Cardio and Strength training...same day????

I do it that way. Go ahead and do it. I'm 96.4% certain that you'll live

somewhere in the world a kitten dies when you do cardio and strength on the same day.

PS 2-3 of my workouts a week are weighted cardio complexes. it doesnt hamper any progress i make on my she-ra weight days. in fact it might even help...

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My physical therapist always makes me do both cardio and strength training in the same session.

as long as you are hitting your overall goals, whatever they may be....then do so.

and you don't die of course.

I for one do about 2 days of cardio (light cardio for ~45min)
And the other 5 days are weights......

On some of the days I lift, after work I would go down to the beach and walk for about an hour....
So I guess you could count that as cardio/exercise. Definitely a fun exercise.

I do the same, at least 3 times a week. I normally do 30 min of Cardio and 30 strength. Makes me feel good! So keep it up.

Ya it's fine but do the cardio after your lifting. Your muscles will get more of a workout.

Can you explain the why about this? I do my weight lifting after cardio and now I'm worried I'm doing it wrong.

They have actually done studies that shows that when you do weight training before cardio your cardio expenditure does not decrease, but when done opposite, your body is more fatigued and less likely to lift as heavy of weights, etc.

I did some cardio on lunch today, then took a walk this evening, then lifted weights at night. I just fit the stuff in whenever I can with my schedule. I think you'll be fine. Like the others said, just don't over train and burn yourself out.

I think the logic behind do weights first then cardio is simply that if you do cardio first, you might be a little more tired, therefore may not be able to push yourself as hard with the weights as you would beforehand. But I think unless you're a hardcore bodybuilder type, I can't see that really affecting the average person just looking to get fit.

I'd say if you're doing both in the same day that's awesome because a lot of people do neither in the same day haha!

Depends on your goals.

Cardio warm-up BEFORE strength training AND cardio cool-down AFTER strength training puts the body in a greater, longer fat-burning mode.

Ummmm no. Strength training in and of itself, will continue to burn calories after your workout is over. Cardio burns calories while doing and stops burning calories when finished. OP bottom line is like most have told you, if you are meeting your goals stick with it and you are fine. Both cardio and strength training have benefits. Some people can do both in the same day some cannot. Right now I am training for a race in October so I am more on the cardio side. After October I will focus more on lifting and less on cardio.

Depends on your goals.

Cardio warm-up BEFORE strength training AND cardio cool-down AFTER strength training puts the body in a greater, longer fat-burning mode.

Ummmm no. Strength training in and of itself, will continue to burn calories after your workout is over. Cardio burns calories while doing and stops burning calories when finished. OP bottom line is like most have told you, if you are meeting your goals stick with it and you are fine. Both cardio and strength training have benefits. Some people can do both in the same day some cannot. Right now I am training for a race in October so I am more on the cardio side. After October I will focus more on lifting and less on cardio.

That certainly is an interesting take.

My research uncovered that a warm up cardio before strength training activates some calorie and fat burn, strenght training - though it doesn't burn a lot of calories - does activate muscle's fuel-burning potential, and the cool down cardio puts the body in an extra prolonged state of fat burning. IOW, exponential increase in fat burning potential using warm-up and cool down cardio.

(I can tool around the interwebs to cite the research if you need. It was around the time I was starting Gethin's 12 week trainer, but I can't remember if it was part of his lesson plan. I don't think so.)

As to not everyone being able to do cardio and strength in the same day, I hear ya. That's why I said it depends on the person's goals.

I'm using the technique in addition to a radical change in diet to remarkable results. 27 lbs lost in a little over 8 weeks. Doctor took me off insulin. Since I'm a little overwhelmed at the results myself, I'm a little reluctant to mess with the cardio part of the formula.

Cheers on your goals and methods. If what you are doing works for your goals, that's awesome. Best o' luck.

Wow, you strength train 6 days/week? What strength program are you following?

I would suggest finding a 3 day program and do cardio opposite days. You can do it the way you are but will not be the most effective use of your workouts and recovery

If it works for you, then do it.

6 day program can be 3 days nonconsecutive upper body then 3 days nonconsecutive lower body.

I cannot imagine doing a 3 day program doing dead lift, bench, squats and overheard press heavy in the same day. At my intensity it would be impossible.

My running and lifting fall on the same days at least twice a week. I prefer to lift first...I can't really "fail" on running, but I can fail on a lift which really sucks.

Tuesday, I PRed my deadlift, and then jumped on the treadmill to run 3 miles of hills. I lived to tell the tale.

Exactly- can't really fail on running- but can fail on a lift.....Lift first after a light cardio warm up. Doing both on the same day is fine.