what should i do first, cardio or workout ?

Question

well im trying to lose weight but also gain muscle at the same time..what should i do ?

Answer 1

you can warm up by cardio first and then do weight training. once you work out your muscles cardio workout will be more effective and you can put all your energy in it.
if you do cardio first - you are gona be too tired to do weights afterwords.

Answer 2

Cardio first, then lift.

After getting an endorsement from your physician to exercise, be sure to warm up for six to 12 minutes prior to your workout. If you’re planning to lift weights, warm up the muscles and joints you are going to be using. For instance, if you are going to lift weights with your legs, it would be to your benefit to walk on the treadmill or perform an exercise that incorporates your hip, knee and ankle joints.

The main benefit to lifting weights before performing cardiovascular exercise is to maximize your ability to maintain and/or build lean muscle tissue.



Like with weight training, it is to your benefit to consider the first six to 12 minutes of your workout a warm up. Following the entirety of the cardio workout, (30 to 60 minutes), if you decide to lift weights you are less likely to maximize your ability to maintain and/or build lean muscle tissue. Instead, you are more likely to lose lean muscle tissue and lack the strength necessary to build muscle.

However, one positive to performing cardio prior to weight training is EPOC (Excess Postexercise Oxygen Consumption). What this means is that you burn more total calories following the exercise session. Nonetheless, in my opinion and that of most experts who value metabolism, it’s important to keep building lean body mass for improved health and longevity.

Therefore, if time constraints put you in a position where you must perform both cardio and weights on the same day and you can’t imagine hitting the weights first, in order to minimize the loss of lean body mass, my recommendation is to keep the duration of your total exercise session to a maximum of 60 minutes.

Answer 3

You always always want to strenght train before cardio because you are breaking down and burning sugar for the first 15 minutes of your workout. You want to burn calories so by the time you are finished with strength training your metabolism and heart rate are up and doing their business!
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Answer 4

I do a 10 min. cardio just to warm up the mssl then a good stretch, then strenght, then finish with a longer cardio.

Answer 5

Cardio then workout, you don't want to built muscle then loss fat.