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I got a really good question.

When I trained previously for my inseason workouts I usally did cardio first thing in the morning and I lifted weights in the evening.

Well this year my schedule is going too be different at work. So I will have too lift weights and do cardio in the morning. So I was going too lift weights first then immediately do 20 - 30 minutes of cardio afterwards.

Now here is the question. How do I take my supplements?? After I workout should I take my protein, BCAA's and creatine; then after I do my cardio should I take in some carbs?? Or should I just take everything after I get done doing cardio??

I just figured it would be best too take my protein, BCAA's and creatine immediately after lifting weight so my body does not go into a catabolic state and I will be burning my muscles. Then after I get done with my cardio take in some carbs.

I have been working out in the morning for years now and love it. I really believe since you test levels are higher in the morning I feel I have made better progress. Also since you are fresh and not tired from the day you will be stronger.

Supplements - I think you need to take them before you go train. I have done all my Vites, Protein shake with creatine before and then afterward eat my low carb breakfast. After about 30 minutes into your workout you will start to use these anyway. Of course I think I have blogged to you before about my the low carb preference especially for contest time. After training you would then have a low carb, high protein & high fat meal. Then you do the rest of our low carb diet regimen. If you are in off season training for size then you would about 50-100 gram of fruit carbs before you train with your vitamins and a protein shake about 30 minutes before your workout. Mid day meals all low carb higher fat and the last meal lowfat high carbs. This will simulate the Insulin and GH manipulation that the drug user do.

I would never do 30 minutes of cardio on the same day I do weights. Of course I do not train with them every day like allot of the Bodybuilding.com people do. So I may do 30 minutes on days that I do not train with the iron which is maybe 3 days. You need to rest to gain size. And you need to let your Adrenals rest as well. Without rest you will overtrain. Powerlifters know this. They do not do tons of training and keep getting stronger. I did this for 2 years and it is amazing that doing less you gain more. Now it was very heavy and intense. Oh and if you have to do cardio to get lean your diet sucks.