It is so much easier to workout when you have a buddy to push you out of bed. That is so nice you have that time together.
My FI is the opposite...he has karate every night so he just begs me to stay in bed
wacky
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Oh my god Kim I wanna be like you. I need motivation
Kim921
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Aww, thats cute. You should take karate with him Chloe! Thats a great workout!!
Kim921
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Thanks Wacky! My motivation is that I eat like an animal and if I don't work out my clothes won't fit!..lol. I used to hate working out. Now I love it. It is one of the things that gets me through the day, knowing I have the gym after work. I am weird, I know...
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Kim, I need your dedication!!!! I haven't worked out in 2 weeks and last night I was all prepared to and then the phone rang...and well, the only thing I worked out was my mouth and my ear!
Kim921
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lol, I have to tell you a lot of my motivation comes from FI. If he wasn't such a work out freak and was lazy, I would prob be just as lazy and sit around the house with him. But being that he is obsessed with working out, I do it also to spend time with him.
It is hard when you get out of the swing of things, and then when you miss a monday you tell yourself you don't want to start up again in the middle of the week right? So you figure you will wait till next Monday..lol. I feel your pain, I have been there.
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MY Trainer NEVER lets me do Cardio and Weights in the same day. I push myself so much in cardio that I wouldn't get a really good weight training workout anyways.
This is the schedule:
Mon: Chest Biceps triceps (1 hour), and abs Tues: Run Wed: Back Shoulders (1 hour) and abs Thurs: RUn Fri: Legs and abs (45 min) Sat: Rest Sun: RUn
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as far as I know, cardio should always come first!
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Since I started running on a daily basis I am seeing such better results. FI does cardio and weights same day too and his body is sick. Then again we also split it up morning and night. I think all trainers have different opinions on the best way to work out. As long as you are seeing results I think you are fine to stick to your routine.
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I always thought cardio should come first too, then I read in Self that some people prefer it second. I tried it last night and LOVED it. Weights warmed me up and I had more endurance during cardio.
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I've been working out for many years, so here's my advice:
If you lift heavy, you should do cardio AFTER you lift. If you do cardio before, you won't have as much energy to lift.
If you want to emphasize cardio for fat loss and only want to lift weights for toning, then it's ok to do cardio first.
Since I lift heavy, I always do weights first, cardio second, abs last, then stretch.
I sometimes do cardio in the afternoons on my lunchbreak and then only lift weights when I go to my gym after work. I ALWAYS warm up first by doing 5 - 10 minutes of cardio before I lift though.
Good for you for getting out of bed in the morning to run! I would puke if I did that!!!
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I do it after I work out.. then I do abs.
kelly6273
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I do cardio, then I lift weights. I never really thought about it...I hope I'm not doing this backwards.
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since my main goal is to not push myself to max for size, I do my cardio first, then my weights, finish with abs, stretching and at that point my HR is back to normal and I am cooled off for a shower.
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I always do cardio first and then lift weights.
shamma
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I usually do whatever first, as long as you have the energy to complete the workout, I think that is all that matters. 100 calories burned @ 7 am is the same 100 calories burned at 7 pm As long as you get it in.
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I do cardio first, because my muscles are all warmed up. I did the weights first one time before warming up, and I was MORE tired from doing weights first.
