The 'second' best time to do cardio...

[sparkant]

pwo if its fat loss you are after and are only trying to maintain mass - but if you are trying to gain mass then i believe that cardio straight after resistance training will hinder the recovery and growth process if growthis your goal then cardio should be as far away from resistance training as possible

[FireGuy]

pwo if its fat loss you are after and are only trying to maintain mass - but if you are trying to gain mass then i believe that cardio straight after resistance training will hinder the recovery and growth process if growthis your goal then cardio should be as far away from resistance training as possible

Doesnt have to be this way, I believe you can do cardio and not hinder your gains as long as it's done in moderation AND your diet is accounting for it. I have also seen several people (myself included at times) who's training intensity was hampered by their lack of cardiovascular conditioning. This really only becomes evident when training legs. When performing 3-4 sets of squats in the 12-20 range I have had to pause more than a time or two to dig out those last few reps. Same thing goes for heavy walking lunges. The pause wasnt because my legs were dead it was because my lungs were not catching up.

[quarry206]

pwo if its fat loss you are after and are only trying to maintain mass - but if you are trying to gain mass then i believe that cardio straight after resistance training will hinder the recovery and growth process if growthis your goal then cardio should be as far away from resistance training as possible

I dis-agree with you, in fact recently has been proven that distance runners improved their times when adding lower body resistance training to their workouts.

I have been in the military 9 years, and often find my best 2mile times and 5miles times have been when I was hitting the gym heavy. . .As Fireguy stated you just have to plan for it in your diet