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Cardio after lifting?

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I don't do cardio. And I lost over 100 lbs with just diet and strength training.

Once I went to run 10km without training, didn't break a sweat.

Swimming hard on the other hand, overwhelmed me.

Might need to swim more regularly.
I find this hard to believe, I had to start running every day for months just to be able to run in excess of a mile and even now I'm lucky to get in 2 miles without stopping to walk. Either you jog very slowly or you have a some Keynan DNA ...
 

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Oh yeah, sorry i should have mentioned that. Im overweight, quite overweight. But I am still mobile. Anything that isnt pullups are doable for me. Im not as strong as i used to be. Of course i want to look better, but mostly i want to get back to how strong i was
Well in that case cardio should come second to strength training. The reason is that any cardio beforehand will negatively influence your nervous system and take away from your strength efforts. Whereas you could do a 5x5 squat routine fry your CNS and still be able to get some cardio going after. Albeit that is not so fun either lol.
 

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Hello Everyone
I am sorry if this has been gone over before, but i was curious about when the best time to do cardio is. Should i do them on seperate days? One before the other? I have 4 days a week for gym time right now, but that will be changing soon.
I have Sunday, and Tuesday-Thursday. Thank you
Personally after everyworkout , I've had tons of people saying it "effects your gains" but their all lazy , change it up, battle ropes , ski rigs , treadmill. I saw nothing but gains both strength and cardio wise.
 

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I find this hard to believe, I had to start running every day for months just to be able to run in excess of a mile and even now I'm lucky to get in 2 miles without stopping to walk. Either you jog very slowly or you have a some Keynan DNA ...
Oh haha ofcourse I didn't sprint if that's what you meant. Slow jogs, pacing at around 6 minutes
 

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I don't do cardio. And I lost over 100 lbs with just diet and strength training.

Once I went to run 10km without training, didn't break a sweat.

Swimming hard on the other hand, overwhelmed me.

Might need to swim more regularly.
Swimming is an intense full body exercise. You want big shoulders then swim or row at least 3 times a week.
 

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At 32, can’t say I’ve had this problem.

Heavy barbell training burns a fvckton of calories. Find myself getting sick of eating at times
Cardio is much kinder to the body, especially low-impact cardio like biking or elliptical. I don’t have access to barbells (Planet Fitness) and I’m sure I’d tweak something pretty often. I’m older than you, so you’ll see what I mean. I don’t use free weights anymore, even if I could. I do the big compounds on cable machines or Smiths. Perfectly adequate.

I eat lots of heavy food on weekends (lots of good Italian restaurants and pub food around me) and I drink a lot. I can’t stay trim with that kind of carb intake unless I do cardio.

Cardio is also more time-efficient. 10 minutes is usually all I do, each day except Mondays, and I maintain a decent 4-pack. Plus it makes me feel good. I rely on it as a mood stabilizer.

If I were on a bulking cycle, I would limit cardio to maybe 2-3 days per week, but my bulk/cut days are long behind me. It’s bad for the kidneys.

But to answer the question, I’ve always done cardio after lifting, prioritizing muscle glycogen for lifting.
 

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Cardio is much kinder to the body, especially low-impact cardio like biking or elliptical. I don’t have access to barbells (Planet Fitness) and I’m sure I’d tweak something pretty often. I’m older than you, so you’ll see what I mean. I don’t use free weights anymore, even if I could. I do the big compounds on cable machines or Smiths. Perfectly adequate.

I eat lots of heavy food on weekends (lots of good Italian restaurants and pub food around me) and I drink a lot. I can’t stay trim with that kind of carb intake unless I do cardio.

Cardio is also more time-efficient. 10 minutes is usually all I do, each day except Mondays, and I maintain a decent 4-pack. Plus it makes me feel good. I rely on it as a mood stabilizer.

If I were on a bulking cycle, I would limit cardio to maybe 2-3 days per week, but my bulk/cut days are long behind me. It’s bad for the kidneys.

But to answer the question, I’ve always done cardio after lifting, prioritizing muscle glycogen for lifting.
Yup completely agree,

I'm 37 and the years of Muay Thai fights, sailing, rowing competitively and accompanied injuries are now resurfacing to settle permanently. I get deep tissue massage done twice a month with cupping and acupuncture once a month.

Taking a more steady approach to everything is now a much smarter way of doing things as the body can only take so much punishment before permanent injuries occur.
 

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If I were on a bulking cycle, I would limit cardio to maybe 2-3 days per week, but my bulk/cut days are long behind me. It’s bad for the kidneys.
Could you please elaborate on this? How come it is bad for the kidneys?
 

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Could you please elaborate on this? How come it is bad for the kidneys?
Generally speaking, excessive intake of protein and supplementing with whey protein and creatine monohydrate (and steroids, if you take it that far) strains your renal system.

Adding body fat, then burning it all off, then adding it, then burning it all off etc. over and over again is bad for your heart and organs.

Natural bodybuilding is healthy and good for your body. Doing bulk/cut cycles, and adding all this other chemical crap to your body, is not healthy.
 

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Hello Everyone
I am sorry if this has been gone over before, but i was curious about when the best time to do cardio is. Should i do them on seperate days? One before the other? I have 4 days a week for gym time right now, but that will be changing soon.
I have Sunday, and Tuesday-Thursday. Thank you
Off rip, I do it the sec I get there or if won't do it.
 

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It's good for overall cardiovascular health and increasing endurance, don't listen to the broscience junkies that advocate for "no cardio".

But don't do cardio to burn fat, if you want to lose fat focus on your diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.
 
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I do 3 days of total body strength training and sandwich it with 2 days of 30 minute cardio sessions (gym bike) with ab work on the cardio days.

I find it helps my endurance and keeps the calorie burn consistent throughout my week.

I also work in restaurants so I'm doing 10k+ steps a day so that helps as well. Walking is a good form of cardio as well.
 

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well if cardio after training is bad then i've been doing bad things for a very long time. from what i know, during your training you deplete your glycogen stores then while doing cardio you burn fat. so therefore thats why i do cardio after training. now dont get me wrong, i dont go crazy doing high intensity cardio, thats in the AM. after training cardio is a nice steady pace.
 
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Do 5 minutes of HIIT intervals after lifting. All you'll need. Sends growth hormone soaring
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Im liking this...is there science behind it ? Genuine queston,as thinking of doing it as a bonus after my workout....any real world observations having done this ?
 

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I typically run a mile before and sometimes after a workout. It probably doesn't matter when you do it though if its less than 10-15min.

Cardio is pretty worthless overall. I only run to improve my respitory health or as a warm up. Whatever you hope to achieve with cardio can be achieved much more efficiently through HIIT like sprints or high volume supersets.
I agree with the above. I do 2-3 miles which for me is 20 -30 minutes. I vary my speed through HIIT which is most efficient. I do this 1 or 2 times per week and lift on all my other workout days. I use running mostly just for cardio health. I can stay lean without running.
 

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well if cardio after training is bad then i've been doing bad things for a very long time. from what i know, during your training you deplete your glycogen stores then while doing cardio you burn fat. so therefore thats why i do cardio after training. now dont get me wrong, i dont go crazy doing high intensity cardio, thats in the AM. after training cardio is a nice steady pace.
Same here. 20-40 mins steady, lowish pace after weights.

Used to buy into keeping it separate, but hasn't caused any performance issues with weights. More interested in aesthetics and general health, rather than powerlifting.
 

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