with only 45 min, do you lift or cardio?
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Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
Totally agree about Wendler and conditioning. In 5/3/1 he says he could total elite and not even make it up some stairs. That's not my ideal. Even if you don't do traditional cardio, you should have some sort of conditioning work in your routine to make you well rounded.
ding ding ding!:flowerforyou:
^this is pretty much what I do.(bolded)0 -
This.I alternate lifting and cardio days, and rarely go over 45 minutes for either.
If I have time I lift every day, even after my cardio. If I don't, then it's 3 days cardio & 3 days lifting.0 -
Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
Totally agree about Wendler and conditioning. In 5/3/1 he says he could total elite and not even make it up some stairs. That's not my ideal. Even if you don't do traditional cardio, you should have some sort of conditioning work in your routine to make you well rounded.
ding ding ding!:flowerforyou:
^this is pretty much what I do.(bolded)
Me too!0 -
Does it has to be either or?
my thoughts exactly. lift one day, cardio the next, or whatever you can stick with :-)0 -
Both. You can run 2 miles and lift pretty well in 45 minutes. Always good to have a mix for overall fitness.0
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Lift!0
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Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
Totally agree about Wendler and conditioning. In 5/3/1 he says he could total elite and not even make it up some stairs. That's not my ideal. Even if you don't do traditional cardio, you should have some sort of conditioning work in your routine to make you well rounded.
ding ding ding!:flowerforyou:
^this is pretty much what I do.(bolded)
If it had to be either/or, I'd say lift because I like lifting a lot better, but ^this up here* I think is the much better way to go. Crossfit style workouts that blend the two aren't a bad option either. It all depends on your goals/preferences.0 -
Do both ... run with weights; crossfit.0
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Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
Totally agree about Wendler and conditioning. In 5/3/1 he says he could total elite and not even make it up some stairs. That's not my ideal. Even if you don't do traditional cardio, you should have some sort of conditioning work in your routine to make you well rounded.
10/10 explanation by Jimmer.0 -
bump for later0
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Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
Totally agree about Wendler and conditioning. In 5/3/1 he says he could total elite and not even make it up some stairs. That's not my ideal. Even if you don't do traditional cardio, you should have some sort of conditioning work in your routine to make you well rounded.
The 2 cardio days conflicts with my 9 O'clock butt scratching so I restrict myself to lifting and do light jogging of 15-20 minutes back and forth from the gym to the home0 -
The 2 cardio days conflicts with my 9 O'clock butt scratching so I restrict myself to lifting and do light jogging of 15-20 minutes back and forth from the gym to the home
Lol! Depends on how vigorous that butt scratching is?0 -
I'm very short on time. I life twice a week. 30min, full body.0
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Lift with active rests0
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Does it has to be either or?
Why don't you lift full-body three days a week for 45 mins and then cardio/conditioning the two days in-between for 30-45 mins.
Best of all possible worlds.
People who say cardio is useless normally do so because they don't like it and this view point backs up their preference. Cardio/conditioning is not useless.
This is what I do^^0 -
I would either lift the full 45 or do 35 minutes of Supersets and 10 mins of HIIT on the treadmill or some other type of quick cardio0
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I have been running short on time lately and was wondering if it is more beneficial to cardio or lift if I only have 45 minutes to workout? My goal is fat loss and I do both most days but sometimes you just don't have the time to do both, which do I choose?
Ask yourself what do you enjoy? Do you enjoy running? Do you enjoy lifting? Do you enjoy calisthenics?
You can get similar results from all 3 of these workouts. The difference is that the duration you have to dedicate might differ. I currently do stronglifts which is awesome and you only do about 30 minutes of it. In the start when the weights are still low you will be done in about 20 minutes even.
If you're interested in lifting, I'd look into a gym with squat rack and checkout stronglifts.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women
^Good group and theres a sticky in there that explains the entire workout. You can youtube mehdi's videos that shows the workouts too!
Cardio only workouts can not be compared to strength training only workouts. Cardio only does not change the bodies composition nor does it build muscle. The results of either are as different as they can be, except that doing either while on a calorie deficit will result in some kind of loss. Possibly some fat loss. Without lifting included in the week's workouts, muscle will eventually be lost too. How much fat or muscle is lost depends greatly on how lean the individual is.0 -
Cardio burns muscle only if you do a marathon every day. Do you?LIFT!
Cardio burns muscle. Lifting builds muscle. Lean muscle gain increases your BMR. An increased BMR means more calories burned OUTSIDE the gym.
There's a reason marathoners are so thin and lean. Cardio is good for one thing... heart, lungs, blood vessels.
Lifting heavy *kitten* over and over will get your heart pumping and prevent your body from consuming your muscle for energy.
But if you lift, lift with intensity. Don't phone it in and cheat yourself.0 -
Both. Spend 15 minutes with cardio and 30 lifting, or better yet, do interval training. You need cardio to build maximum lung and heart function. Lifting alone won't do that.0
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I have been running short on time lately and was wondering if it is more beneficial to cardio or lift if I only have 45 minutes to workout? My goal is fat loss and I do both most days but sometimes you just don't have the time to do both, which do I choose?
Ask yourself what do you enjoy? Do you enjoy running? Do you enjoy lifting? Do you enjoy calisthenics?
You can get similar results from all 3 of these workouts. The difference is that the duration you have to dedicate might differ. I currently do stronglifts which is awesome and you only do about 30 minutes of it. In the start when the weights are still low you will be done in about 20 minutes even.
If you're interested in lifting, I'd look into a gym with squat rack and checkout stronglifts.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women
^Good group and theres a sticky in there that explains the entire workout. You can youtube mehdi's videos that shows the workouts too!
Cardio only workouts can not be compared to strength training only workouts.
Why not?
Cardio only does not change the bodies composition nor does it build muscle.
Neither does lifting...
The results of either are as different as they can be, except that doing either while on a calorie deficit will result in some kind of loss. Possibly some fat loss. Without lifting included in the week's workouts, muscle will eventually be lost too.
So the people who've never lifted all their lives have no muscle? Are just made up of fat and bones? How are they even alive!
How much fat or muscle is lost depends greatly on how lean the individual is.
No I'm pretty sure it depends on the surplus or the deficit of your diet
I could be wrong of course. But when you do prove me wrong, please provide a link to a reliable research0
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