Cardio versus strength training: opening a can of worms

Of course, it’s best to do both. But that conclusion would make the story boring, wouldn’t it?

There is this dude — Papa Swolio — on Instagram whose entire content revolves around saying, “Go to the fucking gym.” His stuff is humorous, so I don’t mind the repetitiveness of it. Occasionally, he does more serious videos where he answers questions about fitness and nutrition. In one of the recent ones, he debated whether strength training or cardio should come first and concluded, as expected, that lifting weights is the foundation, and…