Cardio and whey protein

[LeanBeast]

My current diet involves me slamming a serving of whey protein as soon as I wake to stop catabolism and my diet is aimed at putting on size right now... I still want to throw in cardio about twice a week but my question is, should I do the cardio on an empty stomach or do the cardio after my whey serving?

[The_Grinder]

If your goal is putting size on then I definately wouldn't do cardio on an empty stomach. Whether that means just a shake before or even a small serving of carbs and whole protein is up to you.

[THE BOUNCER]

If you are going to do cardio first thing in the morning only twice a week i dont see much harm in doing it on an empty stomach.

[NewbieChris]

I suppose I'll ask this here because it is somewhat relevant. I do directly after my workout. I am curious if that is bad because it post-pones my post workout shake about 20-25 minutes. I was told that is not a huge problem, what you do you guys think?

[Chadd77]

Originally Posted by NewbieChris

I suppose I'll ask this here because it is somewhat relevant. I do directly after my workout. I am curious if that is bad because it post-pones my post workout shake about 20-25 minutes. I was told that is not a huge problem, what you do you guys think?

When I'm training for a show 90% of my cardio is done after my workout. I don't see how that would be an issue. Only time I don't do cardio after a workout is when i train legs.

[NewbieChris]

Thanks its always good to hear something to get it reinforced.

[THE BOUNCER]

Originally Posted by NewbieChris

I suppose I'll ask this here because it is somewhat relevant. I do directly after my workout. I am curious if that is bad because it post-pones my post workout shake about 20-25 minutes. I was told that is not a huge problem, what you do you guys think?

depends on your goals really. if your training for mass i would have the shake right after. feed the muscles asap.

[The_Grinder]

Originally Posted by NewbieChris

I suppose I'll ask this here because it is somewhat relevant. I do directly after my workout. I am curious if that is bad because it post-pones my post workout shake about 20-25 minutes. I was told that is not a huge problem, what you do you guys think?

I've always looked at cardio after a workout as the lesser of two evils. The eviler evil being cardio before the workout. But I have always been under the impression that separating them during the day is by far the best.