cardio... before or after lifting....

[cozmokramer]

hello... should cardio be done before or after lifting.... is there
and advantage to one over the other... say for cutting or for
a bulking cycle...?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

1st thing in a m is best for fat loss-

 

[bigkraut]

If you have to incorporate cardio in the same training session that you train weights(like me), do cardio after weights. You don't want to expend all of your glycogen stores before lifting.

 

[javaguru]

Yep, if weight training and cardio in the same workout definitely do your cardio last. You don't want depleted glycogen before weight training.

 

[The Shadow]

True dat. After. You also burn a higher %age of calories from fat after the w/o as glycogen staores are lower, so you tap into the fat reserve much faster.

 

[The mann]

first thing in the morning if you can,if not then after the weights................

 

[110%]

i gotta agree with everybody else, first in the morning then after weights next option.

 

[cozmokramer]

now someone else stated that if you do your cardio after lifting...

since you have expended your glycogen stores.. you will now
burn muscle

 

[gymtime]

Depends on how much you do. I wouldn't do more than 20 minutes after a workout.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

Depends on how much you do. I wouldn't do more than 20 minutes after a workout.

you could go up to an hour if you are eating enough protein