Many people have different theories on the order of what comes first, Cardio Exercise or Weight Training. Well, it really depends on what your ultimate goal is. In this article we will explain which one comes first for what you are trying to do and why you should do that order.

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, is how you should go about the order of your workout. Cardio exercise or weight training first. If you are trying to build muscle mass, then it is best to do your cardio exercise on a different day then your weight training. If you are trying to loss weight, then it is okay to do cardio exercise before your workout.

Doing cardio exercises on different days is the best way to get your cardio exercising in and still have enough energy to build your muscles to the max. You need all your energy to get a good pump and build muscle mass. If you do cardio exercise before your weight training, you will not have enough energy to give it your all. You will need all that energy to build up the muscle mass. If you do cardio exercise after your workout, you are using key energy that your body needs to repair the cells and recover the muscle. So in other words, you will be stopping the growing process of your muscles if you do cardio exercise after your weight training.

If your goal is to loss weight, then it is okay to do cardio exercise before your weight training. Your cardio exercise will give you a good warm up and a short rest between cardio exercise and weight training should give you enough energy to do a good workout with the weights. If you still needs some energy, there are plenty of different kinds of energy drinks and protein bars you can take during your short break to give enough energy to finish your workout.

Alternating the days will give you the best results. You will have the energy for the weight training one day and the next day you can recover those muscles and still go out and burn calories with the cardio exercises.