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workingoutgirl Posts: 289 Joined: 2001/11/15	2004/09/20, 08:06 PM Ok - I have read opposing views from what I thought are reliable sources (womens health or Fitness etc.) some say do cardio before you do weights...then another will say do weights - then cardio. Rather confusing to figure who is right when you are not knowledgeable.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/09/21, 09:49 AM You may want to read my post in the General Exercise & Weight Training - Fitness forum, the sticky entitled Cardio questions? This should clear things up a bit. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2004/09/22, 02:07 AM My personal opinion; do cardio earlier in the day BEFORE weights, OR do 10 mins of cardio as warm up, weights and then more cardio AFTER. Yes, also read bb1's post. He's a VERY smart guy! :) -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur. www.nme-pro.com
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/09/22, 06:04 AM I would be a little cautious about what's written in magazines - some are very well researched, others less so (I'm not sure about the examples you ahve given). I think it's always good to question what's written rather than accepting it without thinking.
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/09/22, 11:50 AM i thought the main cardio(not a warm up) should be done be done after weight training. -------------- guns dont kill people, rappers do call the police, woo woo woo. stay dumb, you know it makes no sense. This site is best viewed on a monitor connected to a computer. comment in my damn profile already. A.D.F.
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/09/22, 03:22 PM thanks john, im gonna start actually reading post again, just like the good old days. -------------- guns dont kill people, rappers do call the police, woo woo woo. stay dumb, you know it makes no sense. This site is best viewed on a monitor connected to a computer. comment in my damn profile already. A.D.F.
jonathanweaver Posts: 576 Joined: 2004/06/14	2004/09/22, 01:52 PM Yes, Pritch. That's what she's saying. Either 1. Do the cardio in the morning and weights in the afternoon, or 2. Warm up, do weights, then do cardio. It's called reading comprehension. You, being our lost youth, need to work on it. :big_smile::big_smile: -------------- I will never grow up, just old. Jonathan
jonathanweaver Posts: 576 Joined: 2004/06/14	2004/09/23, 12:25 PM I have a spare Hooked on Phonics set, if you'd like to borrow it. My kids are done with it. :big_smile::cool: -------------- I will never grow up, just old. Jonathan
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/10/01, 11:28 AM Do your cardio workout after your weightlifting session. Performing cardio before weights will diminish your muscle glycogen and leave you hitting the wall during your weight session.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/10/01, 08:22 PM Hhhmmmm...exactly in line with my post! I am in total agreement.:big_smile: ============ Quoting from gatormade: Do your cardio workout after your weightlifting session. Performing cardio before weights will diminish your muscle glycogen and leave you hitting the wall during your weight session. ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/10/02, 01:47 PM yet again, i dont get it. ============ Quoting from jonathanweaver: I have a spare Hooked on Phonics set, if you'd like to borrow it. My kids are done with it. :big_smile::cool: ============= -------------- stay dumb, you know it makes no sense. This site is best viewed on a monitor connected to a computer. A.D.F.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/10/02, 03:52 PM The main thrust of my post in the thread "cardio".. Resistance training should always take priority over cardio. Here's why.... The long term gains of increased LBM (lean body mass) and increased secretion of hormones like GH and test far outweigh the calories burnt during a cardio session.. By doing cardio before weights you are simply reducing the amount of glycogen available that could have been used more effectively to fuel your muscles throughout the weight training session...This point cannot be stressed enough. ============ Quoting from pritchard: yet again, i dont get it. ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/10/03, 01:36 PM thanks bb1, i actually got that part (for once), youve written on the subject before and it is one of the hundreds of things you have typed and i took it on board because i know you know what your talking about and i know that it will come in handy, and i have actually told people things which you have told us all. so thanks again. i just didnt get what a 'hooked on phonics' was. -------------- stay dumb, you know it makes no sense. This site is best viewed on a monitor connected to a computer. A.D.F.