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Cardio and weight training

mhwitt74
mhwitt74 Posts: 159 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How many others out there do both during your exercise routines? I have since I started my weight loss journey and it seems to be working out fine.

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  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I do.
  • bruby28
    bruby28 Posts: 4,123 Member
    I see better results with both personally
  • ijsantos2005
    ijsantos2005 Posts: 306 Member
    I do some HIIT for conditioning to help with my recovery capacity during my lifting.
  • Senrak66
    Senrak66 Posts: 39 Member
    i do them but not on same day.
  • edlanglais5
    edlanglais5 Posts: 172 Member
    I always balance my weights with cardio. When I can't make it to the gym, I still get my cardio in. Works out very well for me.
  • Okiludy
    Okiludy Posts: 558 Member
    Strength training is my priority and I'll sacrifice cardio if I need better recovery. Still I do HIIT after lifting on my assistance training day, kettle bell swings kick my *kitten*. I'll also work in a few km in pool during week. I normally get the laps in same day as lifting but hours later.
  • ttippie2000
    ttippie2000 Posts: 412 Member
    I mix periodize both, trying to challenge my body...but not to the point of breaking it. I tend to think of it in terms of systems, e.g., anaerobic system, aerobic system, speed-strength, endurance-strength, active-recovery. Each system works on a cycle such that while you're resting one system you're stressing another. Here's a few example of the different systems:

    Anaerobics:
    --Kettlebell snatches, 5 minutes AMRAP
    --Hill repeats on bicycle: Climb until 95% of max heart rate then rest (go back down) 1.5 minutes, repeat 5-15 times depending on fitness level

    Endurance-strength:
    --Boxing: Punch sprints with light dumbells, 10 minutes (can make a room full of grown men cry)
    --Pullups till failure, then use a light band to failure, then medium band to failure, etc.

    Speed-strength:
    --Powerlifting Speed reps: Sumo-style box squats done fast and explosively with 50% of 1 rep max + 15% band tension using 30 seconds rest, 8 sets of 3 (Note: this assumes a careful warmup)

    Active recovery:
    --Long-slow distance bike ride (LSD). 2.5 hours at no more than 12 mph (this from Erik Heiden, olympic speed skating/bicycle track sprint champion)
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Not sure what you mean by "mix". I do both but not on the same days.
  • Thick_n_Fit_Mom
    Thick_n_Fit_Mom Posts: 89 Member
    mhwitt74 wrote: »
    How many others out there do both during your exercise routines? I have since I started my weight loss journey and it seems to be working out fine.

    I do both! Sometimes 1 min/cardio accelerations between sets..
  • BrittneyBroussard
    BrittneyBroussard Posts: 88 Member
    I normally do weights first then 20-30mins of cardio or i will crossfit type weight/running/jumprope intervals
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I'll do cardio at home, then go to the gym to lift. The only time lifting is in the same workout as cardio is if it's lighter weights(dumbbells)doing strength/cardio circuits.
  • Angied725
    Angied725 Posts: 38 Member
    I do exclusive cardio which is usually 10 minutes on the elliptical, lateral elliptical, stationary bike, and/or row machine.
    I also do weights in a circuit which is classified as weight lifting and cardio.
  • BklynFitGuy
    BklynFitGuy Posts: 712 Member
    I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 but then had taken a break. 2 weeks into a C25K program now. Trying to figure out how I can do both without overdoing it.
  • Aarjono
    Aarjono Posts: 228 Member
    I do weightlifting on MWF and C25k on TThS, and walk on Sunday.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    BklynFitGuy wrote: »
    I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 but then had taken a break. 2 weeks into a C25K program now. Trying to figure out how I can do both without overdoing it.
    You can do both, but maybe not 3x week each. I did both at 2x and I still progressed in both.
  • PowerliftingMom
    PowerliftingMom Posts: 430 Member
    I do best with lifting 4x week. I don't really do any cardio other than long walks on my days off or slow walking on the treadmill after lifting. I never suffer from DOMS any longer.
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