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11 Reddit comments about Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise:

u/aePrime · 10 pointsr/running

I was just re-reading Alex Hutchinson's book. In that, he mentions that it's not the cold air that makes it hard to breathe, but the arid air. He suggests running with a gator over your mouth.

u/Pimpinella · 10 pointsr/xxfitness

I did a leg&glute workout (with dumbbells) at home where I practiced deadlifts, slowed down my squats and lunges and went deeper and wow, such a difference! I'm used to doing quicker reps incorporated into circuit-type workouts which has obviously made me half-ass them. Two days later I'm still a little sore! I'll be definitely doing the routine again today.

Also read my way through NROLFW and started reading Which Comes First, Cardio or Strength?. Hoping to have some good basic knowledge before joining a gym for the first time in my life.

Keep going strong everyone!

u/Haybo · 2 pointsr/artc

I've generally heard the recommendation you're getting from others on this thread. Slowly add lifting to your workout/hard days. The last thing you want is to deprive your body of easy/recovery days.

You may also want to check out Alex Hutchinson's book, Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?. It does a good job of capturing the science (if it exists) on some of these questions.

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u/BigNavy · 2 pointsr/loseit

This. Anything less than 50% of your 1 rep max (i.e. as much weight as you can do on that lift) has almost no muscle building effect whatsoever (I don't have the citation...it was in this book). Women are notorious at not pushing hard enough because they don't want to 'get big.' Women don't get big from strength training - they get sexy.

If you do less than half of the MOST you can do for that lift, you are just training your muscles for endurance i.e. they will continue to not get tired lifting light things. You will not actually build muscle, which raises your metabolism and burns fat. You will mostly be wasting time you could have been doing something else.

Starting Strength (check the /r/fitness FAQ over on the right hand side for more info) is a great starting barbell program, and there are some excellent bodyweight routines as well. Pick one and push hard and you will see results.

u/wandering_aengus · 2 pointsr/progresspics

Great progress!

I found that Scooby's Workshop Beginner Workout was super useful when first starting out. He takes you through a very basic plan and has great examples and explanations.

I also highly recommend the book Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? by Alex Hutchinson which answers almost every question you could think of when exercising.

u/HorseKing · 1 pointr/pics

There is an entire book about this, recommend reading it.

http://www.amazon.com/Which-Comes-First-Cardio-Weights/dp/006200753X

u/frope · 1 pointr/Fitness

Unfortunately not -- you can perhaps try searching that text on Google Books. The book it's from is linked below:
https://www.amazon.com/Which-Comes-First-Cardio-Weights/dp/006200753X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475192396&sr=8-1&keywords=which+comes+first+cardio

u/Dog-Plops · 1 pointr/Fitness

Been planning to read these books, just haven't gotten round to it. They look really promising though!

The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance - David Epstein

Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise - Alex Hutchinson


Not fitness related, but books that changed my outlook on life are Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl) and Down and Out... (George Orwell).

u/branvan859 · 1 pointr/Fitness

I found this book my Alex Hutchinson interesting. Lots of scientific data about fitness that was surprising to me and in many cases contrary to typical so-called "bro-science".

http://www.amazon.com/Which-Comes-First-Cardio-Weights/dp/006200753X