Which aerobic exercise should I do on non weight training days?

Question

I am a 44 year old male. I do weights on alternate days mostly for increased definition and some size increase. So far I feel I'm doing pretty well. I work out for about an hour. I use anywhere from 15 to 60 Lbs. I will increase weight if I can do the exercise well. On my alternate days I do aerobics. I use a rowing machine. I like the exercise because it's demanding and provides upper body strenght training. My question is, is it wise to do rowing on non weight days? I'm concerned I'm not giving my upper body a chance to rest between weight training. I can use a treadmill for aerobics if I need to. I can also adjust the rowing machine so it doesn't provide so much resistance. Thanks, Mike

Answer 1

Anything is a good aerobic workout if the heart rate is up. Just keep checking the target heart rate (it's probably a lot faster than you think). As long as the resistance isn't set too high, you probably aren't overdoing it on the arms--you'd know if you were. But on this, it really does all depend on the resistance. If you are rowing fast, with very lil resistence, thats probably set right to get the heart rate up. Though it is probably good to not do the same aerobic exercise every non-strength day. I'd add in treadmill and bike. The point is to be moving fast enough to get the heart rate high for a long period of time--thats why jumping is such a good one. But if you did an especially intense arm workout the day before, I'd give them more of a rest. If it's the day after the intense leg workout, why not? The arms feel great.

Answer 2

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