Does Cardio After Weights Change Your Results After 40 and Does More Protein Help?

Should you do cardio after strength training?  How much protein do you really need to build muscle after 50? If you've ever wondered whether cardio is interfering with your strength gains—or whether you need to eat more protein to see results—this episode will help you look beyond the headlines. Let’s dive into the research on strength training, cardio, and protein intake in women ages 40–77. Make smarter decisions about your workouts based on your individual goals. When it comes to fitness after 50, the goal isn't to follow every new trend. It's to understand what works for you — cardio after strength training, or should you do cardio then lift the weights? **Questions We Answer in This Episode** - What research reveals about doing cardio after strength training. - How strength training and cycling affected strength, aerobic fitness, and body composition in one study? - Did higher assigned protein targets improve estimated muscle mass? - Why should your primary fitness goal determine how you organize your workouts? - Why doesn't the study prove that cardio damages muscle or that more protein is always better? - How to approach cardio, strength training, and walking without unnecessarily complicating your routine? **If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it!** 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way. **References:** Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2026, **PMID:** 42735207**.** **Other Episodes You Might Like:** - Previous Episode - Is Your Nervous System Holding You Back? HRV, Stress, and Recovery in Midlife - Next Episode - **The C-Section Hangover that Shows Up as Back Pain or Painful Seggs in Menopause** - More Like This: <!--THE END--> - - 6 Menopause Fitness Questions From the Community - 3 Steps to Gain Lean Muscle in Menopause - Building Muscle and Losing Fat in Menopause and Beyond - Cortisol and Cardio for Women Over 40: What Your Heart Needs Now **Resources:** - **Work with Debra with an** Ultimate Assessment - **Flipping 50 App on** iOS App Store **&** Google Play - **Questions / Contact Debra on** Instagram **or** Facebook Group - **FLIP Menopause program -** Join the next live cohort - **Flipping 50 Master class -** Choose your session here - **Easy At-Home Self-Assessment Test -** Flipping 50 Strong Aging Index - Hot Off The Press! **The science for staying strong.** Get the full episode Show Notes HERE.