How does cardio interfere with muscle building?
Q. How does cardio interfere with muscle building? (from Nikki)
A. Cardio can interfere with muscle ONLY if you are doing too much
and not eating enough. If you are not eating enough to support your muscle then cardio will have a negative effect. Look at marathon runners, their bodies are gauntly skinny with very little muscle tone because they are essentially running off their muscles. Other the other hand, if you look at a sprinter's body they are lean with muscle.
Look to see how much you are eating per day and that you are eating enough to support your lean muscle.
Make sure you add interval cardio session to longer sessions. Doing all steady state
cardio not only will your body adapt but is not as efficient in burning fat than intervals.
It's a good idea to have a mix of both. I highly recommend cardio in addition to your weight training program, especially if you are looking to burn more fat. I actually teach clients to build their metabolism and not to drastically cut calories which will result in a slower metabolism and muscle loss.
Remember more lean muscle= FASTER METABOLISM
The amount of cardio you should do will depend on your goals. There is no one size fits all program. If you aren't seeing result in at least 4 weeks of on a specific program then you need to switch things up.
Have a great week ;)
Heather
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