Will Cardio ruin my efforts with the weights

chilli

Hi

Quick question, I sometimes do weight training in the morning/afternoonish and then at around 19:00 I do cardio and Thai boxing. My question is, will the later cardio reduce effects of the earlier weight trainging session. I was told I should keep them on seperate days by some people but I would have thought 5-6 hours break in between would be enough, any thoughts?

Thanks
Dave

Esse85

Depends what your goals are really.

Khannie

chilli wrote: »

will the later cardio reduce effects of the earlier weight trainging session.

Nah, you'll be fine. If anything, having done the weights earlier may reduce the effort you can expend during the later cardio / thai session.

chilli

Thanks guys

My goals basically are to increase muscle mass but not too much, not like a bodybuilder, just build muscle and strength increase my fitness and body conditioning. Also to decrease body fat.

kevpants

chilli wrote: »

Thanks guys

My goals basically are to increase muscle mass but not too much, not like a bodybuilder, just build muscle and strength increase my fitness and body conditioning. Also to decrease body fat.

At the risk of opening that can of worms again...

If you're brand new to any type of training you can do what you want to do and get to a certain point of fairly low level muscle mass & strength but if you want constant progression towards a goal of a certain amount of strength & a certain amount of lean-ness then you can't just bust your ass at weights and bust your ass at cardio and wacth them both improve. Not going to happen.

So you might be able to notice improvements in both for a short time but you will stall and now at least you hopefully know why.

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chilli wrote: »

Hi

Quick question, I sometimes do weight training in the morning/afternoonish and then at around 19:00 I do cardio and Thai boxing. My question is, will the later cardio reduce effects of the earlier weight trainging session. I was told I should keep them on seperate days by some people but I would have thought 5-6 hours break in between would be enough, any thoughts?

Thanks
Dave

In my experience, provided your rest and nutrition are spot on it shouldn't be a problem, at least in the short/medium term.

In the long term issue's may arise when your coming up to competition when you'll have to try fit in the extra training with everyday life, this can be a pretty stressful time for most fighters preparing for competition.

Your coaching staff should be better placed to provide you with advice.

if your a casual trainer, and not competitive you should be fine even in the long term.

ray jay

kevpants wrote: »

At the risk of opening that can of worms again...

If you're brand new to any type of training you can do what you want to do and get to a certain point of fairly low level muscle mass & strength but if you want constant progression towards a goal of a certain amount of strength & a certain amount of lean-ness then you can't just bust your ass at weights and bust your ass at cardio and wacth them both improve. Not going to happen.

So you might be able to notice improvements in both for a short time but you will stall and now at least you hopefully know why.

I was wondering about this lately. At the moment I'd like to hit the intermediate level listed here and run 5km in 25 mins - neither of which I'd see as being particularly advanced or incompatible with each other. My worry would be that working on the two at the same time is going to lead to slower progress all around. Would you say that those strength and cardio goals are low enough not to cause interference?

carwash106

To lose bodyfat and keep muscle mass at the same time its essential to work all your muscle groups once a week.
you wont lose muslce mass while doing cardio as long as you use the muscle.

If you are a beginner then 3 days a week at the gym with moderate sets reps weights workout is good along with your cardio routine

kevpants

ray jay wrote: »

I was wondering about this lately. At the moment I'd like to hit the intermediate level listed here and run 5km in 25 mins - neither of which I'd see as being particularly advanced or incompatible with each other. My worry would be that working on the two at the same time is going to lead to slower progress all around. Would you say that those strength and cardio goals are low enough not to cause interference?

You're definitely approaching it in the right way in that you have a predetermined weight/time to hit rather than the usual "I want big muscles and no fat". I'd say to try to progress towards both and see if one stalls (it will be the strength that stalls). If it doesn't work I'd say to concentrate on the strength goal and follow up with the 5k time. It would be easier to maintain strength while increasing running time than vice versa. IMO!

COH

kevpants wrote: »

concentrate on the strength goal and follow up with the 5k time. It would be easier to maintain strength while increasing running time than vice versa. IMO!

This. And not necessarily maintain strength but improve it. I've recently incorporated more (as in from zero to some) cardio into my training. Heavy compound lifts followed my moderate-high intensity cardio. My 5k time has improved from ~29minutes to 24.30 in the past month, during the same time I increased my squat/bench/deadlift.

chilli

This is my weekly routine. The weight training I have been doing for a good while and I'm new to the Muay Thai. The weight training is different muscle group each day I train. I also have good nutrition. Before I was doing the weight training just to build myself up but now I'm doing it to supplement the Muay Thai as I want to get stronger, the cardio is to get myself as fit as possible,

Mon
12:00 -13:00 – Weight training
19:00 – 21:00 – Muay Thai

Tues
19:00 – 20:00 Cardio/Bag work at home

Wed
12:00 – 13:00 – Weight training
19:00 – 19:20 – 20mins on an exercise bike at home

Thurs
19:00 – 21:00 – Muay Thai

Fri
12:00 – 13:00 - Weight training
19:00 – 20:00 - Cardio/Bag work/maybe 20mins on bike at home

Sat
Sometimes some bag work or weight training