94: Does Cardio Before Lifting Make You Weaker?

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Have you ever needed to get cardio in around resistance training for yourself or when working with clients? Did you stress over doing cardio first in fear it might make for a weaker workout? But does it actually make you weaker? Today we look at a study on this topic and have some great applications tips relating to how to parcel cardio in the real world, other considerations to influence programming, and even some thoughts on the use of low volume high intensity weight training vs. more traditional higher volumes. This latter point is discussed within the context of training to failure. John always reviews the full text of every article, but to see the abstract of the study discussed, click here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24531438

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