Morning weight training and cardio

[MrMuscle]

i susually work out around 10pm now..seeing as im out of a job..but now that im gonna start with cardio, what would be better? do the cardio on an empty stomach, then rest for some hours and then hit the gym. or do the weight training as usuall, then do cardio straight after..or do cardio in the evening?

 

[havoc]

In my opinion, weight training is more important and more difficult than cardio, and knowing you , your cardio most likely consists of skipping and singing show tunes. I would train then hit cardio all in one session. Cardio before training has more of a chance to make your lifts a bit less stronger which is completely unacceptable. peace

 

[XbdawggX]

I agree with Havoc. Lift first then do cardio (if you're doing it all in one shot). If time/schedule is not a problem, I'd do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, and then lift in the afternoon.

If you're doing it all in one shot (first thing in the morning), I'd recommend eating before you lift though. It's my understanding that lifting is something that relies heavily on glycogen stores for energy.

Also, doing your cardio right after you workout takes advantage of depleted/lowered glycogen states and puts you in a fat burning mode more quickly.

At least that's how I understand things to be. I'll probably get flamed though. Ha.

 

[WODIN]

This week I moved my workouts to 5:30 AM and I have lost about 3 pounds. I haven't even been dieting either, so the only thing I can figure is my body is burning more calories to adjust to the new schedule.

I'm back to the one body part a day as well.

Shibby....

 

[havoc]

I agree with Havoc.

Mr. Muscle, he is talking about the skipping and show tune thing bro. peace

 

[The Shadow]

Cadio after weights burs a higher percentage of cals form fat as gylcogen stores have been reduced form the weights.

Do ALL cario in one session:

Why?

2 sessions at 30 minutes each = 60 minutes minus the 15 minutes it takes to hit the zone = time burning fat = 30 minutes.

60 minutes at once = 45 minutes of zone.

More bang for the buck.
But you know all about that right MM?

 

[MrMuscle]

lol yeah i know all about that.

i do kow abut the glycogen stores and so on. i just wanted to hear what worked best for you people..honestly i dont want to workout later in the day, just because my gym is small, and i hate not getting the equipment im supposed to use..so i might do morning cardio some days, and cardio after the workout some day..you think that would be good?

 

[casavant]

Weights, than cardio first thing in the morning on an empty or near-empty stomach sense you're cutting. Works for me.

 

[The Shadow]

lol yeah i know all about that.

i do kow abut the glycogen stores and so on. i just wanted to hear what worked best for you people..honestly i dont want to workout later in the day, just because my gym is small, and i hate not getting the equipment im supposed to use..so i might do morning cardio some days, and cardio after the workout some day..you think that would be good?

In order form best to worst:

Cadio:

- in AM on empty stomach
- in PM just before bed after a small fast
- anytime during the day or night
- no cardio
- eating donuts during the day
- drinking a glass of flax seed oil

 

[WODIN]

In order form best to worst:

Cadio:

- in AM on empty stomach
- in PM just before bed after a small fast
- anytime during the day or night
- no cardio
- eating donuts during the day
- drinking a glass of flax seed oil

Donuts.......arrrlllllgghghhghgdfgfdhggggghhhhhh

So can I eat donuts in my sleep and not gain any fat?

 

[MrMuscle]

Weights, than cardio first thing in the morning on an empty or near-empty stomach sense you're cutting. Works for me.

yeah i tought about that too..but i dont think so..i cant imagine me doing deadlifts on an empty stomach for instance..id die

 

[WODIN]

yeah i tought about that too..but i dont think so..i cant imagine me doing deadlifts on an empty stomach for instance..id die

Pussy!!!!

 

[MrMuscle]

Pussy!!!!

listend grandpa everybody knows that allready..come up with something else.

 

[casavant]

yeah i tought about that too..but i dont think so..i cant imagine me doing deadlifts on an empty stomach for instance..id die

Aahh, come on now. If you're disciplined enough to outline a multi-phase diet down to the last food item and gram, and live on broccoli and fish for twelve weeks, I'm sure you can do your deads on an empty stomach.

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

cornhole is right...

Doing cardio first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, before you eat anything is by far the most effective. Whether you run jog or walk doing it first thing in the morning is the best time to do it for maximum fat loss. When you do your cardio workout, ou are burning calories. Lets say you wake up, eat breakfast, eat lunch later in the day, and then a few hours after lunch, you do your cardio. All you will be doing during that cardio is burning the calories and carbs of the food you just ate. When you do cardio first thing in the morning, you haven't eaten anything for the last 8 or so hours because you were sleeping. So, when your body sees that there are no carbs to burn, it goes directly to stored bodyfat. And stored bodyfat is the fat that is on your body that you want to lose..

 

[MrMuscle]

Aahh, come on now. If you're disciplined enough to outline a multi-phase diet down to the last food item and gram, and live on broccoli and fish for twelve weeks, I'm sure you can do your deads on an empty stomach.

lol im sure i could..but i would be afraid of the possible muscleloss. you know anything about that?

 

[MrMuscle]

cornhole is right...

Doing cardio first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, before you eat anything is by far the most effective. Whether you run jog or walk doing it first thing in the morning is the best time to do it for maximum fat loss. When you do your cardio workout, ou are burning calories. Lets say you wake up, eat breakfast, eat lunch later in the day, and then a few hours after lunch, you do your cardio. All you will be doing during that cardio is burning the calories and carbs of the food you just ate. When you do cardio first thing in the morning, you haven't eaten anything for the last 8 or so hours because you were sleeping. So, when your body sees that there are no carbs to burn, it goes directly to stored bodyfat. And stored bodyfat is the fat that is on your body that you want to lose..

i know, and fully agree on everything you say. i just like to workout early in the morning, and wated to kno what my options are.

 

[casavant]

lol im sure i could..but i would be afraid of the possible muscleloss. you know anything about that?

You're protein will be high, which is a big thing right there. Ephedrine is supposed to have anti-catabolic properties, and clenbuterol to a greater extent, but I know you're probably against that. I've never taken clen, but I want to give it a shot in the near future. Are you going to carb up every few days? That can help you keep the muscle too. When I start cutting in a month or so, I plan on pigging out on whatever the heck I want every seven days or so. I love the way I fill out the next day and look even more cut because of all the glycogen that's been replenished in my muscles.

I'm not a diet guru or anything, but this has worked for me.

 

[XbdawggX]

i just wanted to hear what worked best for you people

I've been doing some low intensity cardio (treadmill walk at an incline) for ~30 minutes everytime after I workout (~3 days/week) for the past month or two and I've gotten really good results so far.

Within the last 2 weeks I also added some running first thing in the AM on my off-days and that seems to be working well too.