How important is cardio to building muscle?

[Perfect10]

I'm going to imply here that if you don't like running, just go for a 1h walk. It burns decent enough and it's better that nothing.

 

[noodle]

swimming is a great alternative to the treadmill for cardio.
Conditions your whole body too and I think its pretty fun.

 

[Heart Break Kid]

swimming is a great alternative to the treadmill for cardio.
Conditions your whole body too and I think its pretty fun.

I agree. I do weights Mon/Wed/Fri and Swimming Tues/Thurs. I've been picking up a lot of speed so I recently got some good goggles. Wow, if anyone has not experienced this, try it ! It makes swimming even more fun... I like looking into the depths at the bottom and everything. Some person was swimming on the wrong side of the pool and I saw them underwater at the last minute and dived under him. Haha.

Plus, swimming seems to have an effect on muscles too because of the resistance.

 

[bud_2005]

Ok first off Alex is right, arching and rounding are the opposite thing.

Second, I know it is essential to have a protein shake after lifting. But I want to do a little cardio afterwards. How long can I do cardio before I have adverse effects since I don't have that protein? I heard if you don't feed yourself protein after lifting it can actually decrease muscle mass.

 

[user43770]

Ok first off Alex is right, arching and rounding are the opposite thing.

Second, I know it is essential to have a protein shake after lifting. But I want to do a little cardio afterwards. How long can I do cardio before I have adverse effects since I don't have that protein? I heard if you don't feed yourself protein after lifting it can actually decrease muscle mass.

Bring a protein shake to drink after you lift, but before you run.

 

[SinJester]

Make sure your shake has carbs in it too especially if you are doing cardio afterwards.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Bring a protein shake to drink after you lift, but before you run.

I usually drink one before I lift and another after. Is that too much?

 

[user43770]

I usually drink one before I lift and another after. Is that too much?

That's fine as long as your workouts are only about an hour. If you work out for too long without nutrition your body will start feeding off of itself.

 

[bud_2005]

Bring a protein shake to drink after you lift, but before you run.

Ok I know that sounds simple enough but after I lift I like to mix 2 raw eggs in a blender with my protein shake. Like if I have my protein shake 30 minutes after I lift my last dumbbell will I still be fine?

 

[user43770]

Ok I know that sounds simple enough but after I lift I like to mix 2 raw eggs in a blender with my protein shake. Like if I have my protein shake 30 minutes after I lift my last dumbbell will I still be fine?

I don't see a problem with that.

 

[Quiksilver]

Sounds like we're overanalysing a little bit.

Just lift weights and then eat some food.