cardio or weights first?

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hipsdontlie1
hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
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Hey all, does it matter if you do cardio or weights first? Are you suppose to warm up your muscles with cardio before doing weights???

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  • chrisrollins1
    chrisrollins1 Posts: 56
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    Cardio needs to be done after weight training for the best results. Yes, you can do some cardio as a warm-up, but limit that to 5-10 minutes, and do the bulk of your cardio afterwards.
  • twinmom01
    twinmom01 Posts: 854 Member
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    Weights then a bit of cardio...

    If you do cardio first you will fatigue your muscles for weights...

    I do about 6-8 minutes of dynamic stretches, then weights, then finish it off with about 20 minutes of HIIT elliptical (do ~ 4.5 - 5 MPH for 3-4 minutes then do 6+ MPH for 60-90 seconds - keep zig zagging for about 20 minutes)

    I don't do cardio specific so if you do things like running and such you may want to separate out the days you do full cardio vs days you do weights.
  • mscoco10
    mscoco10 Posts: 527 Member
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    I agree- 5/10 minutes cardio warm up then weights last cardio again if ya need it.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
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    I do Cardio and Weights on separate days.

    Main reason being, I do total body weight training.. and when I strength train, I go till failure. By the time I'm done, there is no way in hell that I am dragging my butt over to the treadmill section at my gym and hopping on for another 20 to 30 minutes.

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