Cardio before lifting = bad idea?
For some reason, I love doing 15 min of treadmill cardio prior to lifting. I feel more energized, more pumped. Is this normal? Do you think it will be counter productive with mass gains?
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06-28-2004, 10:42 PM #1Banned
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Cardio before lifting = bad idea?
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Re: Cardio before lifting = bad idea?
if it's just a light warmup then you should be alright. i read somewhere that the warmer your core the more energy output (t-mag i think). dont spend too long warming up however, you dont want to deplete glycogen.Originally posted by 127.0.0.1
For some reason, I love doing 15 min of treadmill cardio prior to lifting. I feel more energized, more pumped. Is this normal? Do you think it will be counter productive with mass gains?better than you'll EVER be......
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06-28-2004, 10:53 PM #3
If you have to do actual cardio do it after your lifting session. Like the gre34234est said it will deplete your muscle's glycogen stores if you do it before your lifting session. What you are describing sounds more like a warmup. If you don't warmup before you lift you are pretty much retarded for several different reasons, one of which is that I said so.
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06-29-2004, 12:35 PM #4
Yeah, unless its really light, stay away from the cardio before lifting. Even if it is light, 15 minutes its a bit too much to warm up. You really will deplete the glycogen levels which is used by your muscles for fuel. Warming up, should be at most 5 minutes or cardio followed by stretching. And the cardio should not leave you breathless or sweating, just should get your blood going.
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06-29-2004, 04:58 PM #5Chemically Imbalanced
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good adviceOriginally posted by Bingogym
Yeah, unless its really light, stay away from the cardio before lifting. Even if it is light, 15 minutes its a bit too much to warm up. You really will deplete the glycogen levels which is used by your muscles for fuel. Warming up, should be at most 5 minutes or cardio followed by stretching. And the cardio should not leave you breathless or sweating, just should get your blood going."Oderint dum metuant." -Lucius Accius
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