Thread: What will happen if you run immediatelly after weight training?

Hello, I'm wondering what the benefits/impairments will be if you go for a run (30 - 60 mins, between 160 - 180bpm) immediately following your weight training?

- Why should you go running after weight training?

- Why shouldn't you go running after weight training?

Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

it depends why you are doing it

Why should you go running after weight training?
because you dont have any other time available,and its for health reasons ie heart/lungs etc.
if you want to lose weight it can make the session harder therfore more cals burned.

- Why shouldn't you go running after weight training?
doing to much there is a possibilty of wasting muscle.
there are better times ie "on none weight days".
you wont be able to give it 100% after weights.


i personaly do it after weights because i dont have the time to do it on none weight days,but my weights plus cardio doesnt last anymore than 1hr 20mins tops usually less..

I do cardio before weights because it is an ideal warmup.

Do cardio on non-lifting days. Or have a protein-shake after you lift and then do your cardio. Don't wanna run after you lift- you will be catabolic. (burning muscle)

I realise I must start reading some books on this subject, but in the meantime I there are some things I wonder about...

Does running assist with the recovery of trained muscle, or the delivery of nutrients, etc.? ie, would muscles repair faster/more effectively?

Does making your body work faster (ie, as a result of running) improve the rate at which muscles repair?

You didn't mention for how long you do weight lifting before started running...you should do cardio before lifting weight ..I don't think it would effect anything if you do it afterwards...you would just get little too tired...

If you choose to do cardio on a weight lifting day, i would limit it to 20min of HIIT only AFTER you lift. If it is an extended session of cardio, save it for its own day.

Originally Posted by storyteller

You didn't mention for how long you do weight lifting before started running...you should do cardio before lifting weight ..I don't think it would effect anything if you do it afterwards...you would just get little too tired...

Wen u say you should do cardio before weigts, are you going to lift the strong weigt of the small red dumbell afterwards? I don think any serius person on lifting can go and run for one hour then attemtp tp lift weigt.

I was talking about running for 20 minutes max before lifting weight..not anhour ..I am sure you are not talkin about lifting for hour then runnin for hour or vice versa unless you are really into BURNING MUSCLES as someone else already said

Originally Posted by joebedford

I do cardio before weights because it is an ideal warmup.

Really? How so? Raising body temperature does not equal 'warming up'.

Cardio will use up muscle glycogen for energy, robbing you of energy during the resistance workout.

and how is cardio anything like resistance training? if you want to warm up muscles for a heavy bench press, do a few warm up sets, or pushups. Something that actually works the muscles you're about to use, without exhausting them.

Originally Posted by malkore

Really? How so? Raising body temperature does not equal 'warming up'.

Cardio will use up muscle glycogen for energy, robbing you of energy during the resistance workout.

and how is cardio anything like resistance training? if you want to warm up muscles for a heavy bench press, do a few warm up sets, or pushups. Something that actually works the muscles you're about to use, without exhausting them.

agree. I used to do this.

Originally Posted by malkore

Really? How so? Raising body temperature does not equal 'warming up'.

Cardio will use up muscle glycogen for energy, robbing you of energy during the resistance workout.

and how is cardio anything like resistance training? if you want to warm up muscles for a heavy bench press, do a few warm up sets, or pushups. Something that actually works the muscles you're about to use, without exhausting them.

This sounds most logical.

But to make sure I understand it correctly, you are saying the glycogen is used in your resistance routine and you get a more effective workout cause of the result of having more energy. So performing your cardio afterwards will allow your body to burn actual fat instead? Is this correct?

This brings me to ask about protein sakes. Would it still be a good idea to take a protein shake after your workout and before your cardio? Or should one just wait until after cardio? If your goals are fat loss.

What I'm thinking is that the protein would be used for energy during your cardio session and less be used left for your muscles. So could someone please bestow wisdom on this?