Cardio or strenght training?

zammex

How does your week look?

Personally, im trying to get in 2 days of intense cardio and 2-3 ish with strenght.
1 day with legs and 2 days of arms and stomach.

wellbert

3 days of barbell training (starting strength) Full body, heavy azz weights every time.

2-3 days of light cardio, like a 10 mile bike ride or an hour of boxing.

dr3wman

5 days strength training, 1-2 days cardio

stephyy4632

3-4 days strength training ( 3 with free weights one with gym machines )
4-5 days cardio some days intence other just a brick walk I get bored easily so I mix things up alot

Lone_Wolf70

MWF- 15 mins elliptical, heavy weights, 45 min walk/jog
M- arms, chest
W- shoulders
F- arms, chest

Tu, TH, SAT
45 min elliptical, 45 min walk/run

Bobby_Clerici

In general I do 90 minutes of cardio with 30 minutes of resistance 6 days a week.
I rest resistance Tuesday and cardio every 10 days or so.
My resistance is lower weights but high reps, then heavy every 3rd workout.
And I split my body into 3 muscle groups:
1. Legs
2. Chest- triceps - shoulders
3. Arms - back
I do a lot of weird things for cardio like military march, MMA type training,
dancing, floor rolls, squat thrust intervals and the good ole jumping jack.
And I jog, swim, play tennis, fast walk and bike.

Lost 78lbs and nearly 20% body fat - it works for me.

sjohnny

MWF - Stronglifts 5x5
SuTTh - Running (long/short/short)

chris1816

M - 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio
W - 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio
F- 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio

Sun - Martial Arts (Wing Chun)

Spread throughout all that is swimming and various other things I just lump under trying not to be a fatass.

Taylor0212

M-15 min warm up jog, upper body weights, 30 min elliptical
T-15 min walk, 45 min kickboxing class
W-15 min warm up jog, lower body weights, 30 min run
T-60 min kickboxing class
F-15 min warm up jog, core strength training, 30 min run or elliptical
S-60 min kickboxing
S-Rest day or light cardio

kariebo

2 -3 days strength (thursday, sunday - sometimes Monday) -- 60 minute Body Pump Class
3 days cardio (wed, fri, sat.) - 60 minute Body Combat class or Zumba

1-2 days no gym (mon, tu) - usually involve a walk or other activity like playing with the kids or something


I was also doing 5 days of cardio at work during lunch - 33 minutes elliptical M-F ... but it seemed to be a bit much for me so I have cut that back and only do lunch workouts if I really feel like I need something.

myfitnessnmhoy

Most of my exercise in the summer is riding my bike back and forth to work, which includes at least 2 steep/long hills. So mostly cardio with a little strength/resistance mixed in, but focused on the lower body.

I need to at least get some planks and squats in, but after being on the bicycle for 30+ miles a day, it's tough.

supplemama

7 days cardio, 4 days strength

stfriend

3 days lifting heavy, 2-3 days cardio. The type of cardio varies depending on the day, the time, and the weather. At the moment, its mostly walking and DVDs, either Leslie Sansone or Gilad.

jealous_loser

Sun- C25K
Mon- Strength Training (45-60 min)
Tues- C25K
Wed- Tabata Class (60 min)
Thurs- C25K
Sat- Strength Training (45-60 min)

I get walks in there as well, but I am starting to not count those.

zozzabubba

At the moment I'm doing a LOT more training than I normally would, purely because it's the summer holiday and I have the time and NOTHING ELSE TO DO, but I'll most likely reduce my exercise once I start college (will actually be looking at this thread for ideas on what a good, feasible exercise routine would be for when I'm busier).

At the moment I'm doing...
Monday: 60 mins spinning class
Tuesday: 60 mins zumba
Wednesday: 60 mins body pump, 60 mins zumba, (60 mins pilates)
Thursday: 45 mins step class, 60 mins zumba, (60 mins pilates)
Friday: 60 mins body pump, 60 mins step class
Saturday: 60 mins zumba
Sunday: 60 mins body pump, cycling 15 miles (aiming for under 35 mins!)

As well as this, most days I'll swim either 1km or 1.5km after my workout to cool off and because it brings my appetite wayyyy up so I can eat a big meal after working out, and every day apart from Thu and Sun I cycle to and from my internship (about 22km)

So mostly cardio - looking to start strength training properly at college when someone shows/tells me how to do it correctly!

debussyschild

Right now, I'm doing 2 days of lifting with my trainer. Post-workout, I always do cardio. Non-lifting days, HIIT on 2 days, stair master 1-2 days. Want to lift more... :bigsmile:

lauren3382

Strength training 4-5 days a week. No cardio right now at this point in my program, but will be adding in 30 mins of HIIT 3x per week for the last 6-8 weeks of the 12 week program.

JustJennie1

I do cardio for 30 minutes a day followed by an hour to an hour and a half of weights. I do one muscle group a day and alternate legs and abs.

I also have been fitting in yoga a few times a week and a brisk walk with the dog in the afternoon.

bombedpop

Both - 6 days total, Wednesday is day off from gym

6 days Cardio
6 days Abs/Core
5 days strength/heavy weights rotated as
legs
arms/shoulders
back/chest

Bubs05

4 days strength training (2 upper/2lower)
3 days cardio
1 day off

zammex

You are all sooo good!
but, could someone please tell me how to propertly do strengt without hurting myself. I love liftigt weights but im always terrified that i will do something wrong. or just do something that doesnt give anything. should i have heavy weights and do few reps or is it better to do alot of reps? i am so confused. anyone wanna get me a personal trainer? haha