Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 2711: Should You Do Cardio Before or After Weights?
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Oct 22, 2025 This discussion features callers Brad, a fitness enthusiast with a history of injuries seeking advice on training and cardio strategies, and James, who shares insights on navigating testosterone replacement therapy. They delve into the debate of doing cardio before or after weights, the importance of goal-oriented training, and the effects of TRTs on performance. With humor, they touch on jump roping as an underrated exercise and explore balancing strength and endurance in workouts, providing valuable insights for fitness enthusiasts.
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Train The Priority First
- Prioritize the goal you care about most by training it first in the workout.
- Do cardio first for endurance and weights first for muscle/strength to direct adaptations.
Adaptation Has Opportunity Costs
- The body prioritizes the adaptation you stress most and has limited recovery capacity.
- Increasing one type of training can detract from adapting in another domain, so program accordingly.
Size Versus Endurance Trade-Off
- Larger muscle fibers trade surface-area benefits for strength at the cost of endurance.
- Training to maximize one quality (size vs endurance) changes cellular demands and performance.