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Question: Does strength training help cardio conditioning at all?
Question Description:
I'm doing a strength training program with a trainer that requires me to be doing it every mon, wed, fri (plus I see my trainer on sat). I can only make it to the gym on my lunch hour becuase I am very busy, which means I only get to do cardio on tues/thurs. I do about an 45-60min those days. Is that enough? Will strength training help me out with getting in good conditioned shape to play basketball?
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Answer#1: Exercise can be overdone, other than that, it's generally a good thing. If you can get your heart rate in to the target range for cardio workout and maintaining there throughout your strength training sessions, then you are definitely getting cardio benefits. If you are resting between repetitions and your heart rate is dropping back to normal, you are getting may be a little bit of cardio benefit, but not the same as if you maintain a heart rate and the target range. Your trainer should be able to help you determine how much cardio benefit you're going to get. That's what you're paying him or her for... make sure your goals are clear to your trainer to get the maximum benefit of his or her expertise.
Answer#2: It depends on how you go about it really....I've done weight programs that really test your cardiovascular abilities too then theres other ones that leave you bored between sets
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