Does Cardio Affect Your Ability To Build Muscle‪?‬ Smart Strength Training Podcast

In podcast episode 11, I explore whether doing too much cardio affects one's ability to build muscle. The concept of concurrent training, which involves combining strength training and cardiovascular training, is discussed, as well as the interference effect, where cardio can disrupt the pathways required for building muscle. I also explain why not all cardio is equal and I explain strategies for mitigating the interference effect to ensure you can build muscle at the same time as doing a fairly high level of conditioning.

In This Episode:

00:00 Introduction: Does Doing Too Much Cardio Affect Muscle Building?  

00:59 Understanding the Interference Effect in Concurrent Training  

06:19 Strategies for Mitigating the Interference Effect  

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