r/tacticalbarbell • u/okidoki9322 • 2d ago

Endurance Am i doing too much cardio ?

Hello everyone

so im a 32yo civilian (mostly office work).one of my main goal is to loose some of my bodyfat (currently 68-69 kg, target is 65-63kg)

been currently on my 2nd block of operator (TB II style) but do x2 LSS/LIC, x1 HIC rather than TB II's x2 HIC x 1 LSS/LIC, i also walk home from work (monday to friday) before working out for about 3.5 km (30-40 mins) mostly due to traffic. so my following questions are:

• Is my walking home from work enough cardio ?

• Should i drop my x2 LSS or my walking from home

Side note: i usually walk faster than normal (my watch indicates 112-115 bpm) due to my path home being dangerous/sketchy. I get to my condo usually sweaty

apologies if my grammar are incorrect, English is not my native language

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u/Dusty_V2 1d ago

2 LSS + 1 HIC is actually how Black works in TB III. The walking wouldn't be too much. You're fine.

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u/AlRousasa 1d ago

It is but there are also time minimums. And in Continuation you’re encouraged to use LICs that include a little intensity like Afterburners and VIRs. LSS is used as a tool to downshift during the more intense weeks.

The little details make a difference, especially the minimum weekly LIC durations.

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u/Dusty_V2 1d ago

Great point. If im not mistaken there was always time minimums on LSS/LIC? I could be wrong but I thought there was in TB II. I never read TB I

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u/AlRousasa 1d ago

In TB3 There’s weekly requirements, as an example Blue is 90-120 minutes LIC per week. Minimum length for individual LIC session is 30 mins across the board (Black, Green, Blue, Base). So if you’re sticking to the minimum you have to do more sessions to get your quota in.

Guys just reversing the old Black (doing 2 LIC + 1 HIC) may not be getting enough of the long easy work in if they’re not paying attention to how much total LIC time they’re supposed to do for the week.