For those lifting, do you do cardio too?

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  • lbaxandall
    lbaxandall Posts: 62 Member
    I usually lift 30-40 mins 5x a week, with 10 mins cardio before and 10 mins cardio after each session. Keeping my lungs and heart healthy! And who doesn't like a good sweat to end their session!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Because of my schedule, I lift twice per week (each session is about 2 hours). I run 3.5-4.5 miles twice per week (the first mile is HIIT). And then I jog/walk 5.5-7.5 miles a couple times per week. In addition, I try to get 10,000 steps per day outside of exercise. We'll see how well I do with that once El Nino hits. :smiley:

    I stretch after every workout, use a foam roller and yoga balls to relax tight muscles.
  • cyronius
    cyronius Posts: 157 Member
    I'm the opposite. I'll do cardio by preference. I run 5km 3 times a week with the odd longer run thrown in. In addition, I cycle commute to work 14km each way most days.

    Lifting for me is simply something that I have to do as part of a rounded approach to being healthy. Unlike running (and cycling to a lesser extent), I don't enjoy lifting.
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I lift 3 days a week and run 3 days. I also do a lot of walking/low speed bike riding.
  • JNason2014
    JNason2014 Posts: 2 Member
    I do HIIT for both my cardio and weight training. I like to be in and out within 30 minutes on both. I just started back to the gym after years off and am trying to burn fat while retaining muscle. The short intense workouts work for me. I am building (or muscle memory) and loosing fat simultaneously. Good luck on your journey
  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    edited November 2015
    7min of plyometrics 5 days a week that's it! My weight sessions are fully timed though so I get a good workout each time (3days a week).....but I'm a very active woman I live on property so I'm always doing something
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't do any. Personal preference. I also complain about having a low TDEE yet refuse to do cardio...The thought of doing cardio will keep me out of the gym though, so I go do my lifting thing 4x per week and try to stay active in my daily life.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Mycophilia wrote: »
    The only cardio I get is when I'm doing high-rep squats and deadlifts.


    Yeah. My front squats are my cardio.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm a cycling enthusiast and I lift weights. Weight training makes me a better cyclist. Volume is dependent on the seasons...I ride a lot less in the winter and spend more time in the weight room...the winter is a good time for me to do "heavy" lifting cycles in the gym because they kill my legs but I don't need them as more for cycling in the winter.

    I ramp up my riding in the spring to get ready for the season and my fitness approach is pretty balanced. As I move into summer, I spend a lot more time on my bike and usually only a couple of days in the weight room as I'm participating in events and need to stay fresh...and also, it's just too damn nice out to not be on my bike.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Lift about 6 hours a week, tons of cardio (triathlete).
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    one boxing class of about 50 mins per week (can't stand any other sort of stationary repetitive boring arsed treadmill type cardio) and a 30 minute swim every saturday morning.

    Other than that just normal walking and stuff like that. I might go out on a sunday for an hour power walk if I need to breathe and take time off from being a mum/wife/etc.
  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
    I've got some autoimmune issues and deal with inflammation a lot as well as in active perimenopause so I have to be a bit more diligent in my cardio. I do cardio in the gym (stairmaster, elliptical, bike) 5x a week and make sure I get my steps in on the other two days. I also do weight training 2x a week.

    It's weird but the more diligent I am in my cardio, the less inflammation gets me down and makes me gain. However, if I miss too many days, even if my calories are under goal, I will still gain. It seems I play a delicate balance constantly. Add in the fact that I love to eat, and I can't NOT do cardio. Right now, I am actually below my goal weight of 125. My body seems to fluctuate between 117-120 consistently and has been doing so since March so I must be doing something right!
  • scrittrice
    scrittrice Posts: 345 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I'm a cycling enthusiast and I lift weights. Weight training makes me a better cyclist. Volume is dependent on the seasons...I ride a lot less in the winter and spend more time in the weight room...the winter is a good time for me to do "heavy" lifting cycles in the gym because they kill my legs but I don't need them as more for cycling in the winter.

    I ramp up my riding in the spring to get ready for the season and my fitness approach is pretty balanced. As I move into summer, I spend a lot more time on my bike and usually only a couple of days in the weight room as I'm participating in events and need to stay fresh...and also, it's just too damn nice out to not be on my bike.

    Same here. I started lifting weights to improve my cycling (which has worked). I like lifting, but if the weather is nice, I sometimes skip a weight session in favor of a bike ride, or squeeze in a bike ride by doing a shorter weight session. I don't think I've ever done the inverse.
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