Cardio With Strength Training or on Opposite Days?

Should I be running (cardio) with doing my Strength Training for Upper Body or start doing Lower Body Strength Training and do cardio then or everyday. Just a little confused right now.

Regards and thanks in advance.

I'm confused what you are asking.

But in general some depends on your goals. Some depends on your recovery rate.

Normally you lift one day do cardio on the non lifting day.

If you aren't currently working your legs you should. Lifts that target your legs are very important.

If you wanted to do cardio the same day you lift I'd do them with a good period of time in between. Something like 6+ hours.

I have found that I get my best results (about 3lbs a week) if I do one hour of intense weight training (entire body) 3 times per week and do 30-45 minutes of cardio 5 times per week.  Some days I do both.  The only thing I would recommend is not doing weight training 2 days in a row.  Your muscles need the time to heal and rebuild.

I have found that I get my best results (about 3lbs a week) if I do one hour of intense weight training (entire body) 3 times per week and do 30-45 minutes of cardio 5 times per week.  Some days I do both.  The only thing I would recommend is not doing weight training 2 days in a row.  Your muscles need the time to heal and rebuild.

Maybe I can clarify this. I was wondering if I should do strength training for legs on the day I do the upper body or the days I do Cardio?

Regards

It really shouldn't matter just so long as you are not working out the same areas 2 days in a row.  You should be able to do cardio any day, whether or not you are doing strength training.

Depends on your routine.

If you are doing full body you do everything. That's why it's full body.

If you are doing splits  then you split body parts on different days.

So I would do this:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Upper Body (Strength Training)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: Lower Body (Stregth Training)

When should I do cardio (everyday/ only lower body days/ only upper body days)

Regards

EDIT: Or do Total Body Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Cardio on the other days besides Sunday.

That would depend on your current fitness level.  If you are really pushing to lose the weight and inches at 2-3 lbs a week, I would do the cardio 30 minutes when you work lower body and 45-60 when you do upper body.  I think the schedule you have is a great one for weight training.  GOOD LUCK to you! 

You could always just do a lighter cardio day on your leg days. I like to have my clients ramp up the incline to really burn out the legs and to firm up the booty.

I do cardio 7 days a week and usually will do cardio on Mon and Wed mornings and then after work I go to weight class.  On Tues and Thurs I do a cardio class after work also so I don't do cardio on those mornings.   I will sometimes do "light weights" on Tues and Thursday before class.

i'm not sure i understand the question. 

do what works for your schedule, suits your fitness level, and fits your fitness goals. 

from my understanding, strength training is usually more effective when it's done on alternate days.  if you want to do a strength workout everyday then split upper and lower.  if you prefer doing total body strength training then do it every other day. 

do whatever works foryou. 

some weeks i split my routine (upper and lower) and others i do the whole thing in one session.  you can mix some cardio in with your strength too and kill two birds with one stone. 

I do cardio on both upper and lower body workout days...However, on my lower body days I cannot cardio with the same intensity as upper days....my legs just plain old give out! 

And thanks to bodyscience's suggestion, I now lift first, getting a much more intense workout, and then do cardio...

It's really working for me.

to maximize weight loss, I would do cardio on the same days as lifting.  However, becasue of fatigue, your lifting will not be as intense as it will be on the days you take off from cardio.  Do not do less cardio for weight training.  Instead do cardio as if you are not doing anything after.  Then, you can lift.  Take off one to two days of cardio and then weight lift very intensely.  What jem5999 makes sense and I concur with her.