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09-26-2005, 03:35 AM #1Registered User
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Should I do Cardio after Leg Day
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?
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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.
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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.
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09-26-2005, 09:00 AM #5Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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I do cardio the day after legs. It is good to loosen them up a little bit.
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09-26-2005, 10:00 AM #6Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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yep...a nice active-recovery workout is nothing but beneficial
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I say absolutly not. I would never do any type of cardio on leg day!
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09-26-2005, 04:00 PM #8Registered User
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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.
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09-26-2005, 04:29 PM #9Functional Lifting = Life
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You have to love responses like this. Nice. Originally Posted by ForemanRules
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09-26-2005, 05:05 PM #10Follow @TheUnzippedFly
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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.
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09-26-2005, 05:28 PM #11Moderator MODERATOR
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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.
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09-26-2005, 06:38 PM #12Registered User
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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.
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.If you can then you didn't work out your legs hard enough.I AM GETTING THERE
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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.
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09-26-2005, 08:17 PM #14the unbanned
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I don't because its too hard!! its even hard the day after the day after your legs workout!!!!
I agree with foreman!
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Originally Posted by MyK
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I agree with Dale but instead of light cardio, I'd stretcg the hams and quads after leg training to help with recovery Originally Posted by Dale Mabry
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