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2004/04/29, 01:45 AM
Hi, I met with a fitness trainer at my gym... Part of signing up. On a side note... the fitness trainer was not in shape himself. Go figure on that one! But anyways, before I would do weighttraining, mainly freeweights, I would stretch and that is it. But this guy said, I need to warm up first and do cardio for like 16min max before I did any weighttraining. Something about getting oxygenated and having your muscles burn fat. That is what he said anyway. I do my cardio after my workout for like 30minutes. Do you think I should do cardio before like he said? Also, another question, before my workout, I usually just shoot hoops for about 15 minutes before my weighttraining. Is that good enough? I don't have heart rate monitor, should I get one? I found out today what my heart rate should be at.
I guess this is a 3 part question. :)
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2004/04/29, 12:17 PM
You do want to do light cardio before your weight training, usually 5-10 minutes. If you are breaking a light sweat shooting hoops that may be sufficient I think, not an expert though just repeating what I've been told by my trainer and others here.
I usually jump on a recumbent bike or elliptical myself and 5 minutes is enough to have me warmed up.. it's getting the blood flowing to your muscles that counts.
If you're going to do heavy cardio, 15-30 minutes, do that after weight training - there's a great thread on that today by thumpiz. I believe it's better to separate the two by hours or even off days, but hey if you're already at the gym.. we do what we have to!
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Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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2004/04/29, 01:23 PM
Can someone please tell me, to burn the most fat, should I do a high intense cardio session for 20 minutes or a low impact one for 35-40 mins? I want the one that burns the most fat. Please help.:big_smile:Thank you so much.
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