Should I do Cardio after Leg Day [Forum Archive]

Pages: 1

Should I do Cardio after Leg Day

(CLICK HERE here to view the original thread with full colors/images)

Posted by: Lomac

Been a long time! I Stopped lifting after I hurt my elbow doing nose-breakers (I know it sounds like an excuse but man it's messed up) and have just returned to it after like 6 months.
Anyways I took up biking after I hurt my arm and have been doing ever since. Is it detremental to bike after a leg day? Would that be considered exertion of an already strained muscle group? I (obviously) don't want to slow down the growth of muscle but I don't even want to give up a day or two of biking (can't afford to with how much I love to eat).
What do you guys think? Do you do cardio every day? Even Leg days?
Thanks,
GLAD TO BE BACK LIFTING - I MISSED IT (and the forums)

Posted by: TJ Cline

If you can then you didn't work out your legs hard enough.

Posted by: Gordo

Every day except leg day....too sore and probbly not a good idea. The day after is a bitch but only for a few minutes.

Posted by: CowPimp

Riding your bike is great. I don't think it's going to do anything but enhance recovery unless you push yourself to total failure on your bike. Just keep it reasonable and don't strain yourself. A leisurely 30 minute bike ride would probably be beneficial.

Posted by: Pepper

I do cardio the day after legs. It is good to loosen them up a little bit.

Posted by: LAM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Riding your bike is great. I don't think it's going to do anything but enhance recovery unless you push yourself to total failure on your bike. Just keep it reasonable and don't strain yourself. A leisurely 30 minute bike ride would probably be beneficial.

yep...a nice active-recovery workout is nothing but beneficial

Posted by: Tough Old Man

I say absolutly not. I would never do any type of cardio on leg day!

Posted by: eastbaylifter

Light cardio on the day you work your legs would be ok. Then the next day, it's ok to push as much as you can.

Posted by: Squaggleboggin

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

If you can then you didn't work out your legs hard enough.

You have to love responses like this. Nice.

Posted by: soxmuscle

I have a scheduled cardio and stretch day the day following my leg day and being that I have two cardio sessions per week, it isn't intense at all compared to my other day.

It's more so just an active recovery cardio as LAM and CP pointed out.

Posted by: Dale Mabry

I do very light cardio on a cut, otherwise I am doing sprints the next day so I cut out the cardio. Light cardio can help you heal quicker as mentioned about, but if you overdo it you can negate your training.

Posted by: Lomac

Cool, thanks guys. I'll keep it up and see what happens. If I stay sore for too long then next week I won't bike and see how the legs feel.

Quote:

If you can then you didn't work out your legs hard enough.

If you can walk, you can bike (not well...but you can do it) and its a mild 20 minute bikeride from work to home.

Posted by: KentDog

It depends on the rest of your daily activity. I definately wouldn't work at high intensity, but perhaps 10 minutes or so of low intensity if you've got the extra time. I will do it if I'm already at the gym after lifting, but if not, I just make a conscious effort to walk around campus more the next day and always take the steps, which can be a bitch if you're walking up 6 floors to get to a class, or walking up mad stairs in a dormatory.

Posted by: MyK

I don't because its too hard!! its even hard the day after the day after your legs workout!!!!

I agree with foreman!

Posted by: Dale Mabry

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyK

I don't because its too hard!!

Finally a truthful answer.

Posted by: Tough Old Man

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

I do very light cardio on a cut, otherwise I am doing sprints the next day so I cut out the cardio. Light cardio can help you heal quicker as mentioned about, but if you overdo it you can negate your training.

I agree with Dale but instead of light cardio, I'd stretcg the hams and quads after leg training to help with recovery

Posted by: BritChick

Quote:

Originally Posted by CowPimp

(CLICK HERE here to view the original thread with full colors/images)

Should I do Cardio after Leg Day

Article Archives

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60