Can i do cardio on the same day as doing weights or should it be on a separate day? Normally i run a mile and a half with low intensity and high intensity 1min easy 1min hard then go on to the weights. Should i get rid of this and do only weights on one day and cardio on another?

Well there's 3 ways to do it.

1. Straight after weights. Good.

2. several hours after weights. Better, as you get more muscle recovery time. A lot of Cardio types, can be quitr stimulating to certain muscles, owing to the movements, and possible resistance, and therefore potentially increase the time such muscles need to recover.

3. Seperate days. The best.

The reality is though it depends on the individual and their schedule.

I will start doing cardio on separate days then. How long should i spend doing cardio, 1hr still or less?

I don't think you really need that much. Just go for about 30 minutes. Doing stuff like HIIT, sprints, interval etc etc. The kind of things that are not too easy for the body to adapt too.

Ok dokie cheers mate

Ok so i have started doing cardio and weight training on separate days now. At the min i am really training hard and still trying to get my diet to top specs but the other day i was doin some sprints and what have you, did 2000metres on the rowing machine in my record time. But when i was coming out of the gym i felt physically sick is this to do with training to hard or the diet, bear in mind its only the same sort of food i normally eat on training days.

How soon before a Rowing Machine session did you eat, as that might have some bearing on it.

About 2 half hrs i think, i normally eat about 2 n half hrs to 3hrs before going to the gym.

Well that might be your problem then, you ate something too far off a workout. If your body has already used up a lot of the nutrition and in paritcularly Carbs, thne you might find the body is unable to get adeqaute fuel for Cardio workouts, if you're eating 2.5-3 hours prior to that.

I would suggest you have something else about 20-30 minutes before the workout, to boost up your energy levels, small Banana, an Apple, some Baked Beans, or some Whole-grain Bread perhaps, (as examples), and get a boost of Carbs.

I wouldn't go too heavy, just try a small portion first. As small Bananas have roughly 19g Carbs, you could aim for around 20g Carbs 20-30 minutes pre-workouts and see how that pans out.

You'll know if you're feeling bad after 1-2 workouts anyway, and then you could change what you're doing if needs be.

Also it may depend on what you eat 2.5-3 hours before the workout. What kind of Carb source do you have with the meal, and how much of it?

I don t really measure how much carbs protein and fat i consume because i wanna get on the lines of eating the right stuff first. But normally it would be something like : Plate full of pasta with either a chicken/turkey breast or tuna with mixed veg.

Good choices. I'd just make sure the Pasta is limited a bit, and if needs be you could reduce some of the Protein content, and add things like Beans or Mushrooms to it instead, to compensate for some of the reduced Pasta and Protein source.

No worries mate i will give that a try. Cheers

how big's a plateful? sounds too much anyway

Just a normal plate size