Cardio and weight training

mhwitt74

How many others out there do both during your exercise routines? I have since I started my weight loss journey and it seems to be working out fine.

estherdragonbat

I do.

bruby28

I see better results with both personally

ijsantos2005

I do some HIIT for conditioning to help with my recovery capacity during my lifting.

Senrak66

i do them but not on same day.

gearhead426hemi

I always combine both. Your weight loss will be really quick if you match it with a clean diet. I found that on the days I lift heavy but add cardio I am not as sore the next day,

edlanglais5

I always balance my weights with cardio. When I can't make it to the gym, I still get my cardio in. Works out very well for me.

Okiludy

Strength training is my priority and I'll sacrifice cardio if I need better recovery. Still I do HIIT after lifting on my assistance training day, kettle bell swings kick my *kitten*. I'll also work in a few km in pool during week. I normally get the laps in same day as lifting but hours later.

ttippie2000

I mix periodize both, trying to challenge my body...but not to the point of breaking it. I tend to think of it in terms of systems, e.g., anaerobic system, aerobic system, speed-strength, endurance-strength, active-recovery. Each system works on a cycle such that while you're resting one system you're stressing another. Here's a few example of the different systems:

Anaerobics:
--Kettlebell snatches, 5 minutes AMRAP
--Hill repeats on bicycle: Climb until 95% of max heart rate then rest (go back down) 1.5 minutes, repeat 5-15 times depending on fitness level

Endurance-strength:
--Boxing: Punch sprints with light dumbells, 10 minutes (can make a room full of grown men cry)
--Pullups till failure, then use a light band to failure, then medium band to failure, etc.

Speed-strength:
--Powerlifting Speed reps: Sumo-style box squats done fast and explosively with 50% of 1 rep max + 15% band tension using 30 seconds rest, 8 sets of 3 (Note: this assumes a careful warmup)

Active recovery:
--Long-slow distance bike ride (LSD). 2.5 hours at no more than 12 mph (this from Erik Heiden, olympic speed skating/bicycle track sprint champion)

mmapags

Not sure what you mean by "mix". I do both but not on the same days.

Thick_n_Fit_Mom

mhwitt74 wrote: »

How many others out there do both during your exercise routines? I have since I started my weight loss journey and it seems to be working out fine.

I do both! Sometimes 1 min/cardio accelerations between sets..

BrittneyBroussard

I normally do weights first then 20-30mins of cardio or i will crossfit type weight/running/jumprope intervals

DancingMoosie

I'll do cardio at home, then go to the gym to lift. The only time lifting is in the same workout as cardio is if it's lighter weights(dumbbells)doing strength/cardio circuits.

Angied725

I do exclusive cardio which is usually 10 minutes on the elliptical, lateral elliptical, stationary bike, and/or row machine.
I also do weights in a circuit which is classified as weight lifting and cardio.

BklynFitGuy

I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 but then had taken a break. 2 weeks into a C25K program now. Trying to figure out how I can do both without overdoing it.

Aarjono

I do weightlifting on MWF and C25k on TThS, and walk on Sunday.

lorrpb

BklynFitGuy wrote: »

I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 but then had taken a break. 2 weeks into a C25K program now. Trying to figure out how I can do both without overdoing it.

You can do both, but maybe not 3x week each. I did both at 2x and I still progressed in both.

PowerliftingMom

I do best with lifting 4x week. I don't really do any cardio other than long walks on my days off or slow walking on the treadmill after lifting. I never suffer from DOMS any longer.