Cardio question

[Lizard King]

What's the opinion on Cardio? Is it better to do 20 minutes on the elliptical, 20 on the bike and 20 on the treadmill or is 60 minutes on any of the above an equal workout?

Only asking because someone suggested I use all 3 instead of just staying on the elliptical as long.
Thanks

 

[agpando]

I'm not trying to take over this thread but I have a similar question concerning cardio. Can it be used to gain muscle mass? I have a friend that told me that is supposed to be used that way, and I always saw it as something that hinders my gains.

 

[ForemanRules]

What's the opinion on Cardio? Is it better to do 20 minutes on the elliptical, 20 on the bike and 20 on the treadmill or is 60 minutes on any of the above an equal workout?

Only asking because someone suggested I use all 3 instead of just staying on the elliptical as long.
Thanks

What is best is what feels good on your joints and what program you enjoy and will stick with.

 

[Reinheart]

I don't think that it's used to build mass but to give the muscles the cut and striation thingy and to burn fat of course and improve endurance.

How much cardio you do depends on what you want to do to your body?

Increase endurance? Go for sky high heart rate,

Lose body fat and expel some water? Opt for a medium pace.

My personal favorites are swimming and running.

 

[sportsclub]

Liz you know the answer to this anytime you change up your routine you will be using muscles not normally emphasised and usually get a better result. As for one exercise being better than the others though...not too sure but i think the bike is the weakest of the 3

 

[great one]

bike imo is best , because keeps your heart rate on the lower end , and therefore you don't lose muscle mass . 1000 calories in 1 hour is way to much . i do bike like bigbench does sprints ... 30 seconds at high level then 90 at low level ...... bigbench likes 50 meter sprint walk back then repeat and so on , but i believe he goes to 30 meter ones as well , he used the example of a sprinter versus a marathon runner , sprinter has much more mass. my first show i did cross trainer started at 187 weighed in at 134 i ran my muscle right off , but now i compete at middleweight , and do little cardio compared to back then and look way better , but of course diet is better now as well . i know everyone is different , but thats my 2 cents which is about 1.8 cents[)] american