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Some people say the effective sequence of exercise should be (1) muscle exercise ( strength traning)and then (2) cadio like trade mill.
Is this true??
How about trade mill first and then muscle exercise?
Some say the order depends on your goal. If you want to build muscle mass, do cardio before. If you are are more interested in cardio health and losing weight, then cardio last.
Ideally cardio and strength should be done in separate workouts.
But I prefer to do strength training first because I want to have maximum strength levels to lift weights, not feel tired from a cardio session before lifting.
The default is probably weights first and then cardio, especially if you're lifting heavy to build strength. If you're doing mosty bodyweight stuff, I don't think it matters as much.
The default is probably weights first and then cardio, especially if you're lifting heavy to build strength. If you're doing mosty bodyweight stuff, I don't think it matters as much.
This is what I have been told ^^^^. For myself I mix it up together. I don't do "heavy" strength training, just compound, kettlebell and some dumbbells and body weight. I will limber up, do a couple laps on my bike then come back and do a "superset" then back out on my bike, another superset, etc. Works for me.
I think one should do perhaps 15mins of HIIT before weights. Will boost T-levels. Do not believe possible on a treadmill. Referrring to Sprinting and such.Then the weights. Then an endurance cardio afterwards.
Typically I'll warm up with a mile on the treadmill, then use weights, then back on the treadmill for another mile or two, followed by stretches. That way I'm not wiped out before I start weight training, and walking and stretching afterward helps shake out my muscles and relaxes me.
I personally prefer to do cardio first, because it's not real fun and I want to get it out of the way. I don't believe in all that bla bla bla about doing one first over another being more beneficial. I'm moving my body, I'm not on the couch, if I want to do my dang cardio first, I'll do it like that, and I'm quite confident that I will still lose the weight, because my body is moving! Who the heck cares which is first.
I personally prefer to do cardio first, because it's not real fun and I want to get it out of the way. I don't believe in all that bla bla bla about doing one first over another being more beneficial. I'm moving my body, I'm not on the couch, if I want to do my dang cardio first, I'll do it like that, and I'm quite confident that I will still lose the weight, because my body is moving! Who the heck cares which is first.
This is fine, but suboptimal IMO (at least, if your goal is to build strength). You can lift heavier when you're not tired. Lifting heavier = more strength.
Personally, I like the idea of heavy strength training being on its own days, with cardio or cardio-centric lighter resistance workouts on the "off" days.
I'm about to start a strength cycle that the basic layout will look like this:
I do my cardio separately from strength training. I'm diabetic and if I do both at the same time, my blood sugar drops and I have to eat something extra to bring it back up. I'm trying to lose weight, so having to eat something extra just because I didn't plan my exercise well seems counterproductive.
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