What kind of cardio on heavy lifting days?

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  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    Personally I like to go or a short 1.5-2 mile run before my leg workout at an easy pace to get the muscles all nice and warmed up, followed by some quick stretches. I am very prone to injuries so I like to make sure my muscles are hot and ready for the beating they are about to receive. :P Walking is also fine. I always do it before though, because once I lift then my legs are too darn tired.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    None, especially not on a leg day.

    I do walk my dog though :)
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    Thanks to the requirements at my job (I'm required to do 60 minutes of calisthenics) I'll do that, and then immediately go into lifting.

    The strangest part of it, is all of my lifts are better on days that I do the calisthenics than days that I just lift.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    But what about ice cream? If I dont get me some cardio in, I cant have ice cream. I dont log my lifting, so on those days I come up short. You are all just haters and dont want me to have ice cream!!
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    But what about ice cream? If I dont get me some cardio in, I cant have ice cream. I dont log my lifting, so on those days I come up short. You are all just haters and dont want me to have ice cream!!

    A serving of ice cream is what, 180 calories? Log your hour of lifting as 180 calories. Voila, ice cream.
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I don't do much cardio at all but on my lifting days I will either do nothing or just 15 minutes of HIIT. Most sessions are usually followed by taking my dog for a walk though too.

    And I eat ice cream. :love:
  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
    But what about ice cream? If I dont get me some cardio in, I cant have ice cream. I dont log my lifting, so on those days I come up short. You are all just haters and dont want me to have ice cream!!

    I'm always pro ice cream!
  • Tankgirl001
    Tankgirl001 Posts: 8 Member
    You can give rowing a go.
  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
    You can give rowing a go.

    We don't have a rowing machine at my gym :sad:
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    None.

    If you insist, something low impact. Walking or low intensity on the elliptical or something.
  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
    None.

    If you insist, something low impact. Walking or low intensity on the elliptical or something.

    I agree, this is what I'm going to try.
  • yummy_
    yummy_ Posts: 248 Member
    None--I don't do anything besides walk to the gym and home on heavy leg days.

    this is exactly what i do :)
  • MsEndomorph
    MsEndomorph Posts: 604 Member
    Seriously, there's no such thing as cardio for me on leg day. I tried to be a super achiever yesterday and hopped on the Stairmaster...for 2.5 minutes until I crawled my way home. I'm surprised I didn't fall off the darn thing

    But joke or not, I starve to death on lifting days if I don't do cardio!
  • viperk1
    viperk1 Posts: 43 Member
    I find swimming to be the best cardio after lifting. Pretty much zero impact and you can control how much arms/legs you want to use depending on what kind of workout you've done.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    If you can go for a good long run or swimming session after leg day, your leg day routine sucks.
  • sophayz
    sophayz Posts: 592 Member
    yesterday was my leg day ... i tried to go for a run after and just collapsed on the side walk and took a nap . lol . if you do lunges and squats or box jumping in your leg day then you are already doing cardio
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Very little if any.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    The only cardio I do on heavy lifting days is using my shaker cup.

    This
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    The only cardio I do on heavy lifting days is using my shaker cup.

    ^^This.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    But what about ice cream? If I dont get me some cardio in, I cant have ice cream. I dont log my lifting, so on those days I come up short. You are all just haters and dont want me to have ice cream!!

    I eat ice cream, lifting day or not.
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    When I do my heavy lifting days and check my HR right afterwards I see that I have been in the 130 + range all the way through. When I am lifting hard there is no need for extra cardio.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    first, in my opinion, abs don't require a dedicated day. do a 3-4 sets of isolated ab work at the end of every lifting session, and that is perfect, imo.

    so to answer your question: whatever cardio you like. but be smart. if i squatted in the morning, it means my quads are probably not that great for a run... but my ham strings are nice and ready for a bike ride in the afternoon. if i dead lifted in the morning, that means my quads are good to go for a run. or i go for a swim, which is upper body. upper body lifting morning? any type of cardio in the afternoon.
  • justicer68
    justicer68 Posts: 1,223
    Leg days - none if I can help it. I am usually hobbling out of the gym on those days. lol

    For other days pretty much the same cut in half. Weight training days only 2 miles uphill (15 incline @ 3.8-4 mph) on the treadmill. Just cardio days I try to go for a minimum of an hour so however far that gets me (normally about 4 miles) going uphill or I try to run a little ( I am in the process of teaching myself to run).
  • zewolf77
    zewolf77 Posts: 173 Member
    Generally, I walk or jog to and from the Gym. Depending on how much of a 'jello leg' I have going on determines that. It's only a 5-10 minute trip each way anyways.
  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
    Thank you so much for all the replies. Just to be clear like I already stated, but obviously not looking to do some intense cardio workout after leg day. Just something quick to help kind of relax, stretch & finish off my workout. So it will be something like walking on the treadmill for 15-20 mins at a pace of no more than 7.0 or maybe 20 mins on the elliptical with no resistance. Thanks again for all the great suggestions.
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
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  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
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  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    I'd do 20-30 min of HIIT training 2-3x/week EXCEPT on leg day where they should be so tired by the end of your workout you should only be able to crawl out of the gym :)
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
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  • grantdumas7
    grantdumas7 Posts: 802 Member
    On my leg days I do no cardio. My other lifting days I do 15-20 of cardio after lifting. Sometimes I will do 10 min of HIIT or 10 of jumping rope.

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