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gobbla · 06-11-2009, 10:21 AM

*I'm not reading spartans post due to lack of paragraph structure so please overlook any repeated advice*

Most of it depends on how much volume\intensity you're doing with each. Right now I'm doing a fairly low volume lifting approach and running pretty easy for 30min either right after the lifting session or just later in the day, doing both 4x a week on the same day.

If you're not really killing yourself with either (running\lifting) then you can probably do both without a whole lot of thinking. If you plan on pushing one hard then just keep in mind that you're not going to be able to do the other one as hard. If you do a hard leg workout...running is going to suck balls. If you do a hard leg workout then you're probably not going to be running (well) for any real distance.

My advice is to just try it. If you want to run after you lift...do it. If you want to do it on your off day...do it. Just keep in mind that you can do them both moderate\easy. You can do them both one hard, one easy. You can't do them both hard.

06-11-2009, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
gobbla Has Pretty Lips Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,046	I'm not reading spartans post due to lack of paragraph structure so please overlook any repeated advice Most of it depends on how much volume\intensity you're doing with each. Right now I'm doing a fairly low volume lifting approach and running pretty easy for 30min either right after the lifting session or just later in the day, doing both 4x a week on the same day. If you're not really killing yourself with either (running\lifting) then you can probably do both without a whole lot of thinking. If you plan on pushing one hard then just keep in mind that you're not going to be able to do the other one as hard. If you do a hard leg workout...running is going to suck balls. If you do a hard leg workout then you're probably not going to be running (well) for any real distance. My advice is to just try it. If you want to run after you lift...do it. If you want to do it on your off day...do it. Just keep in mind that you can do them both moderate\easy. You can do them both one hard, one easy. You can't do them both hard.