Treadmill before weight lifting or after?!


Question: i am trying to loose 4-6 inches on my waiste,
i have been doing this schedule 3 times a week, going 2.5 mph for 5 minutes,+ 3 mph for 5 min. + 3.5 mi. for 5 min.+ 4 mi for 5 min. + "7 MPH FOR 10-15 MINUTES", and cooling down the same way, 4 mph for 5 min. + 3.5 for 5, + 3 for 5 etc. spending about an hour on the treadmill, using it as a stretching/warming too, for weight lifting to tone my body shape, that i did after treadmill.
yesterday someone in the gym told me in the name of a nutritionist, that i will loose alot more fat, if i do the weight lifting 1st and then run the treadmill,
do you know anything about it? or any advise to better my workout?
thank you for your time


Answers: i am trying to loose 4-6 inches on my waiste,
i have been doing this schedule 3 times a week, going 2.5 mph for 5 minutes,+ 3 mph for 5 min. + 3.5 mi. for 5 min.+ 4 mi for 5 min. + "7 MPH FOR 10-15 MINUTES", and cooling down the same way, 4 mph for 5 min. + 3.5 for 5, + 3 for 5 etc. spending about an hour on the treadmill, using it as a stretching/warming too, for weight lifting to tone my body shape, that i did after treadmill.
yesterday someone in the gym told me in the name of a nutritionist, that i will loose alot more fat, if i do the weight lifting 1st and then run the treadmill,
do you know anything about it? or any advise to better my workout?
thank you for your time

From what i heard, warming up a little before lifting is good BUT when you really wanna get that sweat going, you have to do it after lifting. This is because your body will use its maximum amount of carbs and glucose while lifting so in return you can build muscle. Once all the carbs are out of the way, the body looks for fat as a source of energy, this is when you hit the treadmill and burn up all that fat.

BEFORE!

treadmill b4 so u get warmed up and ur body is less prone to injury

i would say after cause I dont like lifting when I am already drenched with sweat, it just feels nasty and uncomfortable

before

do a light run first (warmup) then lift weights, then hit the treadmill

cardio ever other day... and weight lift the others.

warm upbefore treadmill

before as if you just get straight into the excerxing you may pull muscles in your body when doing so.

I have heard and read in recent health magazine that it is better to do light warm up, lift, then do your cardio. I had the same problem when I first started working out and now find it best for me to shed pounds by mixing up my work out to avoid having my results plateau. Hope this helps, I lost 40 pounds since last year and it is all about hard work, staying motivated and you will feel so much better if you stick to it. Good luck

Alright, if you HAVE to do weight lifting and running in the same day, then you NEED to weight lift first... you should warm up before hand, but its a horrible idea to run before you lift.

sorry i didn't read the whole thing, but by ur bolded, im gonna tell u, u should either set 3 days for weight lifting, and 3 for cardio, with a day of rest, or u can do weight lifting first to allow more reps, and for ur safety, cause if ur tired, and u go lift weights, well, u may become dangerous to urself as u may collapse, do u know what i mean?

Lift first, then run. See the article below. There are good reasons for it.

i am having the same problem. i am pretty big already so i'm just trying to lose my fat so i can get cut and see my abs. my problem is too much cardio burns off muscle. ive tried doing it before but then i have no energy to workout. but if i run after i just burn off what ever muscle i just get. so everyday after a i workout i only burn off 100 calories (burn 3500 to lose one pound of fat) in 8:oo mins. if you run for more then a mile or more then 8:00 mins after then you start burning muscle.
(you can also run 5:00 mins before just to warm up)

You should use the treadmill before and use it for twenty to forty minutes. Stretch before of course. its good to start off a a lite speed and then go to your max level and then reduce down to your start speed at the end. Walk it off and drink juices or water and then use weights. I don't know your age or sex so start off at 5 to 7 lbs if your are a woman and build up to the weight level your want, if a male start off at 10lb and work up. Do calisthenics and work those hamstrings and calf muscle, you might want to wear 2 to 3 lb on your ankles for strength. I hope this helps, but remember its your food intake you have to coordinate too.





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