is cycling same as running??

i don have a treadmill in gym so i was wondering...

Will that be ok like i do cycling there first for 30 mins and a 1hr weightlifting??

or should i run in after noon and then do weighlfting in night??

Can anyone help me...thx

Cycling would be a great substitute for running.  Cycling is a great cardio vascular activity that can burn a high amount of calories per hour.  And 30 minutes is a great amount of time to be on the bike.  You could change up your workout by doing say 20 or 30 minutes at a high resistance one day and 45 minutes at a lower resistance.  Intervals (30 seconds at a high resistance, 1 minute at a low recovery for example) is also a great way to get a good workout.  I am a road cyclist and in the winter I set my bike up at a trainer or a roller and ride inside.  It is a great workout.

 Happy biking!

thanks for the help..And weightlifting after that is it really ok? i mean wont there be a risk of overtraining...helpp

I don't see a problem with weight training after.  I usually don't do a lot of lifting on my legs after biking, I find they build muscle and tone just by cycling.  But make sure you refuel after your session of biking and/or lifting.  And listen to your body.  It will tell you if you are doing too much!

I see a problem with it though.  Weights before cardio. Always.

Hit the weights fresh. You'll be more focused, concentrated, and able to handle enough volume to see results. Do cardio afterwards is you absolutely must - but with weights done right you don't need to. Really, you shouldn't even be able to - just the thought of mixing cardio and lifting in the same session makes me whimper :)

I agree with melkor, particularly if you are cycling outside on a bike and not spinning or on a stationary setup.  I ALWAYS do weights before cardio (something my trainer pounded into my head), and if I do cardio after, it's always on some sort of indoor apparatus.  I think it would be dangerous to lift hard then go out on your bike.  You just wouldn't have the right amount of concentration to dodge cars, etc., that you should.

I've never been a runner and don't plan to be one anytime soon.  It's just not my thing.  Actually, I hate running, and the thought of running even a couple of miles makes me squirm (why can't they make the duathlon swimming and cycling instead of running?).  But you put me on a road bike, and I'll go 25+ miles and have a ball.  And you can't tell me that doesn't burn calories!  Plus, my joints aren't getting pounded into oblivion, and I can certainly cycle for much longer than I ever could run.

And I always to cardio before weights.  Maybe that's why I'm not superman.

 Could be because you're a middle-distance runner and long-distance cyclist; muscle bulk in the upper body just isn't all that productive for you guys, is it?

 Sprinters look like they do because sprinting relies on explosive muscle power over the whole body - you endurance guys don't throw your weight around like they do, and really, for your sport carrying an extra 20 pounds of muscle on your upper body is just going to hold you back and slow you down I think.

 So what sort of muscle you carry is very much dependent on your sport - for general fitness one should try for an even developement, but that's not neccesarily ideal for any specific sport.

 But to grow muscle you need to stimulate it with progressive overloading and sufficient volume - and I have a hard time seeing how that can be done when you're already exhausted from doing your cardio.

:)  Well, trying to be a long-distance cyclist.  I'm hoping to do my first century (100 miles in a day) next summer.  No, a lot of muscle mass on my upper body wouldn't be great, but I do two hour-long upper body training sessions a week (push and pull).  I've put on a lot of muscle before starting to up my cycling distance, so I've experienced the other sort of training, too.  Now I'm just trying to lose fat so I can tackle long hill climbs without feeling like I'm throwing a PE.

Doing 50k Saturday, and I'm still trying to figure out the right pre-ride carb loading for it.  The estimated caloric output for that ride is 3000k+, so I have to eat up the lunch and dinner the day before, then eat a quality breakfast.  Funny enough, my trainer called to ask if I wanted to train Saturday (forgetting about the 50k), and when I reminded him, he was all, "Um, no, forget I said anything.  I would suggest a NAP after a turkey sandwich instead!"  Further justification to not mix my cardio and weight days!

I prefer cycling because it's easier on the knees.