Is it better to do cardio before or after working out?
371542
before working out, b/c after ur body feels heavy b/c of all the blood circulating
106258
working out before dinner is a good choice.  you will increase your metabolism, causing a decrease in calories absorbed by your body.  You will actually be LESS hungry after the workout, and you will not get as many calories from your dinner.
466987
Work out before you eat lots of protein. but its always good to eat protein to heal the muscles you worked the day previously or a few days ago that could still be sore. Eating it after you workout just starts healing them up faster. Plenty of rest and protein will help them build much quicker. It does not matter technically WHEN you eat it as long as you are working out the muscles. They will build stronger and bigger.\n\n-Brad
1091954
Building more muscle mass through free weights will burn more calories in the long run because Cardio only burns during the event and briefly after wards, but lean muscle tissue burns calories all the time. There is no standard rate of calorie "burn" for cardio since there are so many ways to do cardio. Sprinting burns more calories than jogging, but you can't sprint for an hour. If you want to maximize the weight loss effects of cardio you should keep your sessions around 40 to 60 minutes and work harder during that time using interval training.
293136
The "fat burning" range is the area people have decided burns the most raw calories for your effort. The cardio area is what you need to keep your heart and lungs healthy, which is the main reason for doing that. Keep in mind more intense cardio like intervals causes greater fat loss. Also keep in mind that anaerobic exercise like sprints, high intensity interval training and weight lifting burn 9 times as much fat per calorie expended when compared to cardio.
311513
Warm up before a workout, then warm down after ... no it's not a waste of time. Stretch regularly.  Consume a source of complete protein within an hour of finishing your workout, drink water and/or electrolyte drinks during workout.  Sleep well/rest.
415900
If you run before work, it will make your day a whole lot better. Your body will release indorfins and they will make you happier throughout the day. Exercise always just makes you feel good, so I would deffinatly do it in the morning.
236709
I do both. Cardio helps me lose extra flab and makes me feel energized afterward, but weight training helps you burn more calories because of muscle mass. Both have great benefits, especially when they are done together.
370592
Hey There,\n\nI recently got given a weights & cardio plan by my personal trainer. Everytime that I am doing a weights session, I always do the weights first and then use the treadmill for walking/running afterwards.\n\nIf you run before you do the weights then your muscles will be too tired and when you eventually get to the weights you will notice that they will not have as much strength & endurance. It's not safe to tire out the muscles before you do the weights.\n\nHope that helps. Cheers :)
112826
It is a fact that when you do cardio on an empty stomach it forces your body do utilize fat as it primary source of energy causing you to burn fat at an exponential rate. This is a scientific fact that all certified fitness instructors will teach you and is supported by all the current scientific data. However, it is imperative to eat immediately after you workout or you body will begin seeking out proteins for energy meaning that if you have no food in you belly then the protein it will take will be from you muscles. This would be bad because the more muscle you have the more calories you burn even when sleeping.\n\nSo do your cardio on an empty stomach but eat breakfast or at the very least drink a protein shake when you finish.
545010
For different days, I do different things.  If you do both cardio and weightlifting in one day, you are going to be dead tired, and you will have less motivation to work out.  Also, separating cardio and weightlifting in different days leads to better muscle growth.  What I do is alternate days between working out and cardio.  For working out, I generally stay at the gym for about one hour and 45 minutes, but for beginners and intermediate exercisers, I suggest around 45 minutes to an hour.  For cardio, I generally do around 45 minutes, with 20 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the bike (5 minutes for stretching).  I would suggest around 25 minutes for beginners (10 each for treadmill and bike).  Give yourself a day or two of rest each week, and vary your weightlifting schedule (e.g. do biceps/shoulders/back one day, triceps/chest/abs another day and legs some other day).
1020178
If you want to burn fat during exercise low-intensity aerobic work is better. If you want to burn much more once your workout is over, high-intensity, interval-type training will burn mostly carbohydrates during exercise but switch to fat after the workout. In the end, high-intensity cardio burns much more fat than low intensity. You might also increase your metabolism a little bit by doing high-intensity work.\n\nTalk to a trainer to know which work/rest ratio to use for your training and how to periodize your workouts during the week.\n\nTrain well!
296434
Do more cardio and fat burning "stuff" vs. pure strength training.
928033
You have to add some cardiovascular exercise to your daily workout regime. \nBody builders have to be careful however, not to do more cardio than is necessary otherwise the body begins to breakdown muscle tissue for energy.\nSome  professionals recommend that you take amino supplements (tablets or shakes) about half and hour before performing your aerobic exercise. This ensures that there is minimal breakdown of muscle tissue if any at all.\n\nGradually add an hour of high intensity aerobic exercise to your day. however, do not perform your cardio before doing your resistance training because you will deplete your glycogen stores and will not have enough energy to devote to pumping iron.\n\nActually experts recommend performing your cardio after weight training sessions as your body will dip into fat stores after most other ready stores of glucose and glycogen are used during your training session.\n\nIf you find that this doesn't allow enough energy to complete your cardio session another alternative is to perform the cardio in the morning on an empty stomach (after taking the amino supplements though) as it is believed that fat stores will be used for energy.\n\nAlso, bodybuiders need to ensure that they are taking in enough calories on a daily basis to feed their growing muscles. But quite often more calories than is necessary is taken in resulting in fat storage.\n\nSo up your cardio and watch your calorie intake\n\nthis site is very helpful in helping you watch your calories\nwww.calorie-count.com\n\nHappy Training\nGood Luck
577925
higher resistance will help you build muscle, and lower resistance at a faster pace will give you a cardio workout. it would be very beneficial to alternate between the two.
856587
Its more effective AFTER. Pretend your body is a T-shirt. Its alot easier and effective to stretch the T-shirt when its wet. Then it is when its dry. Your muscles need to be stretched after you are all done. this will increase the size of the muscles also. You can warm up for 5 min before, but After is more important
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If you want to build some muscle, slow down on the cardio. When you lift weights and do rigorous cardio at the same time,  you won't benefit yourself either way because your energy systems will be competing. But rather, lift as you usually do, eat well, proteins and etc, but when you do cardio, make sure you do it at a comfortable pace, try to not to get your heart rate up very high at all and you'll be able to build muscle easier.