Cardio or strenght training?

zammex
zammex Posts: 36 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How does your week look?

Personally, im trying to get in 2 days of intense cardio and 2-3 ish with strenght.
1 day with legs and 2 days of arms and stomach.

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    3 days of barbell training (starting strength) Full body, heavy azz weights every time.

    2-3 days of light cardio, like a 10 mile bike ride or an hour of boxing.
  • dr3wman
    dr3wman Posts: 205
    5 days strength training, 1-2 days cardio
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    3-4 days strength training ( 3 with free weights one with gym machines )
    4-5 days cardio some days intence other just a brick walk I get bored easily so I mix things up alot
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    MWF- 15 mins elliptical, heavy weights, 45 min walk/jog
    M- arms, chest
    W- shoulders
    F- arms, chest

    Tu, TH, SAT
    45 min elliptical, 45 min walk/run
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    In general I do 90 minutes of cardio with 30 minutes of resistance 6 days a week.
    I rest resistance Tuesday and cardio every 10 days or so.
    My resistance is lower weights but high reps, then heavy every 3rd workout.
    And I split my body into 3 muscle groups:
    1. Legs
    2. Chest- triceps - shoulders
    3. Arms - back
    I do a lot of weird things for cardio like military march, MMA type training,
    dancing, floor rolls, squat thrust intervals and the good ole jumping jack.
    And I jog, swim, play tennis, fast walk and bike.

    Lost 78lbs and nearly 20% body fat - it works for me.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    MWF - Stronglifts 5x5
    SuTTh - Running (long/short/short)
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    M - 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio
    W - 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio
    F- 40 mins Strength Training / 20-30 minutes cardio

    Sun - Martial Arts (Wing Chun)

    Spread throughout all that is swimming and various other things I just lump under trying not to be a fatass.
  • Taylor0212
    Taylor0212 Posts: 72 Member
    M-15 min warm up jog, upper body weights, 30 min elliptical
    T-15 min walk, 45 min kickboxing class
    W-15 min warm up jog, lower body weights, 30 min run
    T-60 min kickboxing class
    F-15 min warm up jog, core strength training, 30 min run or elliptical
    S-60 min kickboxing
    S-Rest day or light cardio
  • kariebo
    kariebo Posts: 101
    2 -3 days strength (thursday, sunday - sometimes Monday) -- 60 minute Body Pump Class
    3 days cardio (wed, fri, sat.) - 60 minute Body Combat class or Zumba

    1-2 days no gym (mon, tu) - usually involve a walk or other activity like playing with the kids or something


    I was also doing 5 days of cardio at work during lunch - 33 minutes elliptical M-F ... but it seemed to be a bit much for me so I have cut that back and only do lunch workouts if I really feel like I need something.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    Most of my exercise in the summer is riding my bike back and forth to work, which includes at least 2 steep/long hills. So mostly cardio with a little strength/resistance mixed in, but focused on the lower body.

    I need to at least get some planks and squats in, but after being on the bicycle for 30+ miles a day, it's tough.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    7 days cardio, 4 days strength
  • stfriend
    stfriend Posts: 256 Member
    3 days lifting heavy, 2-3 days cardio. The type of cardio varies depending on the day, the time, and the weather. At the moment, its mostly walking and DVDs, either Leslie Sansone or Gilad.
  • jealous_loser
    jealous_loser Posts: 395
    Sun- C25K
    Mon- Strength Training (45-60 min)
    Tues- C25K
    Wed- Tabata Class (60 min)
    Thurs- C25K
    Sat- Strength Training (45-60 min)

    I get walks in there as well, but I am starting to not count those.
  • zozzabubba
    zozzabubba Posts: 137 Member
    At the moment I'm doing a LOT more training than I normally would, purely because it's the summer holiday and I have the time and NOTHING ELSE TO DO, but I'll most likely reduce my exercise once I start college (will actually be looking at this thread for ideas on what a good, feasible exercise routine would be for when I'm busier).

    At the moment I'm doing...
    Monday: 60 mins spinning class
    Tuesday: 60 mins zumba
    Wednesday: 60 mins body pump, 60 mins zumba, (60 mins pilates)
    Thursday: 45 mins step class, 60 mins zumba, (60 mins pilates)
    Friday: 60 mins body pump, 60 mins step class
    Saturday: 60 mins zumba
    Sunday: 60 mins body pump, cycling 15 miles (aiming for under 35 mins!)

    As well as this, most days I'll swim either 1km or 1.5km after my workout to cool off and because it brings my appetite wayyyy up so I can eat a big meal after working out, and every day apart from Thu and Sun I cycle to and from my internship (about 22km)

    So mostly cardio - looking to start strength training properly at college when someone shows/tells me how to do it correctly!
  • debussyschild
    debussyschild Posts: 804 Member
    Right now, I'm doing 2 days of lifting with my trainer. Post-workout, I always do cardio. Non-lifting days, HIIT on 2 days, stair master 1-2 days. Want to lift more... :bigsmile:
  • lauren3382
    lauren3382 Posts: 372 Member
    Strength training 4-5 days a week. No cardio right now at this point in my program, but will be adding in 30 mins of HIIT 3x per week for the last 6-8 weeks of the 12 week program.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I do cardio for 30 minutes a day followed by an hour to an hour and a half of weights. I do one muscle group a day and alternate legs and abs.

    I also have been fitting in yoga a few times a week and a brisk walk with the dog in the afternoon.
  • bombedpop
    bombedpop Posts: 2,239 Member
    Both - 6 days total, Wednesday is day off from gym

    6 days Cardio
    6 days Abs/Core
    5 days strength/heavy weights rotated as
    legs
    arms/shoulders
    back/chest
  • Bubs05
    Bubs05 Posts: 179 Member
    4 days strength training (2 upper/2lower)
    3 days cardio
    1 day off
  • zammex
    zammex Posts: 36 Member
    You are all sooo good!
    but, could someone please tell me how to propertly do strengt without hurting myself. I love liftigt weights but im always terrified that i will do something wrong. or just do something that doesnt give anything. should i have heavy weights and do few reps or is it better to do alot of reps? i am so confused. anyone wanna get me a personal trainer? :D haha
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
    7 days a week I do 1 hour cardio 1 hour strength training including a solid core workout every day.
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
    Theres a lot of mixed reviews on this subject of how to do more reps lower weights less reps with more weight...

    I go for muscle failure myself. I start low and do sets of 10 reps until the weights go to where I can't push, pull or lift. Some days I just do light weights just to keep it active.

    Personal choice all around on this one. To ensure no injuries happen. Youtube works great for this, or ask away at the gym. Most people at the gym will be more than happy to 'show off'.

    The hardest part is ... what do you want to strengthen? Are there Key areas? Or is it everything? Find a set that works for you, try different exercises and see what works best for your. I've tried dozens and now I only do 1-3 of each type rather then spending hours focusing on just arms, or legs.
  • evilmonkee
    evilmonkee Posts: 55 Member
    Normally: 3 days of heavy lifting followed by 20-30 min of HIIT, 2 easy runs outside, 1 longer run or a long hike, 1 day of butt-to-couch melding

    Past 4 weeks, and next 12 weeks (I'm training for a full with the possibility that I might end up just doing a half, depending on my work schedule, and I want to make sure I don't aggravate an old injury):
    2 days of heavy lifting+ HIIT, 1 easy active recovery day (swimming, yoga, walking, elliptical, easy run- I just use it to loosen up and improve blood flow to aid recovery), 1 mid-distance run, 1 tempo or hill run, 1 long run, 1 day of rest
  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    Four days of strength training. I'm trying to bulk right now so I'm limiting my cardio to 10-15 minutes at the end of the weight lifting.
  • mariannerenoir
    mariannerenoir Posts: 7
    I'm a strenght training junkie, I love to lift but practically I have no endurance - therefore now it's 5-6 days of cardio for me (some of them are HIIT, some of them are steady state).
    Partly because it's a nice change of pace, partly because I desperately need to work on that endurance, and partly because I'm at home now which makes going to the gym very hard.

    Apart from that I have plenty of muscle, I just need to shed the fat that hides it :-D
  • PeterThompson
    PeterThompson Posts: 62
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  • ptak1sm
    ptak1sm Posts: 172
    6 days of cardio, 4-5 days of abs, 3 days of strength training (target muscle groups). I'm working on cutting fat, so on days with no strength training (save for abs), I do an extra half hour of cardio. We'll see how that changes once I hit my goal.
  • kdennis50
    kdennis50 Posts: 2
    Daily 10 mile bike ride.
    M-W-F Strength Training.
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