Should You Run A Mile Before or After Training?

In this QUAH Sal, Adam, & Justin answer the question “I want to add running to my weightlifting routine. I was thinking of running a mile or 10 minutes before lifting. My goal is to keep and improve on gains, but also weave in some endurance training. Is it better to run after weights or on my days off?"

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[brianc]

5k before, 50 min lift, 5k afterwards. Every 3rd day consume an 18 pack beer as a recover day. Works perfect. Makes half marathon days seem like a walk in the park. 3 halfs a month.

[paddy]

one of the best channels on fitness. these guys are realists and they have the background to back it up.

[guydelusignan]

Running 15 minutes 2x a day (morning/evening) is my sweet spot, it's not too taxing but also keeps the endurance in a good place.

[kzumazuml]

How do you guys not have millions of views on these videos??
They're super informative and well produced and should get way more recognition.

[Marshann]

Running a mile just gets the blood flowing. It doesn’t hender any gains before nor after. It’s actually better to loosen up and get the body warmed to do strength training. Besides it just feels good to get that in. I guarantee after strength training very little ppl will not run afterwards lol. So yea get that run out the way.

[JorgePille]

I'm a distance/trail runner and in the past year I've taken up weight lifting to gain muscle/strength. I find it more logical to focus each exercise on their own day (because of energy and time requirements). However, I find it crucial to warm up before lifting, so I start with a little run/jog (half - 1 mile/5-10 mins to me is easy). I understand if you're not a runner you would feel like a mile run is a workout on its own, so just do what makes sense for you (jog, swing your arms, jog in place, jumping jacks, etc). Finally, don't forget to stretch (and hydrate)!

[maxdream]

I’ve been doing 2 miles before for awhile and have seen gains . I think it’s more of a warmup I feel great going into weight lifting

[Ohithinktheylikegi]

The fredrick Douglass shirt goes hard my guy. Also thanks for addressing the question. I want to build/maintain muscle but I also want to perform more like an athlete.

[davidverdugo]

Totally agree with adam, the mile is the perfect bench mark distance. Its builds great cardio but wont burn muscle and is probably the most practical distance you can run frequently. Less than a mile gets into sprinting territory which you cant do often and more than a mile is time consuming, draining and risks burning muscle.

[vitaminwater]

Yes.. I won’t start swearing until I’m a mile and a half in. I’m warm! Than I go lift, I feel great. The military instilled running in me and it has now become part of my daily routine. I use to only lift weights and would die if I ran a mile. Now it’s part of my training. I run maybe 10-15 miles a week now

[nl]

Unless you’re training 7/7, exercise as much as time permits. Even twice a day, if not too hectic, won’t kill you.

Mix it up; before and/or after; and have fun.

Who knows when the next lockdown will hit and confine us to out couches?

[brett]

There’s a lot of times I’ll run a mile beforehand, lift, then run another mile.
I’m either overdoing it or not lifting enough if I have the energy to run a mile after lol 🤷‍♂️

[latinacruk]

Thank you very much as you guys have helped me with answering my question about my running

[umbroraban]

I run 11k every day and do a dumbbell superset session of 40 minutes in the home gym afterwards. Makes your ripped and feels great. I am 52/m and taking advantage of the fact that I can still do this because I am sure that in a couple of years I will not be able to keep doing this.

[builtdifferent]

seeing a lot more likes & overall activity in your videos, gotta love recognition finally kicking off

[Phil-LiketheGroundhog]

I do my strength training over my lunch hour and usually jog 3-4 miles in the evening. I assume a 5-6 hour gap between those two is okay to not affect my strength training.

I like to stay active because it helps me de-stress.

[kurylko]

Well from what i know 1mile would be perfect for a warm up, to get the blood pumping before a strenght training no matter how hard this gym workout is going to be, And then 10min walking after as a cooldawn perfect no harm for gains and decent stamina, probably improved recovery...I see only benefits

[jellyc]

Running for 10 minutes before lifting is actually better for gains. Gets you warmed up and gets your blood flowing. This isn’t science lol

[MrGrebnellow]

This was pretty much my exact question. Thanks for answering guys!

[julioguadalupe]

I run 2 miles (about 18 minutes) every training day in the morning and then weight training in the evening. I am currently doing Push/Pull/Legs (6 days a week) I am careful to separate the sessions by +6 hours. I love running but am trying to build muscle. So far I am making gains but any thoughts on this, y’all?