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J H 500

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181 posts

238 months

Saturday 6th August 2011
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Hi, just started to get back to the gym, have had two operations on my left knee so running is out, also problem with rotata cuff on right sholder so some problems there. I am looking to loose at least a stone whilst trying to regain some shape I have lost, question is do I do weights before CV or the other way around?

Thanks in advance.

Ordinary_Chap

7,520 posts

272 months

Saturday 6th August 2011
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My view is always do weights before CV.

If you do CV first then 1. Your muscles are already tired and not likely to be functioning correctly which can mean injury and 2. Weights training needs to be done on fresh muscles since it requires good quality effort to work properly.

There has also been many studies that show doing CV after weights can lead to increased fat loss given your glycogen levels will be relatively low.