Can I do cardio and weight lifting?

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  • samhennings
    samhennings Posts: 441 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    leop123 wrote: »
    I was told by personal trainer, who is my friend as well ALWAYS do Cardio before weight lifting to warm up your body and get your heart pumping

    There is a difference between a full cardio session and using some sort of cardio as a warmup. I walk on the treadmill for 5-10 minutes. Technically speaking, walking is a cardio exercise. But I don't consider it to be a cardio session. I reserve that description for the days when walking or running is my actuall full exercise session.

    Agreed - I like to use the rowing machine. Back/arms/legs/lungs all warmed up nicely before lifting. However its not a "session" or even busting a gut, it is purely for warm up purposes.

  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i do both, but i dont use the free weights, i use the machines, and my primary focus is on cardio.

    do what works for you and what meets your needs now. You can change it later. As I get closer to my goal weight, I will start focusing more on body recomp and starting working with the 'real' weights more ;)
  • TheCredibleHuIk
    TheCredibleHuIk Posts: 26 Member
    Yes. You can do both. I personally do cardio on my off days of weight training.

    If you're going to do cardio on weight training days, do it after your lifting session.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    leop123 wrote: »
    I was told by personal trainer, who is my friend as well ALWAYS do Cardio before weight lifting to warm up your body and get your heart pumping

    nope.

    unless you're an endurance athlete where cardio/endurance training is the focus.

    warm up =/= cardio.

    its' a warm up- and it's only like 5-10 minutes.

    cardio should come after lifting.
  • Upstate_Dunadan
    Upstate_Dunadan Posts: 435 Member
    kmab1985 wrote: »
    Sometimes I think its physcological with me too. I've spent my whole life not doing any exercise prior to Jan 2015 that if I miss a day I feel crap! Hence why doing the SL 5x5 3 times a week makes me feel "oh my goodness, how can I only work out 3x a week"....

    This.

    If you exercising makes you feel good, then do it. There is nothing wrong with doing some form of exercise every day.

    I completely understand where you are coming from. I find working out very addicting. After working out (weights or cardio) I feel great the rest of the day. When I don't get to the gym, I feel like I've missed a critical part of my day. I keep it to about an hour, but it's my hour to focus on ME and pushing MYSELF. Call it selfish, but it is what it is. The other 23 hours a day life takes over (as it should - family, work, etc.). So, my current routine is a 4-day split at the gym, 2 days of cardio (currently also at the gym), and 1 full rest/recovery day. It's the last that I'm sure will be tough, and if worse comes to worse I'll just do an active recovery day (very light running on a treadmill, etc.).

    What you might do, if it's too much, is just spread it out, so you're only doing one thing each day, and do have some lighter days to recuperate.



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