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buffjess
buffjess Posts: 382
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I use the 3 mile walk at home everyday except sunday..How often should i do strength training? Help PLEASE!!:noway:

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  • buffjess
    buffjess Posts: 382
    I use the 3 mile walk at home everyday except sunday..How often should i do strength training? Help PLEASE!!:noway:
  • psantacruz
    psantacruz Posts: 71 Member
    Good question. I want to add to it- should I do strength training on days I do cardio, as well? Or should I not mix the two?
  • mandersen16
    mandersen16 Posts: 261
    Remember your body needs time to heal as well.

    I usually weight lift 3 times a week and cardio on opposite days. So like Monday I lift upper body, Tues cardio, Wed. lift lower body, Thur cardio, Fri lift upper body, Sat cardio, Sun REST!! On the days I lift I do try to go for a walk or something not so intense.

    Hope that helps!
  • klmccl05
    klmccl05 Posts: 20 Member
    I usually don't do strength training on the days that I do cardio. I guess it couldn't hurt. I only do about 2 a week, so I try and do them on days that I don't run, that way I always have some physical activity everyday (although I admit I skip days)....but I like to see that I can add calories to my daily intake and when you do strength training, you can't add them in calories (or at least I can't figure it out!!) But I've always heard that you should work different muscle groups on different days. Thats what I stick with. Good luck!!
  • MisoSoup79
    MisoSoup79 Posts: 517
    I try to do strength training 3 times per week, alternating between upper and lower body workouts. I do cardio in between those days, along with ab exercises. Although I don't really do cardio per se on resistance training days, I do always warm up with cardio and cool down with cardio (10-15 mins pre and post resisitance training). You shouldn't do resistance on "cold" muscles, so make sure you loosen up first. I also find that the cardio afterwards helps push out the acid that builds up in the muscles during resistance training and helps me recover faster and combat soreness. I have 1 day of real rest per week, where I don't exercise at all and usually one of my cardio days is pretty light. That way I don't overwork myself.

    It's all about what's comfortable for you, but I don't recommend training 7 days per week without rest because you'll overtrain, which leads to fatigue and injuries.

    And you're right, strength training doesn't really count for calories in MFP, so that's another reason I pair it with cardio - so I can eat more. I can't survive off 1200 calories only after doing a one hour resistance routine!
  • ma1130
    ma1130 Posts: 5
    I would say 2 days a week to start. After about 2-3 weeks of that, then add another day. Keep walking like you do. It doesnt hurt to just add the weight training. If you start jogging then I would say only do a light cardio (like 10 min of jogging/walking) before you weight train just to warm up your muscles. Walking is good but I would slowly try to incorporate a min of jogging every few minutes to get your metabolism a boost. Plus it makes it less boring.
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