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July 12th, 2011


Introducing Cardio Training in Bodybuilding

After success in bodybuilding, and the muscle groups are swelling, the physique is compact, the strength is high and the exercise routine is much more intense, there is definitely a loss of flexibility. In conventional bodybuilding exercises, weight training is the key. This prompts the body builder to give up the cardio exercises that were once a part of the training routine.

Most beginners actually start out training with cardio exercises, whereby they stimulate their bodies into an active lifestyle. But soon enough, when weight exercises begin, they leave out the cardios and replace their time allocation in the training session with weight exercises. This is wrong and in time, it causes the body builder to loose out on flexibility and body balance.

The health benefits that accrue from the incorporation of cardio training in the bodybuilding training are immense. The following are but some of the main reasons why you should introduce or reintroduce the cardio training in your bodybuilding training.

1. Cardios better that weight exercises help maintain the body fit and healthy. Although the weight exercises are the king when it comes to strength and muscle mass gains, the cardios rule the area of physical fitness and health.

2. Cardios are easy and relatively time saving. They need only a few minutes in the training session, thereby allowing you to move on to the weight training exercises.

3. Cardios can be used as the warm up exercises for weight training exercise, and if used that way, they actually increase the muscle stimulation when the weight exercises are undertaken. Muscles respond better to weight lifting exercises if they have been stretched and exercised for some brief time using cardio exercises.

4. Cardios train the body builder how to control his or her breathing style in such a way that the ingestion of fresh, oxygenated air is high. Breathing is a core part of bodybuilding even and especially in weight exercises. It is important that the body builder breathe well in a way that provides enough air to the body during the demanding moments of training. This allows for anaerobic metabolism and also stimulates the muscles to lift longer and heavier.

5. Cardio exercises help amplify circulation and cardiac system health. Consistent and regular cardio exercises help in strengthening and amplifying the vibrancy of the heart such that it can live up to the demanding exercises of a weight lifter. If the body builder uses cardios or attends a cardio training frequently, his or her heart pace is at the optimal pace, meaning that the circulation id also hyper.

6. Cardios help stretch muscles, induce flexibility and tenacity in them, it helps amplify the rigidity and elasticity. This goes a long way in preventing injuries when the body builder hits the weight room, in that the muscle will not be easily injured for they can accommodate even the most intense stretch.

Basically, cardios ought to be part of the body builder’s training program. It requires that the body builder uses some cardio exercises as warm up exercises before and after the weight training session,, or even attends a cardio training session at least once a week.

About the Author

Dane Fletcher is the world’s most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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