cardio before or after weights?

[rowdy26]

Wanted to know if it was best to do cardio before or after weights.

[meat12]

Here's a good link to a related question, hopefully it's helpful :) :

http://www.intensityxtrememuscle.com...ghlight=cardio

[bonebreaker]

Re: cardio before or after weights?

Originally posted by rowdy26
Wanted to know if it was best to do cardio before or after weights.

Many people say to do cardio first to loosen up and get the juices flowing. I personally do them after I lift. If I do cardio first, and do it long enough to be beneficial, I can't lift as well. Just my 2 cc's. BB

[BBAddict]

If you're trying to gain mass, the answer would be neither. You don't want to tire yourself out before you lift and compromise your workout and you also need to rest your muscles and get food to them immediately after working out.
If you're trying to cut, the answer would be after. You still want to get a good workout and then you can do your cardio after lifting. I think it is best to do them separately if you can--lifting in the morning and cardio at night.

[NYCmitch25]

Its a prefrnce thing... Should raise core temp. before getting started on lifting. I agree with Bone. I dont always do it though...=) 10-20 just to get warmed up. I do actual cardio 40mins separate.

[Stonecold54]

a 5 minute warmup is a good idea before any workout....and for actual cardio benefits you must also realize that you don't need to be on a machine forever to reap these benefits...if you train in an interval fashion for just 10 minutes you will achieve what many want to in their hours of cardio...Do 30 seconds all out on your choice of cardio equipment and then 1:00 minute of low intensity and repeat that cycle for 5-10 minutes and let me know how it goes.

[beefcake]

I like to workout first so that my glucose gets used up from that and then do cardio afterwards hoping that i'll dip into my fat storages for energy from there.

[JUICE]

Originally posted by stonecold54
a 5 minute warmup is a good idea before any workout....and for actual cardio benefits you must also realize that you don't need to be on a machine forever to reap these benefits...if you train in an interval fashion for just 10 minutes you will achieve what many want to in their hours of cardio...Do 30 seconds all out on your choice of cardio equipment and then 1:00 minute of low intensity and repeat that cycle for 5-10 minutes and let me know how it goes.

thats what i do before working out. I just walk it up on the treadmill for like 5 minutes and boom hit het weights.

[redneck99]

:agree: same shit I do

[tireflipper]

Yeah Cardi is shit so you have to make the most of it. 5 before and my wife does 20 min of interval. I shun a lot of cardio:D

[hornblowr]

heck-ya gotta warm up so might as well go twenty minutes light duty cardio type stuff.stretch. lift.stretch.lift. etc. go home, eat or drink a bunch of protein and crash. do cardio next day, or next year

[Taylor]

i've asked this question before and i get about 10 different answers


i like working out with weights in the middle of the day...and then i do my cardio at night

right now i'm lifting weights push 1 day, pull the next day, then i rest on the 3rd day, i usually run on that 3rd day but i prefer running at night bc i run outside and i just like the atmosphere more, its relaxing

[meat12]

Originally posted by stonecold54
a 5 minute warmup is a good idea before any workout....and for actual cardio benefits you must also realize that you don't need to be on a machine forever to reap these benefits...if you train in an interval fashion for just 10 minutes you will achieve what many want to in their hours of cardio...Do 30 seconds all out on your choice of cardio equipment and then 1:00 minute of low intensity and repeat that cycle for 5-10 minutes and let me know how it goes.

I'm gonna have to try that out

[bigggunn]

I do my heavy cardio twice a week, right before I work my legs. I do 30 minutes treadmill and burn 400+ calories. On my arm/chest days, I do light cardio after, about 15 minutes. Works good for me that way.

[shortz]

I do the same too. I hit aboyut 45 seconds worth if high intensity and 2 minutes of low as a cycle. When i am done, sure I have built up a sweat, but I don't feel too tired to lift. not to mention, your lifting won't suffer long. Once your body gets used to the cardio, especially if you are doing it every day, you should have plenty of energy to lift. If not, then you are out of shape.