Strength training for legs while doing cardio

[jojoluvsu2]

I'm curious as to how to balance cardio with strenght training my legs. My cardio sessions tend to be pretty intense, my goal is to to a triathalon come summer, and I enjoy working at high resistences to "feel the burn" so to speak while cardio training. My legs are sometimes a bit wobbly after getting off the bike or which ever equipment I'm using, so I know the muscles have had a good workout, not just my heart. But I have never figured out how to properly combine strength training for my legs and the cardio. If I do a weightlifting session for legs, the next day I don't feel that my legs have recovered enough to do a cardio session. If I want to do cardio 4-5 days a week, I don't see how I can fit in any specific strength training. Any advice on how I can combine the two? Should I cool it on the cardio a bit (but that might affect future cardio-intense triathalons), or is the cardio workout enough of a mucle workout as well that I don't need to separately strength train?

Help!

Thanks

 

[ali2]

I have the same problem when I do cardio and my strength training is mostly upper body...I have been attempting to start doing squats which are a really good whole body exercise...other than that, I think we are in the same boat!