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Originally Posted by Azure
I have nothing against cardio. I just think weight training is WAY more beneficial. It isn't about being 'big' and 'muscular' either. You're not going to turn into Ronnie Coleman the day you pick up weights.
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First, I will say that I lost my 170 pounds doing absolutely nothing but cardio.
Secondly, I will say that if I had to do it over again, I would have done it with far more weight training.
My arms are like pencils. My legs are not a whole lot better. I'm a pretty darn good runner, and I'd probably do pretty darn well in a triathlon, but give me a couple sacks of potatoes to carry and I'm down for the count.
One main reason I avoided weight training is because I have heard so many horror stories about guys getting injured from doing them wrong. So I've considered getting a personal trainer, but again, I've heard horror stories about poorly trained "trainers" doing more harm than good. It's hard to know who is good and who's a useless hack.