As I've posted before, if you read many articles at all.. you would have read by now that you should always 1. do [some] cardio before any workout to warmup 2. stretch after you've warmed up your muscles.
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Originally posted by Beefimator
[B First you need to figure out what you specific goals are[/B]
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I think Beef has it though. I know for me personally I do 10-20 minutes of cardio at an approximate 60-80% zone to get my heart and blood going. It isn't enough to really make me tired (anymore at least) and is just about right for me to warm-up my system before my weightlifting. I then will go stretch and do light weight (50% max) warm-ups on each zone before I start lifting. All of this works for me, but might not be right for someone else.
However, I think every article I've ever read on the subject concurs with the fact that you should definitely do SOME cardio to get your system going before you do any heavy lifting OR cardio workouts. 5-20 minutes at a moderate pace on the bike/treadmill/eliptical/stairmaster/rower works really well. As a good rule of thumb... try to break a good sweat. At least for me, that's a good indication that my system is good and "started".
In the end though, find your own groove =)