Running and lifting weights?

Fitmommyof2

Fitmommyof2

Cathlete
I am not new here, but I did take a break while having my 3rd child. I have gotten back to lifting again in the last 2 months. I have been doing Cathe's pyramid upper and lower body. I love that one and I can't seem to do any others. LOL I am also a runner. I usually do 4-5 miles a day and on the weekend I will do a longer 8-10 mile run. Some days I do the Cahte tape in the morning and I will run in the afternoon. Does anyone know if this is okay? Is it preventing me from gaining muscle to do the cardio after the weights? I guess I am just wondering if anyone else is like me? I usually don't do any other cardio except running. If I am really sore I will walk 4 miles instead of running. I would love any advice/tips for speeding up my results. I am 5'3" and 125. I'd love to get to about 120 and I'd love to get more definition in my arms and just decrease the size of my lower body. :7 Can anyone steer me to another weight tape of Cathes that gets good results? Thanks for any advice.
 
Hi Trish...I am a runner too. I think doing a Cathe workout in the morning and running later is fine. It is all about what works for you. I only run 4 days a week now. So I do other cardio as I love step. For better results you might want to check out the GS series, Slow & Heavy or the new 4 Day Split as these use heaver weights...:)
 
Why does slow and heavy sound painful?? :) Thanks for the suggestions. I do the cathe workout after my son gets on the bus and before my little 2 wake up so it works good. Then I usually run in the afternoon when my son is home or when my dd is in preschool I take the baby in the jogging stroller. I haven't heard of the 4 day split. I will look at that one as well. Thanks!
 
Another runner here. I also lift, practice yoga, and kickbox but prefer running as my primary cardio. (It used to be *all* I did.) I think you will get better results if you mix up at least your weight training (the new 4DS series is great; GS is a favorite, too) and vary your runs with intervals or hill training. You might even consider cross-training (kickboxing is great for the whole body) 1 day per week or doing some l/b add-ons to your runs (e.g. 100 walking lunges, leg drills from KM, etc.)

Happy running! :)

[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]
[font face="comic sans ms"]When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces, I just know they're about to jab me with something. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/cartoon/homersimpson.gif
 
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