Skinny Guy Massive Muscle Building Lesson 9: Skinny Guys and Cardio – Learn The REAL Deal

If you're a skinny guy trying to pack on the lean muscle mass, you may be wondering what you should be doing for cardio – or if you should be doing cardio in the first place.  There's quite a bit of confusion surrounding skinny guys with their cardio training because often you've heard that if you're skinny cardio is the last thing you should be doing, but then at the same rate, you wonder about overall health's sake. Isn't cardio important to maintain good health?

It's something that definitely has to be considered so let's put this concept to rest once and for all and get you straightened out with what you need to know.

Assessing The Form Of Cardio Training

The very first thing that you must be doing is thinking about the type of cardio in question.  Are you thinking about doing higher intensity interval cardio sessions or are you thinking about doing moderate paced, steady state cardio workouts?

The answer to this question is going to have a large influence on whether or not it should be included.

For the most part, skinny guys should avoid high intensity interval training.  Why?  Simply because they place too much stress on the body and it will be too taxing from a recovery point of view to handle.

If you're a skinny guy you'll have enough on your plate with your weight lifting workouts that we really don't want to be going off adding high intensity cardio to the mix.

If it's just a few moderate paced cardio workouts you're thinking of doing, this is much more doable and could definitely be added into the workout routine.  Just do make note that any calories you burn off during the workout will have to then be added right back in to your diet to compensate for this.

Looking At The Frequency Of The Cardio Training

Moving on, also consider the frequency at which you plan to perform your cardio.  Is it once a week? Twice a week?  Three times a week?

Generally you should try and keep your cardio sessions limited to two times per week maximally.  Any more than this and you will without a doubt start to see any hindrance with your muscle building progress.

Twice per week is more than enough to maintain good health as well so there's really no reason to need any more than that.

Thinking About Your Overall Workout Set-Up

Finally, also think about your overall workout set-up.  Someone who is doing three full body workouts a week will have more time availability for light cardio than someone who is doing a five day split workout.

For skinny guys the full body workout plan is a much better choice anyway to be doing, so that's something that should also be taken into account.

But still, if you're dead set on a four or five day workout plan adding two cardio sessions could be pushing it.  You really have to determine your priority here and use that to guide you as to what you should be doing for best results.

So keep this in mind when it comes to cardio training. Light cardio workouts added once or twice per week are relatively okay for muscle building purposes but if you start doing more than this or them at a higher intensity, your results will definitely begin to suffer.

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Second Lesson:
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Third Lesson:
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Forth Lesson:
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Fifth Lesson:
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Sixth Lesson:
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Seventh Lesson
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Ninth Lesson
Skinny Guy Massive Muscle Building Lesson 9: Skinny Guys and Cardio – Learn The REAL Deal
Tenth Lesson
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