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Strength training and cardio

mgoetsch1982
mgoetsch1982 Posts: 339 Member
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Ok, I have a question for all of you ladies. I sometimes will do a combo workout where I will do both cardio and strength training. Now, in the past, I had heard that it is best to do the strength training first before the cardio. I just want to make sure I am using my time wisely.

This is what I would do:
5min warmup on elliptical
~60 strength training
cardio program (either on the elliptical or a LesMills Combat video or Body Revolution cardio)

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  • darwinwoodka
    darwinwoodka Posts: 322 Member
    Most people would say do your cardio after so you don't tire yourself out before lifting.

    My trainer believes in combination moves that are a cardio workout in themselves. 30 minutes of it is plenty!
  • Tan43
    Tan43 Posts: 87 Member
    I combine cardio and strength into one high interval training session.

    5 x 5 deadlifts, 5 x 5 squats, 5 x 5 push press, 5 x 5 bent over rows with a 50 pound (22.5KG) bar bell.
    5 x 10 push ups, 5 x 10 crunches, 5 x 10 tricep dips.
    5 x 400 metre sprints on the treadmill.

    This takes around 35 minutes to do with a 30 second rest in between sets. Burns around 350 calories.
  • kiarafitjourney
    kiarafitjourney Posts: 33 Member
    umm i do 10 mins cardio before lifting for warm up., followed by 60 mins lifting, then end it again with cardio about 10 or 20 more mins, works well for me :)
  • ukgirly01
    ukgirly01 Posts: 523 Member
    I usually do a bit of hiit after my strength either sprints or rowing ie, 5x 500 meters
  • Happyme2009
    Happyme2009 Posts: 233 Member
    5 min cardio warm up
    45 min weight lifting - I do one big muscle group and 1 small muscle ( big ones: back, legs, chest ), ( small ones: abs, biceps, triceps, shoulders ). About 3-4 exercises for each muscle group, 10-12 reps and 4-5 sets each. Following that 15-30 min cardio.
    Wonderful results for me. Starting to look ripped!
    And I also eat as an average 1800-2500 cals a day. My workout burns about 6-700 cals I do it 4 - 5 times a week.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    I never do cardio to warm up. I just do VERY light stretching, then warm up with light weights and progress into the heavier weights.

    I also never do cardio & weights on the same day unless it's a weekend or a day when I have the time to do one early AM and the other late PM.

    I don't think there's any real "rule" to any of this. For me my lifting is more important than cardio, so it's the priority and I don't want to hinder my performance by using up energy by doing cardio.
  • TattooedNici
    TattooedNici Posts: 2,141 Member
    I find that doing P90X before Insanity actually helps me versus the other way around. Not to say I'm not puttin forth the effort in the first work out, but I can save most of my energy for the cardio because it is intense.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    I do cardio afterwards so I'm not dead while trying to lift. Lifting is my priority, but I know that I still need the cardio a few days a week.
    I'll lift for 45~ish minutes and then do 20 minutes of HIIT on the treadmill. I usually feel like a pile of sweaty jello when I'm done with HIIT, so I'd rather not try to lift after that.

    Edit to add- my warm-ups are a couple sets of ligther lifts for each muscle group I'll be working that day. When I'm done lifting, I'll do a few minutes of fast walking on the treadmill to warm up for cardio.
    IMO, it's personal preference which you want to do first. I just know that after cardio I do NOT feel like lifting, so I lift first.

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