workout advice

[MTK]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Honestly, you need to do your weight lifting first. If you do your cardio first, that takes away energy from your body overall, therefore you can't lift as much and cannot get as toned or jacked as you want.

Do all your weight lifting first, THEN do your cardio. Cardio isn't dependent on muscle fatigue, so even if you're tired from your weight lifting, as long as you try with the same effort, you'll burn the same amount of calories.

I do weight training at least two to three times a week and cardio EVERY DAY. If you're looking to tone up, doing thirty, preferably sixty minutes of cardio each day is the only way to get that six pack for the wifey. If you have protein shakes a couple times a day on your lifting days, you'll also probably start building a little bit of muscle. Don't do it every day or else you'll gain weight.

I do notice that when I do cardio first and then weight training, most of the time my weight training isn't as effective as when I just do weights.

Last night for instance I started with 25 minutes on the arc trainer, and when I hit the weights after I could barely get through 2 sets on each station, I was really whupped.