Which exercise do you do first? Cardio or strength training?

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  • Seanb_us
    Seanb_us Posts: 322 Member
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    I found this online: http://www.fitness-nutrition-weightloss.com/if-you-think-cardio-alone-burns-more-fat-think-again.html and this http://dynamicduotraining.com/wordpress/fasted-vs-fed-cardio.
    Nooooo!
    The reason you are supposed to do cardio AFTER high intensity workouts (such as weight training) is because the high intensity workouts release fats into the bloodstream, the lower impact cardio afterwards then burns the fats that are released into the system (otherwise most of them stay in the body and are restored as fat).

    It's just the most effective way to burn the most fat is why (there's no harm done if you do it the other way, it's just less effective).

    So, warm up properly (could be on a cardio machine for 5-10mins)
    Do your weights/ high intensity workout
    Follow up with medium/ low intensity cardio
    Stretch!

    Et voila
    Claire
    London

    What? Study that confirms this?
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,901 Member
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    I jog before lunch then in the evening I lift, sometimes I just feel like doing more cardio so I will ride my bike after I lift for about 30 to 40 min :flowerforyou:
  • Seanb_us
    Seanb_us Posts: 322 Member
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    I like how this article is constructed supporting cardio before weights:

    http://weighttraining.about.com/od/techniquesandstrategies/a/cardio_weights.htm

    Cheers,

    Sean
  • scribb
    scribb Posts: 3,659 Member
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    For me I change it up. M, W, F I do 60 + of cardio. On Tu and Th, i start out with 45 to 50 of Strength and then finish with 15 to 20 of cardio.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    It's really up to you. I do 30 min of cardio and then I do my weights. If I do it in the reverse I am more inclined to skip the cardio portion.
  • angelapolite
    angelapolite Posts: 249
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    For me I change it up. M, W, F I do 60 + of cardio. On Tu and Th, i start out with 45 to 50 of Strength and then finish with 15 to 20 of cardio.

    I like this
  • nyama1
    nyama1 Posts: 6
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    I generally alternate days . But when i know i am going to skip a day of exercise I do cardio then strength training the day before.
  • marci423
    marci423 Posts: 130 Member
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    bump:smile:
  • Sheila_Ann
    Sheila_Ann Posts: 365 Member
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    I work out with my trainer 2x wk. We do a slight warm up. I swing either the 35lb kettlebell or 50lb (50x) just to get things warmed up and then we do weights. I used to do cardio first and then got "yelled" at for doing them first. My trainer told me that by doing cardio, my body would get tired half way into the strength training. Good luck!
    Sheila

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