How much cardio v. weight lifting do you do?

kuhndog61

Heavier emphasis on either one for different goals I assume.

What about for weight loss?

TheDoctor90

Yep, depends on the goals.
Mine = Need to put on about 20lbs.
So I do four days of weight training, three of cardio.

Nopedotjpeg

3 days lifting, 2-3 days running per week.

roodledoodle

interesting question. Bump

sewerchick93

3 days of lifting and cardio is every day but the intensity varies...I may only take a 30 minute walk or I may do a 90 minute run or spend the entire afternoon on a bike ride.

LorinaLynn

Typically, 2 maybe 3 days of lifting, 3 days of running, 1-2 days of rest.

lacroyx

lift 3 days a week
cardio which is walking, jogging, zumba and swim 3 days a week

ninerbuff

5 days lifting and 3 days of cardio.

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skinnylove00

all weights, no cardio. well, except for walking. i have a knee injury (BUT ITS GETTING BETTER) so weights it is! and its making me CUT!

astrampe

Typically, 2 maybe 3 days of lifting, 3 days of running, 1-2 days of rest.

THIS.... one day of running might go up to an hour and 20/30 minutes - normal runs 30-50 mins...

MizCJ84

My goal is to lose weight and tone up at the same time, so my weight loss is slow and steady. I lift 3 days, cardio 2-3 days, and rest 1-2 days per week. Seems to be working very well so far.

bcattoes

I probably do 95 / 5 cardio vs weight lifting.

But it's closer to a 70 / 30 split for cardio vs strength. I have dumbells that I use a few times a week, but most of my strength training is body weight rather than lifting.

jennieodwyer

4 days strength training with 2 days cardio. My cardio is not usually steady state.

DocGu

It really does depend on the time of year. Right now I am doing 3 days lifting and 2-3 days of running. Fall and early Winter is Marathon season for me so in late summer I start gearing up more for cardio. I traditionally did one marathon a year in early January (which serves as a great way to keep up exercise during other times of the year; nothing motivates me to get up off the couch then the knowledge that I have to keep a decent amount of fitness before marathon training begins in ernest). Last year I did two marathons, one in October and one in January. It was nice and I plan on doing it again this year.

My big problem is in the winter between January and April - lazy, lazy, lazy; fat, fat, fat. I am proud of myself, this year I caught myself before I usually do and am in better shape now then I usually am at this time.

bizco

Lift heavy weights 3 days per week (full body workouts), cardio 5 to 6 days per week. Always lift before doing cardio.

jamiesadler

3 days of lifting with a bit of cardio and 3 days of nothing but cardio.

DannyMussels

I alternate cardio and weights every day, 5 or 6 days a week, goal is weight loss.

This routine vs straight cardio is a lot slower progress I've noticed. But I'm definitely keeping some strength.


Almost where I wanna be come summer. I'm about a month behind I figure.

Gotta eat a lot cleaner too.

lporter229

Three days of running, 2 days of strength, 1 day of vinyasa yoga and 1 day of rest. I am currently training for a half marathon in two weeks. When that's over, I plan to scale back the cardio and up the strength for a while.

mhotch

Lift heavy weights 3 days per week (full body workouts), cardio 5 to 6 days per week. Always lift before doing cardio.

Ditto!

UpEarly

I do two days of lifting and cardio almost every day. My primary goal is endurance. I'm working on building up for a month-long hike which will require me to cover (on average) about 17 miles a day, carrying about a 30-35 pound pack.

I was going to go this spring, but some personal stuff came up and now I have to wait until fall or spring 2013.

HauteP1nk

I do three to four days of cardio, and then 2-4 days of weights/calisthenics.