So which is it? What is the best option that will give you the best results?

Personally, this just depends on your goals. The type of weight lifting determines which kind of aerobics you will be engaging in.

For instance, if you are doing weight lifting for endurance, such as rep ranges from 12-15 for 3-5 sets with a lower weight, I would suggest aerobics first. Why? Because when you engage in aerobics first, your body will be more prepared to use the type 1 muscle fibers that are geared towards endurance.

On the other hand, if you are a power lifter, using rep ranges from 4-8 reps with 3-5 sets, then I would recommend aerobics AFTER your strength training. This is because you don't want to confuse your muscle fibers (type 2 in this instance) to be prepared for endurance type of work. Type 2 fibers are the same fibers used when doing heavy lifts and not so much for lots of repetitions (12+).

On another note, some people wonder if they should just warm up with Aerobics and call it good.

No no no no no.

You NEED to seperate strength training from aerobics training. The way I structure my programs (you can check them out by clicking here) is you do 2 days of cardio/aerobics training and 3 days of strength training. I do this for the following reasons:

The last one is very important because a lot of people (like myself in the past) who tried to do cardio and aerobics daily often just feel like shit 24/7. ESPECIALLY if you lift weights as well. By seperating them, you are giving your body the best chance of recovery and we all know that rest is where you make the most gains. (Given that you actually work hard during the 5 days)

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Taylor Kelley

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