What’s the best way to mix cardio and weight training?
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 in Weight Training |
th_779 asked:
I weight train every other day, splitting my workouts between pushing and pulling muscles. For example, on Monday I do pushing muscles, Tuesday I rest, then Wednesday I do pulling muscles, Thursday I rest, and so on. I workout out pretty intensely, spending about an hour and a half in the gym. I am trying to build muscle, that is my number one priority. However, I must have my cardio, but I can’t have it interfere with my gains. I thought of running in-between my weight training days, but I am concerned that it will interfere with my muscle recovery. Right now I am running right before my weight training, sort of as a warm-up, but that takes time and I don’t want to spend more than 1.5 hours in the gym (remember I am trying to put on mass). How can I get the cardio I want (20 to 30 minutes of fast running) without messing with my muscle gain? Will running on my off days hurt my muscle recovery?
I weight train every other day, splitting my workouts between pushing and pulling muscles. For example, on Monday I do pushing muscles, Tuesday I rest, then Wednesday I do pulling muscles, Thursday I rest, and so on. I workout out pretty intensely, spending about an hour and a half in the gym. I am trying to build muscle, that is my number one priority. However, I must have my cardio, but I can’t have it interfere with my gains. I thought of running in-between my weight training days, but I am concerned that it will interfere with my muscle recovery. Right now I am running right before my weight training, sort of as a warm-up, but that takes time and I don’t want to spend more than 1.5 hours in the gym (remember I am trying to put on mass). How can I get the cardio I want (20 to 30 minutes of fast running) without messing with my muscle gain? Will running on my off days hurt my muscle recovery?
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Here is a sample workout that includes both: