Cardio before or after strength training?

Since your splitting them I say either or will be fine. Just gauge your energy. Now if you were doing them all at once like I do then I typically do strength first then cardio as I use more energy in cardio and it makes for a hard ride in strength but if the area is packed I will do cardio and push through.

I like to do a 10-15 min warm up jog, then strength training, then cardio. And women don't gain muscle as fast or in the same quantity as the boys, at least not naturally. They have testosterone and we don't.

Together, combined, will get you maximum results.

If you're trying to build muscle, do Weight Training first.
If you're trying to loose weight, Cardio first.
Neither are fast and hard rules.

Usually for me in the morning I can sustain Cardio longer because once I actually wake up properly I'm less tired than later in the day when my body is still processing Lunch say.
You have to be the judge of your own body and feelings.

If you're doing a Spin Class which works your legs then when weight training mainly concentrate on Upper Body, just do some light stuff of the legs so you don't over do it.

I like to do a 10-15 min warm up jog, then strength training, then cardio. And women don't gain muscle as fast or in the same quantity as the boys, at least not naturally. They have testosterone and we don't.

I agree with this. Most of us guys will hit the strength training first and cardio last. Honestly I think it's up to the individual. For me when I conduct my cardio I'm doing intervals which mean I don't have the "strength"(no pun intended) to perform intervals after strength training. Plus I need to have my Whey Protein after strength training. Cardio first, strength training last.

Personally I believe it's up to the individual desires.

My workout is structured around whatever the hell I can get done before the kids interupt me or the wife calls me to dinner. I workout at home and have two meddlesome daughters that always pick fights with each other.

So I end up going for cardio because it burns more calories. Sometimes, I'll take light weights with me on the stationary bike and do arm and shoulder excercises to get the most out of my time. Sometimes I have time leftover for real strength training. Other days, I end up doing pushups and squats while the kids are playing in the bathtub.

I've tried waking up early... I'm not a morning person. I can't get intense first thing in the morning.

Glycogen gets burned first regardless of which activity. But anaerobic exercise relies on ATP for muscle endurance in lifting, and you need glycogen to make it. So doing cardio first can deplete glycogen and make your lifting workout less effective if you run out of energy.
Lift first before cardio.

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Yep. A trainer told me the same thing...
Warm up for 5mins.. then weights, then cardio.

depends of what training for me i do it before i go to boxing training but i do it after if is weight training

Bump! I want to train for a half-marathon (so a fair amount of running 4 or 5 days a week) but I also want to strength train -- ideally in the same session.

I do find that after a session of Body Pump, I do NOT feel like I can run hard.

If you are able to do both in the same session, defiitely do weights first and cardio after.

If you have to split them up into different times of the day, decide which time of day you feel the strongest and have the most energy. Do you weights during that time of increased energy and strength. Do cardio at your less energetic time.

For me, I'm just much more energetic and feel stronger in the evening after I've had food in me throughout the day than first thing in the morning. Therefore I would do my cardio in the morning and my weight training in the evening.