Cardio on Leg Days??

**KmuL** · 12-20-2007, 07:25 AM

Is it counter-productive? Not sure if I'm getting energy from fat of from my leg muscles healing....please help

**LungeManiac** · 12-20-2007, 07:44 AM

(IMO), if you put your legs through an intense workout, you're not going to feel like doing cardio. Also, your body is going to require enormous amounts of calories to recharge the muscles in the legs that you just obliterated.

Yes, I think it would be counter productive (IMO).

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 08:18 AM

I can never do cardio on leg days. I had such an intense work out last night (legs). By the time I was done I felt sick to my stomach.

**vibester** · 12-20-2007, 08:20 AM

I do it because I've heard it pumps more blood into the legs, which does something beneficial, lol. So usually about 15 mins after, 5 minutes before.

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by vibester

I do it because I've heard it pumps more blood into the legs, which does something beneficial, lol. So usually about 15 mins after, 5 minutes before.

I cant even walk right when I'm done with legs. I'llbend over at the water fountain and everything shakes from the waist down.

**vibester** · 12-20-2007, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by MIKES3

I cant even walk right when I'm done with legs. I'llbend over at the water fountain and everything shakes from the waist down.

Yea, same here. But I struggle and do it because that's what the trainer said. Usually I lower the resistance and manage through it.

**RU4A69** · 12-20-2007, 08:43 AM

You should not be ABLE to do cardio on leg days

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by RU4A69

You should not be ABLE to do cardio on leg days

That's what I'm saying. THeres no way I can pull it off. Usually my leg days last about an hour and fifteen minutes and I am not moving after that. I'm 100% drained

**KmuL** · 12-20-2007, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by RU4A69

You should not be ABLE to do cardio on leg days

Thanks for all of the responses. What if you are going light/high reps?? Not working to failure?? I can do cardio if that's the case, but I think of it sometimes as counter-productive. On heavy days, no way.

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by kmulstay

Thanks for all of the responses. What if you are going light/high reps?? Not working to failure?? I can do cardio if that's the case, but I think of it sometimes as counter-productive. On heavy days, no way.

Dude, you are burning so many caloires on leg day you dont need to do cardio. Save it for the day after or if you really want to do the cardio do it hours and hours apart form when you do legs, but I still say fuk that.

Another opinion of mine is always go as heavy as you can for legs. Those are the biggest and stongest muscles in your body.

I stick with a rep range of 6-8 at the most on squats. When I do Dead lifts (usually back day) I do 4x5 of those. You dont need a lot of reps. Just heavy weights.

I'd say most would agree with me, but I know people out there will disagree

**Mindi912** · 12-20-2007, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by kmulstay

Thanks for all of the responses. What if you are going light/high reps?? Not working to failure?? I can do cardio if that's the case, but I think of it sometimes as counter-productive. On heavy days, no way.

what's the point of doing light, weights high reps?

but yeah if you were doing that then you could probably use the cardio to burn off some unspent energy

**bigash50** · 12-20-2007, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by kmulstay

Thanks for all of the responses. What if you are going light/high reps?? Not working to failure?? I can do cardio if that's the case, but I think of it sometimes as counter-productive. On heavy days, no way.

Yeah light days would be ok but if i just done heavy squats leg presses etc all i wanna do is puke

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by bigash50

Yeah light days would be ok but if i just done heavy squats leg presses etc all i wanna do is puke

You and me are on the same boat in the puking aspect.

**Mindi912** · 12-20-2007, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by bigash50

Yeah light days would be ok but if i just done heavy squats leg presses etc all i wanna do is puke

Originally Posted by MIKES3

You and me are on the same boat in the puking aspect.

I've wanted to puke on many occasions but luckily I've never seen the contents of stomach

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Mindi911

I've wanted to puke on many occasions but luckily I've never seen the contents of stomach

lol... I was on my last two sets when the sensation approached me. I leaned on a machine for about 20 seconds talking to myself in my mind. Usually I say "your not going to be happy if you dont finish damit!!!" "get your head up and get it done." I usually feel better about 15 minutes after I'm done.

I've never seen hurl and lung butter while lifting thank God. THat would be most embarassing.

**Mindi912** · 12-20-2007, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by MIKES3

lol... I was on my last two sets when the sensation approached me. I leaned on a machine for about 20 seconds talking to myself in my mind. Usually I say "your not going to be happy if you dont finish damit!!!" "get your head up and get it done." I usually feel better about 15 minutes after I'm done.

I've never seen hurl and lung butter while lifting thank God. THat would be most embarassing.

If I'm training with my trainer I tell him I'm gonna aim at his shoes..

by myself I try and not make it look so obvious that I have the sudden urge to puke, once though I trying hard not to and some one decided to talk to me, I just looked at them blankly and nodded. They could of said anything it wouldn't of mattered at that point because even if I did answer it would of been all over their shoes

**BladeRun** · 12-20-2007, 09:18 AM

I do 15-20 minutes of cardio after every workout, legs included. However on leg days it's always low to medium intensity on the elipse, I don't think I could physically run or stair-climb.

And yes, i'm currently bulking.

**MIKES3** · 12-20-2007, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by BladeRun

I do 15-20 minutes of cardio after every workout, legs included. However on leg days it's always low to medium intensity on the elipse, I don't think I could physically run or stair-climb.

And yes, i'm currently bulking.

You da man!!! More power to you on that.

Thats not being sarcastic either. I'm serious

**LungeManiac** · 12-20-2007, 09:20 AM

I think everyone is in general agreement here. Legs that are thoroughly worked out are not going to need additional cardio added to them (at least not on the same day).

BTW - I have puked on leg day.

**Roger035** · 12-20-2007, 09:32 AM

Usually after each workout session, i'll hit the cardio machine for 30-40 minutes depending on how much energy I have at the end. I'll hit 1 of 3 different machines ( stairmaster, eliptical, treadmill ) during the week and alternate for each cardio session. On leg days, my legs are so gone that i'll do a 15-20 minute session on the eliptical at low impact ( manual setting at L12 with 45-50 rpms ). The next day after my leg session, I can still get around and do my daily routines, but its the day after where DOMS come into play big time. I'll hit the cardio machine during this time just to get some blood flow and flush out the lactic acid build-up. After my cardio session, my legs feel so much better and I can get around without all the pain. This is what works me and everyone is different on how they handle cardio sessions after a intense leg workout.

**RU4A69** · 12-20-2007, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by bigash50

Yeah light days would be ok but if i just done heavy squats leg presses etc all i wanna do is puke

"Light days":.......... Is that some sort of tampon?

**SomethingToSay** · 12-20-2007, 11:25 AM

OP (with all due respect) , if you have enough energy in reserve, after doing a grueling leg workout, for cardiovascular than you really need to re-examine how much effort you put into that leg work out to begin with.

**derickonfire** · 12-20-2007, 11:44 AM

I find the bike is very easy even after a hard leg dession.

Hell, even sprints are pretty cake with 5-10 minute break and some nurtirion post-weights..

**Walnut** · 12-20-2007, 12:09 PM

I only warm up 4-5 mins of cardio on leg days and at the end I'm lucky to be walking let alone doing cardio. So for me no cardio on leg days.

**EL FUERTE_old** · 12-20-2007, 12:25 PM

Yea they say is good to do a 5 min cardio before leg work, just to warm up your muscles.

**KmuL** · 12-21-2007, 10:32 AM

good tips! Thanks!

**Dr Clay** · 12-21-2007, 12:43 PM

If your primary goal is fat-loss then do the cardio - even on leg day.

If leg size is your goal, then I would take off from cardio that day.

However, if you separate the two by maybe 12 hours, I doubt you'll have a problem.

**MIKES3** · 12-21-2007, 01:17 PM

However, if you separate the two by maybe 12 hours, I doubt you'll have a problem.

I agree with this 100%

**myduggits** · 08-31-2008, 11:48 AM

I concur

**Nick1971** · 09-03-2008, 03:56 AM

One thing to consider is that, on leg days, you could warm up for 15 minutes with aerobic activity to loosen the joints and get blood flowing, and when done you could try to do another 10-15 minutes of basically "walking it off" in order to keep blood flowing better and wash those lactic acids out. So you get some aerobic activity on the side, and it helps prepare and recover from the actual leg workout.

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