Can I lose muscle?

DaSpidaSilva258 · 06-23-2009, 07:40 PM

If i lift weights and run, can i lose muscle from running?

DaSpidaSilva258 · 06-23-2009, 07:53 PM

ttt

Fresh Biscuits · 06-23-2009, 08:25 PM

No matter what you should do cardio a few times a week. If you want to gain muscle, eat lots and lift heavy weight (properly). Running won't make you lose muscle.

Mr Gorgeous · 06-23-2009, 08:53 PM

Yes. That's why you should eat.

hosed49 · 06-24-2009, 11:35 AM

Not necessarily lose muscle. I usually see a decrease in strength when I run, which makes me not want to run but I suck it up and run anyways. To keep muscle, eat lots, get your protein to help rebuild the muscles.

fedorplex22 · 06-25-2009, 04:32 PM

do you want to lose muscle?

wildman1717 · 06-25-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fedorplex22

do you want to lose muscle?

That was what I was thinking.

PowerHungry · 06-25-2009, 07:44 PM

bump 13 minutes in? what?

kenzo242 · 06-25-2009, 11:15 PM

You won't lose muscle from running as long as you consume more calories than you burn and get 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight. Also keep your strength training at a high volume per bodypart. Muscles get bigger by doing more exercises for that particular bodypart and keep the intensity around 75-85% of 1RM (6-12 reps) for 3-5 sets of 4 or 5 exercises per muscle group. So if you train chest using 5 exercises and do 5 sets of those exercises, that's 25 sets total for chest, you'll see some growth. LAte

nakmuay84 · 06-26-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kenzo242

Also keep your strength training at a high volume per bodypart. Muscles get bigger by doing more exercises for that particular bodypart and keep the intensity around 75-85% of 1RM (6-12 reps) for 3-5 sets of 4 or 5 exercises per muscle group. So if you train chest using 5 exercises and do 5 sets of those exercises, that's 25 sets total for chest, you'll see some growth. LAte

that is bodybuilding.
strenght training is a different thing.

too much volume, anyway.