Cardio Training

[ShogunsDecapitr]

Should you do cardio differently if your goal is increased stamina, and not weight loss? I'm not trying to lose weight (trying to bulk up actually), but I am trying to build stamina.

Thanks in advance

[Dead_Nerd]

Either way, you should be doing more sprints than long distance training. If you run longer distances without sprints, you will not gain much mass, nor lose much weight compared to sprints. Also be sure you are doing a weight routine along with your cardio, which im sure you are if you are wanting to gain mass. Note how sprinters are huge compared to marathon runners.

My $.02

[bred]

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Depends on what type of stamina you need. Eat more than you burn and you will gain mass. Running burns calories. Don't run on an empty stomache and eat more than you burn running and you won't lose weight. If long distance runners could continually eat during their runs they would be huge too but they burn up all of their food energy and start breaking down protein in the muscle, this is why they are skinny.

[ShogunsDecapitr]

I'm looking to increase stamina for high-intensity exercise for short to medium lengths of time, like boxing rounds, no long distance running.
my cardio exercise of choice is the heavy bag (when no bball is going on), so do you think I should do short periods (1-2 mins) of almost max heart rate with say minute breaks in between? how many days a week should i do it? can i do that everyday and not lose weight as long as I eat enough? i make sure i eat 3000-4000 calories a day, enough?

[EmptyneSs]

yeah stamina and weight loss are acheived differently. if weight loss is what u desire, ur supposed to do some kinda activitywith a low amount of intesity for a sustained period of time. gaining cardio endurance requires more intesity for a sustained period of time. this is because low intesisty activity burns fat, while high intesisty activity burns carbohydrate.

[bred]

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It is percentages... low intensity burns higher percentage of fat for fuel but that's a stupid excuse to not do high intensity as high intensity burns more calories and even when burning a lower percentage of fat it still burns more fat than low intensity. Supplement protein before and after high intensity training, this will minimize muscle waste. Go 3 minutes crazy intensity one minute walk around but don't completely quit then 3 minutes crazy, repeat for 45 minutes. If you initially lose weight add more calories and adjust as needed. Never do cardio on empty stomache. Drink a ton of water.

[koto_ryu]

I'm looking to increase stamina for high-intensity exercise for short to medium lengths of time, like boxing rounds, no long distance running.
my cardio exercise of choice is the heavy bag (when no bball is going on), so do you think I should do short periods (1-2 mins) of almost max heart rate with say minute breaks in between? how many days a week should i do it? can i do that everyday and not lose weight as long as I eat enough? i make sure i eat 3000-4000 calories a day, enough?

A good little way of running I used to do was warm up with a mile or so at a good comfortable pace, then sprint hardcore for 30 seconds, then rest for a minute while still jogging. Repeat until you're near exhaustion, crawl home like a pathetic mess, and crawl into bed for an hour or so.