What to do first, Cardio or Weight Lifting?created on 01/27/2011 07:35 am I am starting to workout regularly now. I would just like to know which the best way to start my daily workout. Should I do some cardio or weight lifting first? |
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Posted on 02/10/2011 04:50 am It depends on what your goal is.If Your Goal is Increasing Muscle Size and Strength Increasing muscle size can best be accomplished by lifting weights first when the body's main source of energy for muscle contraction (glycogen) is high. If you do a hard cardio workout before lifting, you deplete glycogen, which makes the workout ineffective. If Your Goal is Burning Calories for Fat Loss If your primary goal is to burn as many calories as you can in a single session, it's probably best to do cardio first and lift weights next I am also trying to tone up and my trainer makes me do cardio to warm up, then skip for 120 seconds between each set of weight exercises. If I understand correctly, you burn more calories when your heart rate is kept up. |
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Posted on 02/10/2011 08:38 am Yep, I start my workout with 25 minutes of cardio, then 30 minutes of weight lifting. That seems to work best for me right now. |
