Weight lifting before or after running?

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James1982a Aug 2012 5:57pm, 21 Aug 2012 7,991 posts	0 James1982a What is your preference and why? Is one method better than the other?
Gobi Aug 2012 5:57pm, 21 Aug 2012 48,426 posts	0 Gobi mix it up
James1982a Aug 2012 6:00pm, 21 Aug 2012 7,993 posts	0 James1982a lol Thanks Gobi
makkem Aug 2012 6:00pm, 21 Aug 2012 645 posts	0 makkem After - use the run as a warm up.
James1982a Aug 2012 6:01pm, 21 Aug 2012 7,994 posts	0 James1982a I expect that's probably pretty good advice as well
fleecy Aug 2012 6:03pm, 21 Aug 2012 3,409 posts	0 fleecy After: if I do a strength or toning class after a cardio class it's usually fine, the other way round rather disastrous.
Gobi Aug 2012 6:09pm, 21 Aug 2012 48,427 posts	0 Gobi Sadly there is an argument for before and the double burn associated with weight traiing followed by the run. Whichever way round you do it the 2nd event suffers hence ultimate wisdom is mix it up
Kieren Aug 2012 7:45pm, 21 Aug 2012 3,470 posts	0 Kieren Depends what are doing really. You shouldn't run at all if you are stressing the nervous system massively with deadlifts for example
JohnnyO Aug 2012 8:02pm, 21 Aug 2012 13,667 posts	0 JohnnyO During Rarrgh!
SPR Aug 2012 8:10pm, 21 Aug 2012 17,400 posts	0 SPR Different times because of what Gobi said.