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    Aerobic exercise - do we need it?

    I know a lot of peeps here say "cardio pffftt!" But, do we need sustained (12-15 min) aerobic exercise? Not talking about high intensity weights, but actual cardio at a sustained higher intensity for at least 15 minutes numerous times a week??? Sometin to do with the left ventricle or something.
  2. Body of evidence; single or multiple sets

    I've whacked this in here not because it has anything to do with powerlifting more so with just strength training as in hard workouts to improve strength , flexibility and muscle size which is a byproduct of strength but that's another topic. over the past 40 years more than 50 studies have...
  3. Cardio

    WTF is it? define it? when do we need cardio? its just funny that we often say "I'm doing cardio" I mean...what for?
  4. How do you define 'natural'?

    After I got over the shock today of learning that the mighty Luke Wood passed away in Sept 2011, just days after discussing my fave topic, calves, with me at his Bankstown gym (in defence of my ignorance, I went to live in Thailand just before his death, I didn't read the Australian papers for...
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    Intense Cardio - Please Define!

    Hi all, I was just reading PTC newsletter #37 about 'recreating a new body". Awesome writing. Anyway the newsletter talks about 'intense cardio' 2x a week. What constitutes this? How do you gauge if it's intense? Heart rate? Work rate? Faint? :eek: Examples would be good. Thanks Devante.
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    Want to bulk and define.

    Hey everyone, i am new to bodybuilding (although i dont intend nor want to fall into the "bodybuilding" category) and i was wondering what i should do to bulk and cut. Right now i am going to the gym 3 days a week, each session starts of with a small warm up which consists of 3 minutes...