Starting all over...

[LaDyBuG]

well i like doing my cardio in the morning...it kind of gives me energy for the day and wakes me up before work...i don't have time to train then as well...guess i'll keep the am cardio and just do my weights in the evening...i just always feel the need to veer over to the cardio machines after lifting...at least for 10-15 mins...guess it's a girl thing...haha...thanks for everyone's input...now for today's diet/training log entry:

545 am cardio 30 mins (HIIT)
645 am meal 1 kashi go lean cereal w/ milk and protein shake & multi-vitamin
945 am meal 2 1/4 c peanuts & ginger root
1245 pm meal 3 baked fish, boiled cabbage, sugar free jello and unsweet tea
500 pm meal 4 low-fat string cheese, beef jerkey & ginger root
600 pm abs and back (45 mins)
700 pm meal 5 turkey chili
900 pm meal 6 2 tbsp natural peanut butter

drank almost 1 gallon of water plus a glass of unsweet tea

 

[ashley2212]

well i like doing my cardio in the morning...it kind of gives me energy for the day and wakes me up before work...i don't have time to train then as well...guess i'll keep the am cardio and just do my weights in the evening...i just always feel the need to veer over to the cardio machines after lifting...at least for 10-15 mins...guess it's a girl thing...haha...thanks for everyone's input...

Of course you have time. You have time if you MAKE time. I train every morning for the same reason - I have the most energy when I wake up in the morning and it sets my day off right. It's better to train when you have the most energy and can get a great workout in than to train when you are feeling like you have to force yourself to do it.

I wake up at 6am, eat right away, get to the gym for 7, lift for 30-45min, do HIIT cardio for 20-30min, take a quick shower and go to work/school. I've tried MANY times to do cardio in the morning and weights in the evening, but my weight training suffered severely because I just didn't have the energy to do it. I agree that am cardio and pm training is an ideal schedule, which is why I kept trying to do it over and over again. But if you don't do what works for you, you'll be much more likely to give up or slow down your results.

I might get kicked in the face for this, but I don't think cardio in the morning on an empty stomach is essential unless you're pushing trying to push past a plateau into a bf% in the mid teens or lower. It's all diet. Clean up your diet and you'll see results much faster even without the empty stomach cardio.

 

[The Shadow]

might get kicked in the face for this, but I don't think cardio in the morning on an empty stomach is essential unless you're pushing trying to push past a plateau into a bf% in the mid teens or lower. It's all diet. Clean up your diet and you'll see results much faster even without the empty stomach cardio.

totally agree....look some some old posts....


WHile I am a male..my bf is 9ish right now with NO cardio at all

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I might get kicked in the face for this, but I don't think cardio in the morning on an empty stomach is essential unless you're pushing trying to push past a plateau into a bf% in the mid teens or lower. It's all diet. Clean up your diet and you'll see results much faster even without the empty stomach cardio.

No kicking here, I agree.

First AM cardio IS good, but is not a REQUIREMENT to lose the most fat. Infact, many people have cut BF without ANY cardio.

If your diet is not the #1 priority, then you are wasting valuable time. Diet will make a MUCH bigger impact than the timing of cardio.