Lifting weight

admmommy
admmommy Posts: 143 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What is everyone's opinion on just lifting weights and not doing any cardio?

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  • ashlando
    ashlando Posts: 125 Member
    What are your overall goals?

    If you are looking to lose weight and tone up, then you need to mix in some HIIT (high intensity interval training) in order to burn calories along with lifting weights.
  • IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire
    IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire Posts: 218 Member
    I'd love to hear peoples opinion on this too
  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
    I don't do any formal cardio beyond a 15-20 minute warm-up before weights. It hasn't hurt me. I walk a lot and when I do choose to do cardio (dancing all night in a club or running for a bus) it's quite clear that my cardiovascular fitness has improved dramatically even without going out running or cycling.
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    a lot of people just do straight up lifting and get great results but i find these people also eat VERY clean.

    i love using weights but i love eating pizza more lol so i also do cardio (running!) and HIIT and classes at my gym that incorporate both weights and cardio. I also go to a small gym that is very limited with weights so i use what i have and use the cardio and HIIT to supplement it.

    straight cardio BORES me so much - if i'm in a class and we're doing it its not bad but being on the elliptical or stationary bike is just so boring to me. i prefer the running and HIIT.

    why don't you try a few weeks of just lifting and see how you like it? then incorporate some cardio in there if you're not feeling it enough!
  • dont_tap_my_aces
    dont_tap_my_aces Posts: 125 Member
    I personally do zero cardio, but lift as heavy as i can for reps. This alone gets my heart rate up to 170bpm a lot of times, so basically weight training is a form of HIIT if you are lifting heavy enough for your level.

    And as for diet, all that i find important is the macros and calories are in line with your goal. whether those macros come from clean foods or not doesn't really make a difference to my body.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    Depends on your goals. If you want to increase overall health, do both cardio and resistance training. People will say you can do circuits or you get your heart rate up, but it's not for an extended period of time generally.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    what are your goals?
    if you're concerned that you wont lose weight, then dont be i lost my first 30 pounds in 2012 pretty much doing only lifting and no cardio.

    now i'm doing more cardio (mainly running) because i also have goals to run 10ks and mud runs
  • admmommy
    admmommy Posts: 143 Member
    My overall goal is to lose weight and build more muscle. I have heard that you can lift weights and then after a month incorporate cardio. The cardiograph I would do would be hiit. Or would it be better to do both but obviously lifting first.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    If you are doing both in the same day and your goal is to build muscle. You do the weight training first.
    Weight training does increase your capacity for cardio so you could incorporate cardio after doing a beginner's lifting routine.
  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
    Weight training is my non-negotiable 3x week.

    Cardio gets fitted in when I can, and it's nothing flash - walking, running, swimming, all in 30 minutes or so a couple of times a week.
    I personally do zero cardio, but lift as heavy as i can for reps. This alone gets my heart rate up to 170bpm a lot of times, so basically weight training is a form of HIIT if you are lifting heavy enough for your level.

    I push myself with the weights until I feel my heart is about to explode out my chest, then I have a rest and do it all over again :laugh:

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