Cardio then strength with an hrm

Lconsla

This may be a silly question, but here goes. I use an hrm when doing cardio. If I do 30 minutes of cardio them jump right into lifting weights, should I continue to count calories burned? Ive noticed that my calories burned go way up after a good cardio workout.

BerryH

HRMs aren't calibrated to give you an accurate calorie burn during weight training as your heart rate spikes during lifting. Stop it after your cardio then use MFP's calculations for weight training by time.

Dave198lbs

first...I would do the lifting first, then the cardio. You want to have energy and strength for best effort to be for the weights.

track your cardio with the HRM. tracking calories for weight training with HRM isn't really accurate as many weight training calories are still being burned after you are done lifting. Those are bonus calories being burned.

Kellyeee2013

My friend/gym buddie sees a trainer and he recommends you do strength training/weights and then do cardio. There is a science behind it... you are likely to burn more calories/fat that way. I don't think this answered your question. But just some advice!

HappilyLifts

I do what Berry has said. Log HRM reading for cardio, and MFP's suggestion of cals burned for strength, even if there's a cardio element to my strength circuits, that way I know I won't overestimate.

Lconsla

Thanks! I think I'll definitely start doing weights first sans the HRM then throw it on for cardio.