Lifting and Running - Which to Do First?

The dual nature of weight lifting with cardio exercises as a fitness regimen is where I have experienced the most success when it comes to losing body fat.

My lean body mass that I have built up definitely comes through and I am looking pretty good because of the fact that I have been doing muscle building and fat burning at the same time.

A lot of folks want to know if cardio should be done before they lift weights at the gym or after. Let's look at what the benefits are for each of these approaches and I will tell you just what I feel is going to work the best.

With regard to getting the cardio done after lifting weights, these are some reasons why people like to use this approach. First of all, whenever their body happens to be feeling the most vulnerable, it lets them call it a day.

White it is true that weight lifting is going to zap some of your energy, doing something like running will use way more of that energy. Also, you will burn calories by lifting weights, but when you run, more energy is required.

This is the reason that lots of people like to lift the weights first prior to doing the running at the end of the workout. They also are able to make use of all the strength that they can exert while weight lifting.

Moving to the other side of things, getting the exercise done before the strength training also has advantages to it. They say that whenever you do this, your heart rate gets going the whole time you are working out, which means your body is going to be challenged more and you will burn way more calories when you are lifting weights. You should consider this particular strategy if your body is ready for that challenge.

I really like to do a combination of the two, where the tolerance is definitely needed for a challenge. While lifting weights, every so often you should get short bursts of running in. That way, you are going to get the best results.

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