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Cardio Help!

manleyf1 Posts: 1 Joined: 2001/11/13	2002/02/18, 05:32 PM Should I do cardio before or after lifting, or should I do it on my days off? Any help is appreciated.

rickgarvia Posts: 60 Joined: 2001/11/22	2002/02/18, 06:28 PM I do cardio before as a warm-up -- maybe 15 minutes on the treadmill, which is a mile at a fast walk. I figure it kills two birds with one stone that way. I stretch after I work out, and since I work out in the early morning, I usually do some kind of cardio at night, after dinner. Beats watching TV. I usualy do more time on the treadmill or a stepper. In the summer, I'll bike ride or rollerblade. Since I'm not out to get bodybuilder huge, I don't mind adding more cardio in the mix. I always take Fridays off from any exercise-related activity (cardio or lifting), since I'm physically active at work, I figure my body needs some kind of break.
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/02/18, 06:43 PM I do only a warm-up maybe 10 min. of cardio before and if I feel I still have energy after my workout I will do another 5-10 minutes. I son't recommend that you do a full cardio workout alongside your weight training because you are going to burn up all your energy. I like to do my cardio in the mornings and weight lift in the evenings.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/02/19, 02:19 AM Around 10 mins of warm up, then weight training. If I feel like it I do 20 mins after as well. Otherwise I do it seperately and I'll do 30-45 mins. Some days I do it as the first thing in the mornings. As a conlusion, don't do too much cardio with the weight training (otherwise the energy will come from the muscles) If you can, then do it later in the day or on the day off.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/02/19, 10:32 AM I fit cardio into my schedule during my weight training rest days and on weekends. On weekends, I'll do cardio in the morning, then weight train in the afternoon. Good luck!