During
your bodybuilding trip, you may face the following question: Do I have to do
cardio exercises before or after iron workouts? We are with you today to show
you the truth of this and the best time to do cardio exercises
Iron
training needs a lot of energy especially if you train hard, glycogen is the
stored form of sugar in the body and the main source of energy. If you exercise
cardio before weights, your energy levels will be very low and you will not be
able to lift high weights. You may not be able to increase your exercise time.
This is undesirable because muscles burn calories. 24 hours a day, cardio
generally burns only calories while you exercise.
-Increased cortisol secretion:
Cortisol is an adrenal hormone that can block your
attempts to build muscle. When cortisol is high, it breaks down muscle tissue,
this is completely contrary to your goal in bodybuilding and both weightlifting
and cardio exercises raise cortisol levels, but weightlifting also raises
cortisol and testosterone levels, enabling you to complete your workout
successfully.
-Burn more calories after exercise:
Strength training and weights don't burn too many
calories during exercise, but it burns calories for several hours after
exercise as your body struggles to build muscle and needs energy to do so.
When you work out and then do cardio exercises, you
give your body more work to do. You need not only to repair torn muscle fibers,
you also want to replenish your glycogen stores and it won't be an easy feat.
When you have finished training weights and cardio and
then having a meal after workout your body will focus on building muscle and
your body's priority will be to maintain your strength and health.
So, if you eat a lot of protein and moderate amounts
of carbohydrates and vegetables this food will not be stored as glycogen, but
will immediately go towards muscle repair. The effect of cardio exercises after
iron exercises is so strong that it can increase your metabolism for up to 48
hours after your workout.
-Avoid sports injuries:
As we said, cardio exercise before doing iron
exercises reduces your energy levels and when you work out weights it is
difficult for you, you may get injured you will start exercising and try to
lift heavy weight and something will happen, if you are lucky you will not be
able to lift weight and if you are not You will lift weight badly and hit
yourself, so do cardio exercises after you have completed a weightlifting
exercise to prevent unwanted injuries.
In the end, cardio exercises help you burn fat and
make you feel comfortable. However, if you do cardio exercises after weight
training, you will be sure that you have enough levels of glycogen, will not
release excess cortisol, burn more calories and prevent injury.