strength/resistance training before cardio? or vice versa?

Elzecat

Saw this on the Jillian Michaels website this morning. Is this accurate (that one should do strength or resistance training before cardio)? Opinions? Right now if I do cardio and strength training on the same day, I typically do my cardio first. I'm training for a half marathon and run 4 days a week--2 of those days I try to also incorporate a strength routine. I usually run for 30-45 minutes depending on my training schedule, and then do 30 minutes of strength/body weight resistance activities...it works for me, but does it actually matter physiologically which I do first?



From LOSING IT! With Jillian Michaels
Thursday, February 23, 2012


"Strictly Cardio
Oh, you love cardio. I know it. But my program, for the most part, makes straight cardio exercise obsolete. The kind of resistance training I recommend includes cardio intervals and compound movements, which effectively raise your heart rate while burning fat. But as I always say, cardio is weight-loss extra credit — it's a great way to get a workout on days when you're giving your muscles a break from strength training. That's why it's important to get a few cardio basics under your belt, so that you know when to do cardio in relation to your resistance training.

If you plan on doing cardio on the same day as your resistance training, it's better to do it after your weight routine. While it's true that a 5-minute cardio warm-up is necessary before any resistance training, doing intense cardio beforehand will deplete most of your available blood sugar, which you need for those quick bursts of energy that resistance training requires. Also, cardio will fatigue your muscles before you lift a single weight, which will prevent you from maxing out your muscles' potential. On the days when you are resting your muscles and doing cardio alone, the best time of day is absolutely any time. The most important thing is that you do it."

Elzecat

Bump.

ruqayyahsmum

when my trainer set my program she told me to do my cardio first and then move on to weights, i do this 5 times a week