When should a person do cardio exercises and should they be on the same days when you weight lift?
440662
you should strength train 3 days a week, alternate the days to give your muscles a day of rest.  Cardio can be done everyday.  On the day you strength train do cardo after.  The muscles are warm and the cardio will seem easier.  I would only do the punching bag on the days I lift for shoulders, back, chest, and arms.   You must give the muscles a day of rest to gain muscle.
102370
Daily exercise is never a bad thing if you have not contradicting medical conditions. If you are also lifting or doing trenuous inclines to build muscle, then it is often a good idea to alternate muscle groups so that you are working them out every other day to allow the muscle to recoup a bit.
567057
You know this answer -- we all do.  But few have the discipline to do it.\n\n30 min to 1 hr of cardio and strength-training every other day.  Push to your own limit.  When lifting weights, use good form, slow and steady pace -- less weight and more reps for leaner, longer muscles -- heavy weights with reps to the very edge of fatigue for bulk.\n\nEat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, and avoid salt, trans-fats and processed foods.
680422
You need to do strength training 2 to 3 times a week and any kind of cardio is ok, 4-5 times a week of about 20 to 30 minutes.  It does not have to be running.  I'm not sure what you mean by heavy cardio and whatever it is, I don't think it's bad for men.  \n\nwww.SanAntonioFitnessExpert.com\nwww.CarlosTorres.10DaysofChocolate.com
209303
Cardio exercise, a minimum of 20 minutes a day.
848175
I go to the gym 3-4 times a week.  I usually do the eliptical 1st for about 30 min, then I lift weights.  I'll do Chest one day, arms one day, and shoulders and back one day.
322701
I do. at least 3-4 times a wk for at least an hour. mix a little cardio with weights.
13997
You can work out everyday. Just be sure not to work out the same muscle groups two days in a row.\n\nMyself i try and work out 3-4 times but I only concentrate on upper body and don't really work out my legs..\n\nStuff that the 2 day rule does not apply to is abs and cardio, you can do that everyday.
1028893
lift weights?\n\nJjust kidding...\nif you go 5 days/week you'lkl do pretty good...if you have any fat you'll need to run mon. lift with your arms tues. run wednesday. lift with your lower body thurs. and fri. ruin...\n\nif you feel you do not have none/little fat you need to get off...then you lift with arms biceps...the whole upper body and abs, then the next day lower body, upper body...lower body...then that's 4 days...the other days of the week REST...it's very important to let your muscles rest
151459
Yes, when doing weight training, starts with the major groups of muscles. Do pull-up, bench press, row, squat. You are right man. For aerobics like running and swimming, do at least 15 min of warm-up, you are right again man.\n\nHowever, there are many variations, and it is pretty hard to do a standard routine here by answering to thousands of this kind of questions (perhaps they should buy a book and do some reading first) As a fitness trainer myself, I will say without a good assessment, any suggestion here including mine is for reference only.\n\nOne thing for sure, it takes 20 years for me to learn and improve what I am doing now in weight training and aerobics.
195313
You will get better results alternating muscle groups, but you should remember to include aerobic exercise in addition to weights. If you exercise muscle groups only moderately, you can do it each day, but ypu will not get the muscle development you want. At least that's what worked best for me.
553020
It's ok to workout a few days in a row, as long as you are training different muscle groups each day. Do not workout everyday of the week, you need days off so the body can recover.\n                  good luck....
798696
Good question. We do not do aerobics such as running, riding a bike or skiing on Elliptical trainers on the day after we do resistant training on our legs, butt and lower back. The back and lower back take most time to recover, to do each body part twice a week is fine but the fact is if you do upper body exercise more frequently is more effective and reasonable. The biceps take shortest time to recover. So, take a break off the aerobic machine on the day after your lower body work-out. You need to reserve your energy anyway, to lift hard enough the next day. Don't put too much work on your lower back and knees, if you are overtrained, you have to take time off for months, take care.
855130
Don't work the same muscles everyday.\nSwitch your routine up to every other day or every 3rd day.\nDo cardio exercises.
498523
lifting weights burns fat...cardio is heart exercise and won't really burn fat...i'm 32, 5'1" 140 pounds..(need to loose 20) and when i lift weights, i need to make sure my heart rate does not exceed 25 beats per 10 seconds, cuz then i'd be burning muscle...it's according to your weight, height and age...ask your doctor, if they're a good doctor, for you specifically...BEFORE STARTING ANY FITNESS PROGRAM!!!
725548
I exercise my back on a different day than my chest.  You should work body parts that work together.  For example, when exercising your back you are also exercising your biceps, therefore, you should do both on the same day.  When you exercise your chest, you also exercise your triceps and shoulders, therefore, you should do all three on the same day.\n\nIt doesn't matter which group of muscles you exercise on day 1 versus day 2.
770658
It is not entirely true. \n\nFor an average person, it is not good to train the same muscle on consecutive days. Your muscles take 48-72 hours to recover depending on the intensity of your workout.\n\nYou can however work completely different set of muscles on consecutive days and make excellent gains. For eg. chest and triceps on Day 1 / Legs on Day2. \n\nPowerlifters however practice the same lifts (they don't train body parts, but train for lifts) probably every single day. They are professionals, have diiferent diets and schedules, lead completely different lives from us normal people.