Calorietekort vs. Cardio

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Does too much cardio make you lose muscle?
One common exercise myth is that doing too much aerobic exercise, or doing it
too hard makes you lose muscle. While it’s certainly possible this could happen, only
extreme amounts of high impact, high intensity cardio would cause large muscle losses to
occur. For example, endurance training and bodybuilding don’t go well together. The
muscle loss issue is usually highly exaggerated. If you’re in doubt, don’t guess: Carefully
track your lean body mass with skinfold testing and adjust your cardio and nutrition
accordingly.
Losing muscle is most likely caused by three factors: Inadequate caloric intake,
inadequate protein or dieting without including a weight training program. You’re more
likely to lose muscle from not eating enough than you are from doing too much cardio. If
your lean body mass drops, it’s usually because you’re missing meals or not eating
enough.
Provide yourself with the proper nutritional support, including adequate meal
frequency, protein, carbohydrates and total calories, and it’s not likely that you’ll lose
muscle, even with daily 45-minute cardio sessions. It’s ironic that so many people are
worried about losing muscle from cardio when they’re skipping meals and eating meals
without protein.



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Frequency of aerobic exercise (How often should you do cardio?)
The number of days per week you do aerobic workouts is largely dependent on
your goals. Everyone should always do three days per week of cardiovascular work as a
minimum. Three days of cardio a week is a habit you should maintain as a part of your
lifestyle for your health if no other reason. If your body fat is already in the desirable
range, then three or four 20 to 30 minute workouts per week are usually enough to
maintain your low body fat level and stay aerobically fit. It’s also enough to help keep
you lean when you’re working on gaining body weight. If your goal is to lose body fat,
then adding a fifth, sixth or seventh day will maximize your results.