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Hmm..

Ok, maybe I'll do the running on alternate days..

I get shaky sometimes when doing normal workouts (running, then lifting)..

Like I say, it's the lifting weights that really takes it out of me..

You could be getting shaky due to not enough cals. How long are you workouts and do you eat right before?

I know when I get really hungry my blood sugar drops and I get shaky as hell.

IronWorker

I'm almost positive it is.. Low blood sugar..

I don't eat anything before my work-out..

I like to eat every 4 hours or so, so I eat, then after about 3 hours I go workout for an hour (25 min of running, 35 min of lifting), then eat right after..

Looks like I have alot to learn..

If you're lifting heavy you MUST eat something before. If you were lifting then running that would be like ~1.5hours of intense calorie burning when you've already gone for 3 hours without food. Not good. When you do that, you're body is basically eating itself (likely mostly muscle).

IronWorker

Yeah....it definitely looks like this. Good thing you dropped by here...There is a lot to learn.

If your cardio is high intensity, then it will wear you down as much as lifting. By high intensity, I mean a break neck pace (fartlek sprints, interval training, etc....over a 90% effort, I believe). If you're doing low intensity cardio, then it will have all of the benefits that everyone mentioned.

It's great to be able to control insulin, but the book you're reading seems pretty misleading. I think the author is being extreme...doing something "different" so she can sell copies. It happens a lot. Having a balanced meal doesn't necessarily have anything to do with controlling insulin.

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Well I was doing more reading today:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2668412/Ri...g-Strength-FAQ

And it looks like I HAVE definitely been sabotaging my workouts by running before my workouts..

Calorie-wise, recovery-wise, training intensity-wise.... :(

Damn!

Wish the light bulb had gone off earlier than this!

Will definitely do the running on off days..

Problem is, I started ALL of this a year ago because I wanted to get into shape for RCMP boot camp "Depot", where they like they're daily 5-7K runs.. :(

So if I slack off on the running, or cut it out entirely to focus on saving those calories for making muscle...

Thoughts?

just do some hiit a couple times a week...there is a good sticky on it in the fatloss forum.