I’m told by one person to drink protein within half hour right AFTER a workout to feed the muscles.
And then another tells me to drink it half hour BEFORE working out.
And then im told not to drink before because we’ll just be burning off the protein rather than the fat.
And then im told to drink half hour before and after a workout. This is seriously confusing.
As for cardio-im told if i do cardio the same day as weight training to do cardio after to burn fat rather than carbs.
And then im told to do cardio first to warm up your body and to get your muscles going.
And then im told to do cardio alone one day because it will help me lose fat.
And then im told to do weights and cardio same day, but to do cardio after weights because doing cardio alone will burn fat alone with muscle as well. . .
So what the heck is it people.
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2 replies on “Weights-cardio-someone Seriously Needs To Clarify A Few Things?”
A good and well thought out question which highlights many things!
Some of the answers depend on your goals but I’ll give it a shot…
Before you train, some protein is good but carbs are more important. These will give direct energy to fuel you through your training. Lower GI carbs for longer energy release. Fat is not burnt directly as fuel during your workout. It simply does not metabolize fast enough so you need something!
Many people ignore what to take during a workout. I strongly suggest dropping sugary stuff and getting water and some protein in. Electrolytes lost in sweat are also good to replace.
After training, protein and high GI carbs will work to replace lost energy quickly and, if taken within 60 minutes (preferably less) will reduce your bodies attempts at catabolism.
The fat loss comes (assuming your overall diet is correct) later on. If you do cardio for 60 minutes you will carry on burning calories in the form of fat for a few hours later as your body recovers. Lifting weights in an intense fashion will burn calories for up to 36 hours after. Here’s your main fat burning time as your body has opportunity to slowly metabolise the fat cells and use them to replace glycogen.
As far as mixing cardio and lifting… Again it depends on your goals. Personally whilst bulking (increasing muscle mass) I split the two and lift heavy 5 days a week plus two additional cardio workouts.
When cutting I lift lighter but with higher reps which maintains hypertrophy in the muscle and make your body hold on to it when in a calorie deficit, but I also do cardio on the same days for fitness, conditioning and further fat burning.
As a warm up on heavy lifting days I do a lot of stretching plus two sets at 50% weight on every body part I train.
As proof it works for gaining muscle, check out my avatar. I suppose it’s evidence too that it burns fat.
As you get more used to training and understand your own body better you will find more specifically what works for you to attain your goals.
Hope that helps somewhat!
You WANT to do weights first because once you reach cardio you have lifted weights and now you are doing cardio which makes you lose even more calories!! About the protein, people have their own thing..some do it before like me and some do it after and some do it both…