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<blockquote data-quote="HitManSE" data-source="post: 2945017" data-attributes="member: 549624">If you do cardio for too long, yes muscles will start to deteriorate. However since you dont have any carbs in your system, something has to burn. If you do short/hard sessions of cardio 3-4x a week say 15-20min (including warmup &amp;amp; cooldown) usually fat takes the biggest hit with little to no loss of muscle.What I do now (on the threadmill that is) is warmup 5min, then keep sprint (7-10mph) for 20sec, and back to 2mph for 10sec, and repeat until 8-10 sprints of 20+ seconds have been competed. Cool down for 5min when im done. This is usually with a 3-4degree incline as well, its **** hard lol (I&#039;ll try to dig up the link)Everyone has different genetics, personally though thats how it seems to work with me. Thats why I like to actually run on the **** threadmill rather then walk. Even though I hate it, it leaves me feeling better through the day and its considerably less boring then walking for 30-60min.What I do is a variation of HIIT (High intensity interval training //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif ). It works quite well and mentally is a lot easier to put up with then walking/jogging. However it usually requires those who try it to have some balls &amp;amp; not quit. Ive dropped about 10lbs in the last 3weeks. If it wasnt for all those burritos I probably would have dropped more //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gifYou&#039;d be amazed at how much good info you could find over at the conditioning section of sherdog.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HitManSE, post: 2945017, member: 549624"] If you do cardio for too long, yes muscles will start to deteriorate. However since you dont have any carbs in your system, something has to burn. If you do short/hard sessions of cardio 3-4x a week say 15-20min (including warmup & cooldown) usually fat takes the biggest hit with little to no loss of muscle. What I do now (on the threadmill that is) is warmup 5min, then keep sprint (7-10mph) for 20sec, and back to 2mph for 10sec, and repeat until 8-10 sprints of 20+ seconds have been competed. Cool down for 5min when im done. This is usually with a 3-4degree incline as well, its **** hard lol (I'll try to dig up the link) Everyone has different genetics, personally though thats how it seems to work with me. Thats why I like to actually run on the **** threadmill rather then walk. Even though I hate it, it leaves me feeling better through the day and its considerably less boring then walking for 30-60min. What I do is a variation of HIIT (High intensity interval training [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif[/IMG] ). It works quite well and mentally is a lot easier to put up with then walking/jogging. However it usually requires those who try it to have some balls & not quit. Ive dropped about 10lbs in the last 3weeks. If it wasnt for all those burritos I probably would have dropped more [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif[/IMG] You'd be amazed at how much good info you could find over at the conditioning section of sherdog. [/QUOTE]

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