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If you lift and do cardio, read this...
A lot of people start their workout with cardio because they think it helps burn more fat or warm them up.
The problem is your body only has a limited amount of fuel, just like a gas tank.
When you do cardio first, you use up that fuel early. By the time you get to lifting weights, your body is
tired and running on fumes. That means you lift less weight, move slower, and don’t get as much benefit from your strength training.
When you flip the order, everything works better.
Lifting weights first lets your body use the energy from the food you ate, especially carbs, to do the hardest work. You’re stronger and get more out of your workout.
Then, when you do cardio after, that easy fuel is gone and your body looks for stored energy instead, which is fat.
Think of it like a road trip.
Weights are driving up a steep hill and cardio is cruising on the highway. If you run out of gas before you get uphill you'll stall out. If you save gas for the hill, you can cruise in neutral down the hill to the gas station.
Run this experiment for one week and drop a comment.
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If you lift and do cardio, read this...
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