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My thoughts on cardio are a little biased, i've been playing footy since i was 5 and have regularly done pre season training starting around October since i was 15, back then i loved running however as the years have passed on the pre seasons started later and later, my passion for the gym increased i really dislike cardio. While it has many benefits, its not the be all and end all of weight loss and is generally very overrated.
Generally speaking steady state cardio will increase your calorie expenditure allowing weight loss to occur particularly in calorie deficit, it can also lend itself towards muscle wastage, as opposed to resistance training that can increase lean muscle whilst burning fat, resistance training also has the benefit of EPOC (burning more calories post work out) whereas steady state doesn't have this affect. HIIT training will increase the EPOC affect and affect the body more like resistance training as opposed to steady state cardio. Secondly, increasing lean muscle through resistance training will increase your basal metabolic rate as muscle burns more calories than bodyfat. Resistance training can increase joint and muscle strength as will improve bone density. A lot of running is very hard on the knee and ankle joints.
I am not trying to say cardio is not benefical or shouldn't be done, but personally a combination of HIIT training and resistance training is the most optimum combination. But i do say do what what you enjoy most, as long as you are exercising it will only improve you health.
My thoughts on cardio are a little biased, i've been playing footy since i was 5 and have regularly done pre season training starting around October since i was 15, back then i loved running however as the years have passed on the pre seasons started later and later, my passion for the gym increased i really dislike cardio. While it has many benefits, its not the be all and end all of weight loss and is generally very overrated.
Generally speaking steady state cardio will increase your calorie expenditure allowing weight loss to occur particularly in calorie deficit, it can also lend itself towards muscle wastage, as opposed to resistance training that can increase lean muscle whilst burning fat, resistance training also has the benefit of EPOC (burning more calories post work out) whereas steady state doesn't have this affect. HIIT training will increase the EPOC affect and affect the body more like resistance training as opposed to steady state cardio. Secondly, increasing lean muscle through resistance training will increase your basal metabolic rate as muscle burns more calories than bodyfat. Resistance training can increase joint and muscle strength as will improve bone density. A lot of running is very hard on the knee and ankle joints.
I am not trying to say cardio is not benefical or shouldn't be done, but personally a combination of HIIT training and resistance training is the most optimum combination. But i do say do what what you enjoy most, as long as you are exercising it will only improve you health.
