cardio day after leg training...

**jixxxer** · 04-09-2006, 12:54 PM

Was wondering if theres any harm to doing cardio only the day after heavy leg training? I am sore as hell the day after legs and not sure if cardio (consisting of 15min. stair master 15-20min. walk on treadmill 30-40min. max.) is ok or should i be giving my legs complete rest?

**Natty99** · 04-09-2006, 01:00 PM

Good question bro! I have often wondered this myself. I usually just take a day off after legs. Abs are OK to do!

**~fuelforfire~** · 04-09-2006, 02:13 PM

i do my cardio on leg day, but i dont know, i used to do cardio after leg day aswell, and it didnt seem to be doing any harm, it actually made my legs less sore, i wonder why that was?

***D7M*** · 04-09-2006, 03:01 PM

I try to stay away from cario on leg day (unless the schedule just doesn't fit), other than that, yes, I do cardio the day after leg day no prob

**chest6** · 04-10-2006, 10:09 AM

When I am cutting I will do cardio ed except for leg day. I try to stay pretty sedentary on leg day so I'll have a lot of energy

**mitch911** · 04-10-2006, 11:44 AM

i do cardio after leg day..i find it reduces the soreness..with that being said its low intensity cardio..none of that HIT stuff

**PurplePatriot** · 04-10-2006, 04:40 PM

No, do not do cardio when your legs have a sore feeling in them. It can overtrain your muscle and hinder your workout useless. When muscles are sore they need complete rest.

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 04-10-2006, 07:27 PM

heres one way to think about it. your either hurting recovery or performance. lets say you work legs once a week and do cardio once a week also. you could do the cardio right after (same day) or the day after leg weight training, or you could wait a few days. keep in mind if you wait a few days, it only gives you a few days to recover your legs from the cardio workout till the next leg day(hurting performance) instead of closer to a full week as if you had done them right after the last leg day.
you get me?
so you have to see which works for you. i do mine day after leg day.

**FullMoonHowlingWolf** · 04-10-2006, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by jixxxer

Was wondering if theres any harm to doing cardio only the day after heavy leg training? I am sore as hell the day after legs and not sure if cardio (consisting of 15min. stair master 15-20min. walk on treadmill 30-40min. max.) is ok or should i be giving my legs complete rest?

If you really feel the need to do cardio the day after legs, then I would suggest doing some very light cardio for approximately 15-20 mins. I do not feel this will hamper your recovery or lead to over training, but in fact may help to release some of the lactic acid and reduce the soreness.