Cardio after eating
Now that I have changed my training and exercising routine I have come across some new challenges.Up until I got my awesome exercise bike I used to do all my training in the mornings. I would weight train and then do cardio, this was not advisable because I wanted to add muscle and not burn it up doing cardio.
So now I do weight traing in the morning and cardio at night. I really feel that this system is working really well for me. I can feel myself getting fitter and stronger.
So whats my problem lol? I am so busy throughout the entire day that I only have a chance to do my cardio about 30mins after dinner. It doesn't make me feel ill or anything but I was just worried about it being a bad thing to do.
It turns out it's not :-), one less stress on my head lol.
When food is in your stomach during exercise, your heart has to pump blood to both the exercising muscles and those in the stomach.
Fit people can exercise after they eat as long as they don't exercise so intensely that their skeletal muscles use up all the available oxygen and cause their stomach muscles to hurt.
I have no pain as my dinner only consists of no more then 100gms of chicken breast and veges.
Also the body will use the first available energy source, which would be whats in my stomach. This is good because I know my muscles will be spared!!
Hi hun,
Sounds like your burning along nicely :)
I do cardio in the morning (while i am in the progress of developing the habit LOL) and then weights at night, do you think i should swap it round???
I can't wait to see you when your ready for comp talk about hot mumma ;)
You rock!!!
Em:)
Posted by
Em |
2:32 PM
You dont need to swap them around Em, as long as they are not one after another. Splitting your weight training from your cardio is beneficial to muscle gains and weight loss.
Posted by
Splice |
2:37 PM
Cool just thought i'd ask :)
Yep i am trying to get in the routine of 6am cardio and then after 6pm is weights :)
I can't wait to see some progress pic's from you i reckon you will smash the compition when you hit the stage :)
Em:)
Posted by
Em |
4:51 PM
My goodness Em, what a gorgeous thing to say. Thank you so much for having that much faith in me.
*hugs*
Posted by
Splice |
4:58 PM
I would have to agree with Em, gee look at your progress pics from your first 12 weeks, you have what 5 months till October!!! You will (you do now) look awesome by then!!!
Posted by
Ali |
5:15 PM
I would be overjoyed if you (ALi) and Em were judges on the day lol.
Hugs Ali, that meant a lot to me.
Posted by
Splice |
5:19 PM
Hey !!!
good work sounds like your ripping through this :)
sounds like you have everything sussed out!!! and i really cant wait to see your pics aswell!!! :)
i just wanted to let u know that i did the 1st aid on sunday!! its really easy and u will have nothing to worry about :) when do you finish cert 3???
have a good 1
Byee :)
Posted by
MeEgZZZ |
11:03 AM
go deb go!!! sounds like ur kickin some butt over on your side of the world!@
Posted by
Kaddy |
4:59 PM
The science of this stuff just boggles my mind! Great that you dont have to worry about it anymore, and fantastic to hear that you are feeling much fitter and stronger!
Hilary
Posted by
Miss Positive |
8:46 PM
I do both... some cardio in the morning, some at night... depending on what else needs to be fitted in. I don't think it matters too much? Although Coach prefers morning before breakfast if the result you are trying to achieve is maximum fat burning!!
You're doing awesome Deb!!
Love Rae xxx
Posted by
RaeC |
8:56 PM
Yes, doing cardio after fasting at a low hart rate will burn more fat. Or doing it after weights when your weight training has used up a lot of the glycogen stores then it has to turn to burning fat. In the end I don't think there is a bad time to do it.
Cool blog by the way. Its my first time here. Seems odd though that you blot your face out and post yours sons freely???
Cheers
Rice.
Posted by
Rice |
11:17 PM
Hi Rice,
My only concern aboiut doing cardio in the morning on an empty somach is that it will use up muscle before it uses fat. So I don't use this method at all.
As for wheather I show my face on here is completely up to me :-). I choose not to at this stage.
Thanks for popping in.
Posted by
Splice |
7:56 AM
I personally prefer to do my cardio in the afternoon and so does the boss too. LOL!! I save the mornings for my weight training. :o)
Lia xxoo
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:58 PM
Hi Splice darl how's it all going????
Come on keep us updated i need my fix of "In the life of splice" LOL
Love you darl and hope all is well:)
Em:)
Posted by
Em |
10:17 PM
Hey Splice!!
This is the system I use, and yes I am feeling fitter aswell...and thankyou for posting this as I now know that my system may work as well
I was doubting at first cause I thought cardio was good in the morning but could not fit it in!
Keep going!!
Posted by
Daniela Anicic |
12:29 PM
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