On today’s #TBT episode of Live Lean TV, I’m answering the following viewer question: should you do cardio before or after your weights?
Before I share my thoughts on the timing of your cardio workouts, this is a post from our #TBT Q&A series.
Every Thursday, we will be uploading one #TBT question to our YouTube channel, from our old #LLTV Q&A series that I filmed in 2012.
Should you do cardio before or after your weights?
I highly recommend you do cardio after your weights.
When you go into the gym, I want all of your energy focused on getting strong.
Building muscle is going to increase your metabolism and help you burn more calories throughout the day.
If you’re doing weights and cardio in the same session, do cardio after your weights.
Here’s one more reason for doing cardio after weights.
I talked about this in my book, Awaken The Abs Within.
Your body takes approximately 20 minutes to properly warm up, and release the fatty acids into the bloodstream, to be burned for fuel.
When you are initially lifting weights for approximately 45 minutes, that’s covering off that 20-minute warm-up period.
That way, when you hit the cardio machines, you’re ready to start burning fat immediately.
If you enjoyed the answer to the question: should you do cardio before or after your weights, you’ll love our #AskLiveLeanTV Q&A show on our Live Lean TV YouTube channel.
If you haven’t subscribed to Live Lean TV on YouTube yet, do it now.
View this post on Instagram
Be sure to share your answers in the comment section below.
Are you confused or frustrated with your cardio results?
The #1 reason you’re not experiencing DRAMATIC and FAST results with your HIIT cardio machine workouts, even if you’re sweating, is because you’re NOT actually doing HIIT cardio correctly.
Get access to my 25 HIIT cardio and LISS cardio workouts that can be scaled to all fitness levels.
Get my Live Lean Sprint 2.0 HIIT cardio program here.
Check out our free workout videos here.
Check out my free recipe cooking videos here.
[wd_hustle_cc id=”team-live-lean”]
Start by taking our FREE Live Lean Body Quiz to get access to the best program specific to your goals!
Brad Gouthro is the founder of Live Lean TV, a media company focused on helping men and women “Live Lean” 365 days a year. Brad’s programs and content have helped millions of people all over the world learn how to get in shape, and more importantly, sustain it for life.
One response to “Should You Do Cardio Before Or After Your Weights?”