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Old 06-08-2014, 07:37 PM   #2819
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Originally Posted by Marcellus View Post
I never said you need to do cardio to burn fat. The point is you need to be cardio fit to be fit. If you dont believe that then you are off base.

Im not saying ou need to to run 7 minute miles for a 10k but the fact is lifting alone does not make you heart healthy nor fit. The only people who still think this way are old school lifters.

When I was 27 I has a 32" waist and weighed 198lbs. I couldn't run 2 miles nor do any serious cardio work at all. This is after being 172lbs in the military and being in shape.

All I am saying is there is a difference between being strong and being in shape or having fitness.

Your resting heart rate will tell you all you need to know about how in shape you are.
I answered this in my next post in this thread. Why are you equating running to being fit? That simply means you are good at running. We all have our own definitions.

I rarely do cardio. My resting heart rate is 55-65. I get that from lifting heavy weights. How is that possible?! Oh, because these workouts cause me to get my heart rate up, burn an insane amount of calories and increase my resting metabolic rate.
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