Weights first ... cardio second
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I started weight training as well as switched to running a month ago and I couldn't do it in any other order, I do weights and then run because by the time i'm through running i'm EXHAUSTED!0
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Cool article FC.
Better yet, come join me in my HIIT training. Does both cardio and anaerobic work. It's evil, and you'll probably puke the first time you do it, but it really works! (I'm such a shill!:ohwell: )0 -
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Great write up.
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So does anyone know if I do Weight training/resitance one day then cardio on alternate days do I get the same efffect or is the store back up by the next day? Just wondering.
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So does anyone know if I do Weight training/resitance one day then cardio on alternate days do I get the same efffect or is the store back up by the next day? Just wondering.
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Thanks, FC, great info. :drinker:0
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So does anyone know if I do Weight training/resitance one day then cardio on alternate days do I get the same efffect or is the store back up by the next day? Just wondering.
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Current research is actually suggesting this may be the way to go. Some of the components (enzymes) that cause the desired changes we want to see from each a weight training workout may actually inhibit the effects of enzymes needed for the effects of endurance/cardio training to be effective and vice versa. But as with most health reseach, the next set of researchers will probably prove them wrong. So figure out what works for you and go with it.0 -
Thanks! I will try to get some cardio on weight days now then. I will also do the resistance bands first instead of last on days I don't go to the gym. Who knows it might help my cardio workouts. Never hurts to try anything right. :flowerforyou:
banfathi99- I like what you said about them finding contradicting evidence. No wonder we don't know who to listen too anymore everyone has a study to back up their opinion no matter what it is. One study always seems to contradict another. So much for science being exact.:laugh:
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This was good reading.
I always warm up on the treadmill for 10 mins then do some weights then 15 mins on the treadmill then weights again 15 more mins on the treadmill ect.. Usually 60 mins on the treadmill and 20 mins for the weights..
Does anyone have any tips for me.. I need to spice it up ....
I started on Jan 22nd and have lost 14 lbs..0 -
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This was good reading.
I always warm up on the treadmill for 10 mins then do some weights then 15 mins on the treadmill then weights again 15 more mins on the treadmill ect.. Usually 60 mins on the treadmill and 20 mins for the weights..
Does anyone have any tips for me.. I need to spice it up ....
I started on Jan 22nd and have lost 14 lbs..
I think you should be giving us tips, if you lost 14 lbs since January 22, you must be doing it right already :laugh:0 -
This was good reading.
I always warm up on the treadmill for 10 mins then do some weights then 15 mins on the treadmill then weights again 15 more mins on the treadmill ect.. Usually 60 mins on the treadmill and 20 mins for the weights..
Does anyone have any tips for me.. I need to spice it up ....
I started on Jan 22nd and have lost 14 lbs..
One things to keep in mind is that we definitely want to confuse our muscles so they continue to burn fat and work better for us. We can do this by varying our excercises often. I don't know if the above is your standard everyday workout or not, if so perhaps trading off the treadmill for another piece of equipment if you have use of one. If you are working out at home, lots of great cardio workout DVD's are often mentioned here on MFP.
Changing up our workouts often keeps us from getting bored as well:drinker:
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There was a very short article about this just the other day in the Houston Chronicle newspaper. It talked about the glycogen use and that weights should be done first for that. I think that if you are talking about one after the other in the same training session then that applies. If you talking about morning to night or day to day I don't think it does. Sometimes I do my spinning class in the morning and then weights after lunch when I've rested and refueled.
BUT. It also said, and I totally agree, that to be most effective with weight training proper form is crucial. You should lift first while you are fresh and strong. Being tired and weak after cardio can compromise form needed for lifting weights and you are more prone to an injury.
No science, just common sense.0 -
Great write up.
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If the body holds approx. 2000 cals of glycogen, what does it matter? I am never giong to do a 2000 cal workout. I've read many articles on this, and there is generally some disagreement even among the so-called experts. If they can't agree, what hope is there for us mere mortals? BTW Fitness Chick, I really like your posts and good info you provide. Thanks.0
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i usually do weights first then cardio then abs... should i do abs first then cardio?0
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If you do a bit of cardio first, it gets your heart pumping so you are burning fat while doing your weights. It also warms up your muscles so you are less likely to injure yourself while lifting. If you do too much, you will wear yourself out and not be able to lift as well or as safely. So it's a balance.
In the end, the most important thing is to burn calories though. Most of us aren't at a point where doing one first or the other first makes a bit of difference. We aren't professional weight trainers trying to maximize our workouts to get a slight advantage over our competition.
Therefore, the most important thing is to actually *do* both cardio and strength training. That's much more important than the order or whether we do them on the same day or separate them.
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I take classes at the gym that are a cardio/weights mix. Most instructors at our gym do stations during group classes. Every other station is weights and usually every body part is used by the end of class. The cardio stations are jumping rope, step work, jump squats,ect. What do you think about that type of routine?0
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