TO CARDIO OR NOT TO CARDIO?
O.k. so fitness question. I was very energetic today to start off (I honestly think not drinking helps alot in that respect). I did 10 minutes cardio on the stationery bike to start, high speed moderate intensity, I felt I could have gone on for hours. Had some good tunes goin’ on the iPod and bopping along just fine. Then I thought I’d better save my energy for the weight training so I ended that and did my thang in da gym. Did pretty good on all accounts in the training except I have to do decline crunches and for some reason they were killing my back today, maybe the incline was too high. ANYWAY…..I finished that part and went to do my post w/o 20 min cardio and was gassed out. I struggled through 10 minutes on the stationary bike, my legs still aching from "legs day" two days ago (why this didn’t bother me an hour earlier is a mystery) and so I thought maybe I’ll get off the bike and go find a different thing, the elipty-thingy and when I got off the bike I said the hell with it I’m bagged. So I did my stretches, which felt sooo good, and then left. Do you think I should have carried on my cardio at the beginning while I had the energy or sucked it up and persevered through another 10 mins on the elipty-thingy at the end. Not sure what to do next time except I don’t want to run out of steam in my weight training, that’s the most important part. Maybe I will try to do some more cardio later today even if its a brisk walk when I get my energy back. I ate all that I should have eaten so I’m good there. Any thoughts….I need your thoughts today….tell me all your thoughts, what are you thinking? Is anybody out there? Hello?
June 30, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I always do my cardio after lifting. And since I have limited time in the morning to get it all in, I do split routines for the weights, followed by some cardio (I switch between treadmill, ellptical, bike & stairmaster).
June 30, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I would do cardio after lifting because you want a lot of energy to go toward the weight lifting.
If you wanted, you could’ve gone at a slower speed with higher resistance. This way, you’re burning a good amount of calories without feeling spent.
Another thing to consider is taking an energy drink to have before your routine is over so that it kicks in in time for cardio.
June 30, 2009 at 6:17 pm
B - I’d shorten your pre-cardio to 5 min’s only. I agree with the drink, but I would not do an energy drink, I’d do gatorade with a scoop of protein. When I lost all my weight, I only lifted M, W, and F - t and Th were cardio only days. That was not enough work for me so I added abs. I did 1/2 a cranberry juice prior to wo, then finish it after my wo - sugar carries protein to the muscles.
It will be interesting to see what other people say.
clc.
July 12, 2009 at 7:20 pm
My thoughts
You dont mention anything about heart rate or % ., or what yuo consider HI INT. 65 rpm , 75 rpm ? did yuo start at 35 , 1 min later do 45, etc etc,
2- If yuo dont drink 12-24 fl oz with in 1 hr before yuo workout , a few things happen .
A- yuo gas out like yuo did ,
B yuor muscles hold only so much " G" and with yuor H.I.T yuo might of created to much lactic acid , then yuo run low on oxygen. etc etc .
C yuo didnt mention how many sets, avg reps, and total time spent .
EVERYTHING factors in,
D yuor body only runs on WHAT yuo ate/consumed since yuor last workout.
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Cant help yuo more without more info ,
TRY ME, i gave others " STROKES " here .