[quote]prometheus1 wrote:
Is it really sensible to completely skip cardio because it purportedly can make you gain 20 grams less of lean muscle mass, and forgo all of these benefits it DOES give?:
Increase in exercise tolerance
Reduction in body weight
Reduction in blood pressure
Reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol
Increase in good (HDL) cholesterol
Increase in insulin sensitivity
Promotes high quality sleep (recovery is important for muscle gain too)
Improved immune system
Lower resting heart rate and recovery during exercise[/quote]
Properly programmed weight training and a good nutrition plan can deliver those exact same benefits, no cardio required.
Aerobic training isn’t “necessary”. “Necessary” is a very tricky and context-specific word when it comes to any type of exercise.[/quote]
To add to this, I can’t think of many “xxx is good” phrases that are universally true, if any. “xxx is good” for who? For what goal? Under what circumstance?[/quote]
[quote]prometheus1 wrote:
Is it really sensible to completely skip cardio because it purportedly can make you gain 20 grams less of lean muscle mass, and forgo all of these benefits it DOES give?:
Increase in exercise tolerance
Reduction in body weight
Reduction in blood pressure
Reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol
Increase in good (HDL) cholesterol
Increase in insulin sensitivity
Promotes high quality sleep (recovery is important for muscle gain too)
Improved immune system
Lower resting heart rate and recovery during exercise[/quote]
Properly programmed weight training and a good nutrition plan can deliver those exact same benefits, no cardio required.
Aerobic training isn’t “necessary”. “Necessary” is a very tricky and context-specific word when it comes to any type of exercise.[/quote]
To add to this, I can’t think of many “xxx is good” phrases that are universally true, if any. “xxx is good” for who? For what goal? Under what circumstance?[/quote]
oxygen?[/quote]
This presupposes a goal of wanting to live.
[/quote]
[quote]prometheus1 wrote:
Is it really sensible to completely skip cardio because it purportedly can make you gain 20 grams less of lean muscle mass, and forgo all of these benefits it DOES give?:
Increase in exercise tolerance
Reduction in body weight
Reduction in blood pressure
Reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol
Increase in good (HDL) cholesterol
Increase in insulin sensitivity
Promotes high quality sleep (recovery is important for muscle gain too)
Improved immune system
Lower resting heart rate and recovery during exercise[/quote]
Properly programmed weight training and a good nutrition plan can deliver those exact same benefits, no cardio required.
Aerobic training isn’t “necessary”. “Necessary” is a very tricky and context-specific word when it comes to any type of exercise.[/quote]
To add to this, I can’t think of many “xxx is good” phrases that are universally true, if any. “xxx is good” for who? For what goal? Under what circumstance?[/quote]
oxygen?[/quote]
If you’d like some oxygen in your blood stream, I’ve got a syringe of it right here. Just sign the release forms and we’ll get right to it.
[quote]prometheus1 wrote:
Is it really sensible to completely skip cardio because it purportedly can make you gain 20 grams less of lean muscle mass, and forgo all of these benefits it DOES give?:
Increase in exercise tolerance
Reduction in body weight
Reduction in blood pressure
Reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol
Increase in good (HDL) cholesterol
Increase in insulin sensitivity
Promotes high quality sleep (recovery is important for muscle gain too)
Improved immune system
Lower resting heart rate and recovery during exercise[/quote]
Properly programmed weight training and a good nutrition plan can deliver those exact same benefits, no cardio required.
Aerobic training isn’t “necessary”. “Necessary” is a very tricky and context-specific word when it comes to any type of exercise.[/quote]
To add to this, I can’t think of many “xxx is good” phrases that are universally true, if any. “xxx is good” for who? For what goal? Under what circumstance?[/quote]
oxygen?[/quote]
If you’d like some oxygen in your blood stream, I’ve got a syringe of it right here. Just sign the release forms and we’ll get right to it.[/quote]
haha, I have plenty syringes of my own.
Apparently that thing with the syringe of oxygen is an urban myth anyway, disappointingly.
[quote]prometheus1 wrote:
Is it really sensible to completely skip cardio because it purportedly can make you gain 20 grams less of lean muscle mass, and forgo all of these benefits it DOES give?:
Increase in exercise tolerance
Reduction in body weight
Reduction in blood pressure
Reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol
Increase in good (HDL) cholesterol
Increase in insulin sensitivity
Promotes high quality sleep (recovery is important for muscle gain too)
Improved immune system
Lower resting heart rate and recovery during exercise[/quote]
Properly programmed weight training and a good nutrition plan can deliver those exact same benefits, no cardio required.
Aerobic training isn’t “necessary”. “Necessary” is a very tricky and context-specific word when it comes to any type of exercise.[/quote]
To add to this, I can’t think of many “xxx is good” phrases that are universally true, if any. “xxx is good” for who? For what goal? Under what circumstance?[/quote]
oxygen?[/quote]
This presupposes a goal of wanting to live.
[/quote]
Depends. More oxygen means more oxidative damage through free radicals. Slow death = sooooo emo.