Separating Cardio and Strength Training

Trops

Trops

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I know that many people do strength training and then cardio in the same workout, but to maximize your efforts you should really separate them. The problem is that most people don't have the time in their schedule for two workouts a day. If you did happen to have the time to get in a good strength training in the morning, how long should you wait before going for a run or bike or whatever?
 
Personally I either do my cardio right after my weights....or I wait a few hours. I'm home during the day so I can do weight training in the afternoon and cardio in the evening. I just do this because I'm tired and need to rest.
 
My personal trainer always made me do 30 minutes of cardio before strength training. He said to never do strength training without that.

And he also wanted me to completely change my diet from what I was currently eating. I tried for a month and nearly died from boredom of eating egg whites, almonds and apples. So I take everything he "taught" me with a grain of salt now. During the 3 months I worked with him, I lost exactly 5 pounds. As soon as I gave up on him, I lost 20 pounds in the next 2 months doing things differently.
 
hahha can totally relate madness. at my gym, the nutritionist insists that the only way to loose weight is to eat salads and leafy greens ONLY for a full month (yes, no dressing, protein, fruits, soft drinks etc) and then slowly introduce foods back into your diet, like one food group per week i think she said. i nearly fell on the floor laughing when i heard her "advice". how are people supposed to loose weight with such an unattainable and unrealistic eating plan? i seriously think they do this on purpose so that people will continue to despair and be stuck with the access weight, and meanwhile blaming themselves for it because they didnt eat like a rabbit for a month
 
Trops said:
I know that many people do strength training and then cardio in the same workout, but to maximize your efforts you should really separate them. The problem is that most people don't have the time in their schedule for two workouts a day. If you did happen to have the time to get in a good strength training in the morning, how long should you wait before going for a run or bike or whatever?
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Example for me:

5.5km Walk - 8am
Strength Training - 7pm

I walk to work, which helps a lot of things, then I have heaps of energy for my workout at night. I work about 60 hours a week and I can always fit two workouts in, walking to work really helps.

When I cant walk to work I either just do cardio or strength training at the gym. You don't NEED to do both every day, so I try to concentrate on just one.
 
I separate cardio and strength purely because of the time it takes to do both, I don't have time before work to do both. Subsequently I typically do strength training in the AM when I have the most energy and cardio at night, it is a breeze to ride for a half hour in front of the TV. If I need to workout on the weekend and I have time for both in the AM I do both. I prefer to get it out of the way so the afternoon and evening can be spent taking in calories from beer or wine.
 
I got alittle free time on my hands so I usually just work out with the weights 1st for about 30 mins then run/jog/walk it off on the treadmill for the other 30 mins
 
I do my weights at 6-7am, 3x a week, alternate days. Cardio varies because I hike outside and i have to go during the daylight hours and when its not lightning. Right now I go at 7:30pm, for an hour, I'm usually able to get in at least 5 hikes per week.

Good Luck.
 
my trainer always has me do about 20-30minutes of cardio before we do and weights. she's never said anything about seperating the two.
 
Its going to be different for everyone and it will also depend on what your individual goals are as well as your training emphasis.
 
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