Thoughts on cardio & lifting schedule

[Erod13]

Just had a quick question,
Just started my first cycle(posted in appropiate section) and was just curious if this would have any effect since I want to do it right. Due to my schedule (kids, 2 jobs, life, etc...)
I lift every morning @5am when the gym is empty. I have about an hour window in the afternoons between jobs and was wondering if cardio in the afternoon would be ok or would it have any adverse effects? I cannot do any type of interval/hiit training due to bad wheels. Mainly on the hamster belt at an incline for 30-40 minutes. I'm eating at what I believe is maintanance 14 cals per bodyweight pound.
Thanks

[Scrumhalf]

You'll be fine. 14 cal/lb is the rule of thumb for low range of maintenance (14-16 cal/lb is the range). You may have to judge whether that is sufficient calories to achieve whatever you are trying to achieve with your cycle (others more knowledgeable on that topic may chime into your other thread). But as far as cardio is concerned, what you have chosen will work fine. Just be consistent, that's all.

[Erod13]

Thanks for the info, just starting a low dose cycle for the first go around and going from there. Just wanted to make sure I would not be messing anything up doing cardio after a morning lifting session.
On off days are there any issues doing fasted cardio first thing in the am while on?

[Scrumhalf]

I don't think it should matter. Keep your heart rate at around 65% of your max and you'll be fine. Fasted cardio is one of those things that the bro-scientists love. Not sure there is enough rigorous data to convince me that it matters, vs. just doing cardio sometime.

[monster70k]

I lost 1% BF/week for 9 weeks at maintenance doing exactly what you are doing, and same time schedule as well. I did M-F and made sure Saturday had some sort of sweaty activity component to my day. Rest on Sunday. I did maintenance cal level and split my calories to 60% Protein / 30% Carbs (<20g/day sugar) / 10% Fat. Exactly the same schedule you have - and was doing my 1st cycle then of 300 Test and 200 Deca per week.

Good luck bro - it won't happen overnight, but consistency gets it done - guaranteed!

[Erod13]

Thanks for the reply, I'm in it for the long haul. I'm starting out at a low dosage to see how it goes. I'm not expecting monumental gains, just improvement over the base I have now. Also want to gauge adverse effects ie gyno, etc...

[jadenmiller]

If your main goal is to increase muscle mass through weight training, do the weight training portion before the cardio routine. If your goal is to reduce weight, then do the cardio portion before the weight training exercises.