The Cardio Conundrum, Lift Weights Before or After Cardiovascular Exercises
Should You Lift Weights Before Doing Cardio? Or Do Cardio Before Weights?
You’re a busy man. So when you work out, you aim to get in both strength training and cardio exercise in a single session.
But should you do weights or cardio first?
To help me answer that question, I talked to my b...
OK no dumb questions!!! Here is one. I need to have nasal surgery. This is most prob going to be in April. very inconvenient for my Cycle. End of April, then no lifting for 2 ish weeks, put me mid may. Bad for me, I need to be well into my cycle by then. Question is would I need to be "off" for the...
Is this true: "an average person can build a max 5-6lbs of muscle a year when using anabolics".
If not, how to build more muscle (with fat is fine)? What is the best roid to help with this? Just test, good diet and lifting heavy? Money isn't an issue, I am just fed up of how I look, really struggling to lo...
[Editor's Note: It's always a pleasure to introduce another well-credentialed athlete and writer to the ProSource family. In this case, we're REALLY keeping it in the family as we present Noah Bryant, CSCS,...
Training hard is more important than following a plan. And if you're losing motivation, it'll be more difficult to train hard. Someone who trains brutally hard with laser-like focus on a very basic plan will get better results than someone who trains at 80% on the best plan designed by man. The key...
Exercise and Mental Health: Using Fitness to Fight Depression and Anxiety
A super great read::
I suffer from anxiety and panic disorder. This is something I have dealt with since childhood, but most predominantly since my mid-teens.
When I was diagnosed, there was no array of pills to choose from to alleviate the situation. This was pre-Xanax, people. Prozac had just...
While volume is the main driver of muscle growth, it seems that not all reps are created equal. Reps closer to failure may be more effective at stimulating muscle growth for advanced lifters. Muscle growth specialist Brad Schoenfeld identified tension, metabolic stress and muscle damage as primary factors...
Can DNA-tests really predict performance? This first-of-its-kind study tries to answer this question! It let athletes take DNA-tests from their saliva and used 14 gene variants to classify them as either “endurance” or “power”...
"If you want or need to add cardio to your strength training, it’s best to perform them on separate days, if your schedule allows. . In this study, strength gains were similar when doing cardio immediately after strength training versus on a separate day. However, the group doing their cardio...
It’s time to call out the marketing bullshit telling people that they can’t get results if they don’t train according to their body type. - Yes, we are all built differently. Yes, we have different genetics. Yes, there is some evidence that certain gene types respond better...
Imaging studies in women have shown that their brains are undergoing a fascinating set of changes post orgasm. These include increased activity of the areas associated with relaxation, touch, reward, memory, and pain sensation. Apparently, orgasm is a pretty reliable pain desensitizer for women. This...
Hi folks, i'm gonna to introduce myself. I don't have pics of myself, but i will try to tell smthg about me: I'm Phil and i love to lift weights. I started this for about couple of years ago and now i'm 6'3 220lbs, bench 260, deads 310, squats 280. Want to up my mass and increase strength. I want to...
Sure, cardio can be detrimental to lifting, but in some cases it can actually be beneficial – better work capacity allows you to do more sets during your workouts after all. Cardio only becomes an issue if you do shit-tons of it (and especially if that means jogging) and/or you're descended from...