Combined weight trg with cv??

chalky76

I know it is best to do weight training and CV separately but if training time is restricted and I would have to combine the two what is the best way? At the moment I am doing around 45 mins of weight training followed by 30 mins CV immediately afterwards. Does anyone have any advice on this?

Cheers

Chalky

Gazz

Thats the way i do it.I have'nt got the time lately to do them on separate days.At the moment ive been doing 30 mins of X trainer first,then 45mins of weights,gets me nice and warmed up.Removes all the first set stiffness and lets me go straight into it hammer and tong.If i had any sort of concern with doing things this way it would be the 75mins of total training time which is 15mins more than the politicaly correct 'no more than 60mins' total.What your doing is perfectly fine.

chalky76

Cheers Gazz

So do you think CV is best off done before hand or post weights?

Nath

I would always say post weights. Save ur energy for pushing the weights.

Gazz

Yes.Im in a position to try it the other way around im into my 15th year of practice.

"At the moment I am doing around 45 mins of weight training followed by 30 mins CV immediately afterwards".

Stick with it mate!

crazycal1

mentioned this in another thread.
(from my wabba course )if you do your cardio after training you increase fat burning by 300%

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Abbs

Read this thread and thought i would give the 'weights first' idea a try. I found that i could lift more weight by doing the weight first. If i am honest my cardio suffered a bit though because i was knackered...

So i am gonna alternate it... one day i do weights before.. one day i do weights after.. will see how it goes..

Tall

Ok... So...

1 hour intense weight lifting = 600kcals
30mins cardio = 300kcals

1 hour cardio = 450kcals (most people don't keep the intensity up)
30mins weights = 300kcals (you are now tired from an hours cardio)

You are burning kcals by doing weights first. Weight training is anabolic.
Doing cardio first is just setting yourself up for a fall.

IMHO

Gazz

This will be totally down to the individual.And trial and error will tell.Those with less of an aggressive tendancy in there training will find anything pre-weights a hinderance to their routine.While the more up for it individuals will thrive which ever way things are thrown at them.

Abbs

Ok... hadnt really thought about it like that...

Well your the knowledgeable one mate so will give it a go!!

Thanks.