Powerlifters?
Powerlifters who are unconcerned with the health benefits of cardiovascular exercise may still need to do some regular cardiovascular exercise. Too much cardio work would be absolutely detrimental to their goal. However, insufficient cardio exercise may limit their potential as a powerlifter. • Should I do cardiovascular work before or after the weights? Cardiovascular exercise before lifting weights can serve as a very good warmup. Unfortunately, this may leave you too fatigued to give intense effort to the weight workout. Weightlifting before cardiovascular exercise may help the body go into “fat burning” mode faster because the weightlifting depletes glycogen stores. Unfortunately, after lifting a person may be too tired to have an effective cardiovascular workout. The general consensus is that, for general fitness, it doesn’t matter what order you do your exercise. However, strength athletes should prioritize the weightlifting first, performing the cardio later.
