).

I also had knee surgery Oct/2008, and two painful spots right now which are keeping me away from certain cardio - left calcaneofibular ligament and leftside ab inguinal ligament
 
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