Is it SAFE doing some CARDIO after DINNER?

[Mell87]

Yes or No?

I've done it a few times in the last week n a half and I can say after eating dinner (yes calorie counted dinner)...I seem to have a bust of energy..this could even be at like 7:30pm/8:30pm ( I eat late sometimes) It feels nice doing some exercise bike after dinner...but is it safe doing like 5KM,10KM or even 20KM after I've done anyway between 40KM-50KM of cadio already in the morning /afternoon that same day?

Should I limit myself to like 15KM of cardio on the bike after dinner or something? or is it ok as long as I don't feel like im killing myself & can't sleep etc lol.


By the way my current goal is to lose body fat % which I've been doing, I'm not building muscle or doing any weight training whatsoever, just doing my long distance cardio in the morning/after lunch etc. So please take into considering my position and what Im trying to attain...just body fat loss, not muscle gain.

 

[Proteinboy]

it depends on how your body reacts to having food in its system while doing cardio. us weight lifters usually wait at least 30 mins after we eat before we weight train.
if it doesnt bother you, then its ok
im not sure about the effects about doing cardio 2 times a day, but the way i see it, it is just more burnt calories. so it should be fine. just make sure your daily caloric consumption is appropriate

 

[MarkMyWords]

By the way my current goal is to lose body fat % which I've been doing, I'm not building muscle or doing any weight training whatsoever, just doing my long distance cardio in the morning/after lunch etc. So please take into considering my position and what Im trying to attain...just body fat loss, not muscle gain.

I just wanted to address this part real quick. The problem with your goal here is that you run a high risk of losing muscle doing this workout plan. I know you said muscle gain is not a goal, but is muscle loss something you are willing to accept? You see, while doing all this cardio, assuming you are eating properly, your body will get rid of fat, but it will also use muscle to burn up since you aren't really using it. You need to stimulate and tear up muscles on a weekly basis for your body to realize that it needs to keep the muscle and burn the fat!

Look into a full body routine, 3 times a week.

 

[Typhon]

You see, while doing all this cardio, assuming you are eating properly, your body will get rid of fat, but it will also use muscle to burn up since you aren't really using it. You need to stimulate and tear up muscles on a weekly basis for your body to realize that it needs to keep the muscle and burn the fat!

Look into a full body routine, 3 times a week.

I second that advice, maybe think about high weight,low reps while cutting

...I seem to have a bust of energy...

Now that I'd love to see

 

[buzz]

he says he doesnt want to gain muscle ,so as long as you can hold down the food i cant see a problem,infact it would be worse "more catabolic" to have no food.

 

[JTM]

Doing 3 FBW's a week will not necessarily mean he will gain muscle. What it will hopefully do is tell the body to hang on to the muscle he already has because he needs it (for the weight workout) and then the body will use fat for energy rather than muscle. Keeping what muscle he has will then further assist in fat loss.