My favorite part of your podcasts is the “why” behind it. It’s easy to say to do something or stop something but the “why” provides the adherence piece. Great work!!

Me my whole life: “Must do cardio to lose weight” - average results 🤔 Me after listening to you guys and focusing on - strength training - lowering calories - doing more steps Incredible results! 💪 Feeling happy for the achievements 🎉 and a little bummed for the years wasted 😢 But mostly happy! 😊

Mind Pump loves Cardi B... But hates Cardi O

I love Justin! "It's not a fat burning button." - Boom! The most efficient summary / explanation of all time!

I stopped doing cardio during maps anabolic and have been reverse dieting, I have stayed at 200 for a month now and visibly dropped body fat while increasing calories. What they say works

It blows my mind that Mind Pump doesn't have at least 1m subs

These guys are the best, legit and down to earth. The best fitness and nutritional KZfaq channel right now.

Couldn't agree more regarding cardio. I do strength training 3 times a week & cardio 2 days. I mostly walk about 3-5 miles a day & it all works great for me.🙂

That was an excellent question and an excellent answer. I think if you go from being someone who does zero cardio and you're very sedentary when you cut and you implement a caloric deficit along with list cardio the fat loss is amazing. But doing high intensity cardio you're not going to make it and the fat loss isn't going to be sustainable and/or maintainable. Another thing is if you're walking those steps when you get upwards into the 15,000 plus range unless you're at a job where you're walking the majority of the day or you are have the free time Good luck getting that many steps. But great answer guys Good job

Whilst I totally agree that this conversation is all about BF percentage and the preservation of muscle. I believe it should be noted that literally every medical professional on the planet would recommend 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity cardio each week for health, which is way more important than any of this. Also Cardio like running, playing sports etc is so much more effective than 'functional training, mobility training etc' as it is literally is function. As an example I train hard on leg day, heavy squats with good form etc and get sore, however I recently started playing 5 a side Football (soccer for the US guys) and after my first match, the leg soreness was unreal, as my body had clearly become stiff and immobile and was utilising my body in a way no weight training could. I follow Jonni Shreeve and Gregg and they has this spot on, do Cardio, live longer and better, period! I suppose this conversation is not really about health but purely about burning fat but I would say even if you lose a little muscle the benefits of a good hard Cardio program will outweigh that by miles in overall wellbeing.

This is exactly the type of information I need right now. I’m gonna do more strength training over intense cardio now

I train concurrently as a female, 2 x cardio + 4 x weigh lifting. To me I use cardio to improve my cardiovascular health but I used to do 3 x weights + 2 x hit + 2 x zone 2 cardio and consistently hit 10k steps everyday. I dailed down now because I put so much stress on my body that the weight just wasnt budging. Only see improvement when I cut back and start focusing on getting strong.

Love the video Q&As, more please!

For me, I always lost belly fat with lots of cardio, I legit lifted weights for a year and lost only like 25 pounds. Today I do both, some cardio, maybe 30 minutes or so then lift some weights and abs. I see improvments, but still have a gut/ belly fat.

I get that cardio for fat loss should never be the main goal. However it feels that they emphasize that part much more than the actual health benefits. Having a low heart frequency and low blood pressure makes so many activities easier for me as I am more relaxed and sleep better. In my experience "walking" is not enough for any results for that matter. I'm not advocating for HIIT, but some medium intensity Cardio sessions 1-2 a week are doing wonders for me.

What’s the explanation for sprinters being jacked versus long-distance runners being so skinny? I thought sprints was a form of cardio that helped build muscle?

I lost 73kg without cardio. Only weight lifting and long walks in the evening.

Preach it guys. Every time, I mean every time I see folks use a ton of cardio to lose weight they end up looking flat and skinny with no definition. The only exception is if someone weight trained before and was overweight but even then, they lose some muscle and a ton of strength on the compound lifts

2:26 for Garmin users this is great actually. The auto step increase once you reach your target on the daily. Nothing serious just a great tool. Plus add streak counter With NEAT/Daily walks with the dogs average 8000 But with Z2 run can reach 14 to 16000steps depends Keep up the great content 😊

Question If you can’t lift to failure because your on your own should you just do another set?

I have a question for mindpump anyone- I'm into freediving, so I want to lean out while increasing my endurance level as best I can. Since I can't just go to the beach everyday (I can, I live in San Diego, but I also have to work two jobs and go to school), what would be the best path for that, lean out and increase endurance/conditioning ?

I agree from the perspective of when you stop high intensity cardio you’ll see some weight come back on. and it’s all about nutrition and diet that’s how I lost all the weight

Can u do a video on how to get lean through strength training please

I am 320 pounds 5' 11 and I'm 49 years old. I was always a skinny kid in high school as soon as I reach 32 years old it seems like my my metabolism is stopped and I Can not lose weightIf I tried. I seem like I'm doing it all wrong. I would like to join your weight loss and build muscle Program. you guys know your stuff I need help. How do I go about I'm getting some training from you guys?

Is it possible to drop 5-10% body fat AND build muscle for the first time in my life intentionally (by lifting in the gym 3 times a week) WHILE also training for a half marathon race (running 3-4 times a week)? I’m struggling to work out if this is possible or I should focus on one or the other? 🤔

Cardio at around a 135 BPM. is the best to do for health benefits and fat burn. This will also increase you vascular system efficiency and size. In addition to helping your muscle to adapt to fat and carbs as a fuel scource buy increasing Mitochondria. I've never seen anyone look into this aspect of cardio and it's benefits for muscle building or cutting when it comes to body building. One good example is Xfit athletes. How are they able to go through intense strength feats while also having amazing endurance when it come to cardio. I wonder if these principles can be applied in a way that will help increase size and definition of muscle.

if you do a lot of low to moderate intensity cardio for managing chronic pain and depression and are not in a calorie deficit, will you still lose muscle? i also do strength training.

right now i Aim for 3days to do PPL.10/ 15min jump rope after 1hr zumba class once a week thats my cardio day.

Yeah waiting on the coach greg video about this one

I workout 3-4 days a week whole body other than legs only twice a week but everything 1-2 heavy sets to complete failure than at the end of my workout I just go as hard as I can on the elliptical for 20 mins that’s all the cardio I do let’s say 45-80 mins is all but also do walk 20-30k steps a day weekdays and 10-15k weekends I feel as this should be sufficient for health and Muscles well I feel balanced and gaining muscle!

How do I gain muscle but keep as much cardio as possible? Grew up not lifting and just playing sports so it’s the most pleasurable and restorative form of exercise and I want to keep it. How do I stay efficient and still get runners high?

You can also do sprints. The problem is that people will go on 10 mile runs or chill in the treadmill for 2 hours. Do a few 100M sprints and call it a day.

"Formal treadmill" LOL

This logic is confusing. Boxers are some of the most conditioned athletes on the planet and they do tons of cardio. They jog 4-6 mile a day, do jump rope, sparing and hit the speed bag. All cardio. In fact they don’t much of any weight training

Like the MindPump guys have mentioned, do some cardio for the overall health benefits, but don't allow it to interfere it with your strength training. Keep the sessions light, intensity low, and duration low.... I like doing some cardio in the morning since it wakes me up to some extent

Can/Does slightly more intense cardio help break through a fatloss plateau that's focused primarily on weight training? Been at 255ish for about 4 months but down 35lbs since October '22. I have enjoyed the physique change, the muscle plus strength gains but still have a gut and love handles. Pretty much everything else has gotten lean though: legs, back, arms, chest for sure and some off the gut. I'm starting to look weird. If you dont look at my gut, i look big/bulky. But look at my gut and its like someone has glued pictures of different bodies together lol I have also fallen completely off my better eating habits for a full month without gaining a single pound. Though if since ive been back on, im not losing any fat either. I'm honestly so confused

So can i add incline walks at the end of my lifting session like the 3-12-30 for daily steps or should i lower the intensity? Im asking that because i had tried that but given that im already in a calorie deficit ive been struggling with strength loss so should i keep doing this or lower the intensity on my incline walks

lol, that beginning

Kind of off topic, but why aren't the legs split into different days like the arms are on ppl? Seems like it would be easier to recover from.

try hybrid training...

I really need to up my steps... this WFH doesn't help. Considering getting a walking pad. Any experience with that? Do you guys recommend it?

Cardio definitely hurt my first cut. I reduced calories and focused on walking excessively and my weight loss stalled and my metabolism stalled. I was consuming 700-1000 calories a day and doing alternate day fasting, eating only protein, veggies, and some vitamins and fish oil. I did this for 2months and I tanked. I started increasing calories back to 2000 and had gained so much of it back as fat, destroying all of my progress. I went back down to 1200, then 1400, then 1600, and now I am currently eating back at 2100-2300 calories and weight lifting 3 days a week with some cardio. I’m happily around 15% body fat but my body responds SO much better to eating more on harder work out days but I have metabolic flexibility again. I can have a day or two where I don’t hit my macros except protein and be fine. Finding out my maintenance and weighing and waiting for a week or two was the most frustrating part. Do I increase again? did I increase too much? The process was worth it. Now I do cardio maybe twice a week for 15-30 minutes or a fun HIIT session here or there, but lord, weight training has SAVED my mental health, physique, stamina, and mind frame when it comes to considering this lifestyle for the future. This is sustainable and enjoyable, cardio and crash calorie dieting is not.

Wait a minute. A grown man weighs 167 pounds, is 14% body fat, and we're trying to help him lose even more weight? If he's not competing or very short this is insane. If he ran whatever "anabolic" is (I'm assuming it's based on anabolism and gaining, duh) as many times as he says he has and he still only eats 2500 calories it sounds like he never ate enough calories while doing anabolic programs in the first place. Hence, only weighing 167 pounds.

Dude just isn’t getting it and is stuck on cardio. After hearing an explanation about increasing steps and cutting calories, he asks, “what kind of cardio did you do?” 🤦

What about a work out that is doing rounds of running 1/4 to half mile and then doing strength sets? I will do that for about 2 to 3 miles getting in about 6 rounds of 2 exercises (12 sets). Is that working against each other or doing the push ups and squats (and other exercises) each short distance block the endurance signal?

Mind pump

Walking is cardio… its just low intensity and for most its zone 1 or zone 2 at best if its done in a brisk manner

Boom

Unless you are trying to be athletic, don't do cardio. Cardio is for athletes. If you are body building then just eat perfectly and lift.

I’ve lost 137 pounds in just under 2 years. Yoga and walking with a better diet. Hardly any weight lifting.

@coach greg greg doucette. I would love to hear him comment this.

If walking or steps is essential for fat loss why is not considered as cardio ?

Too much muscle makes cardio harder. Speaking from experience. Way slower and heavier with the extra muscle. It definitely had a negative effect on my performance.

I like SIT on an indoor bike 1x per week.

That equals Skinny Fat. low calories and cardio

"Formal treadmill"

But aren’t “steps” cardio outside of NEAT?

Umm he’s like saying walking isn’t cardio lol “I don’t do cardio but I’d make sure my steps are at 12k then I’ll do a half n hour walk(cardio) to get to 16k” Although I agree about to much cardio when your below 10%

3:35 that is not correct

“don’t do cardio, but do cardio by counting steps” the weight watcher’s version of cardio Then compares his self on steroids to people who may not to juice.. yes excess cardio is not the answer, but adding 10 to 15 minutes of walking is easy to adjust… to much weightlifting and conditioning with weights can also lead to injury… walking is way safer for the extra conditioning

Lol he went down to 3% body fat? Really? 😅

Weigh loss happens in the kitchen, never diet on the bike.

Third

I liked this podcast until it started to constantly feel like an infomercial for selling programs

BS’ I’ve lost a lot of weight just from just walking ‘ I don’t know where you get that idea from’ and I know plenty have done the same

How stupid third time this man tonight at cardio just got food. You’re supposed to do cardio and keep the food out to fuel your muscles and then when that stops working taper off food.

I immediately got sad when I saw today’s episode was only 12 mins 🥹 Greetings from Spain! 🇪🇸 Thanks for all you do guys!

Tell that to david goggins that used a crap load of cardio for long term fat loss.

✊🏽🫡 yes sirr