Cardio and Weight training?!
Question: Cardio and Weight training.?
I want to introduce some cardio to my workout but I don't want to lose muscle mass. Would it be a good idea if I run in the morning and take a protein supplement (Nitro-Tech) after to feed the muscle and to prevent from burning it.?Health Question & Answer
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Most forms of cardio eat away at muscle mass. You can do High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on the treadmill. That is a very high intensity cardio, but it completely preserves muscle mass, making it very popular for bodybuilders. Not only that, but it burns fat 9 times more effectively than any other form of cardio. Look up how to do HIIT here:
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If you plan on running in the morning on an empty stomach, not good. That is optimal for fat loss, but it is also a very quick way to lose muscle mass. Your body is in a catabolic state upon awakening (state where muscle mass is used as fuel for energy).
This is because you most likely didn't have any protein during the night, and you need protein every 3 hours to stay out of a catabolic state, and in a positive nitrogen balance (anabolic state). This may have confused you, but basically, just don't do cardio on an empty stomach.
Even if you did have slow-digesting protein before sleeping, it has been used up by the time you have woken up, so eat first, then do cardio an hour later. After cardio take a fast-digesting protein supplement; I'd recommend whey over Nitro-Tech. By the way, HIIT should be done on off days from weightlifting.Health Question & Answer
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If you plan on running in the morning on an empty stomach, not good. That is optimal for fat loss, but it is also a very quick way to lose muscle mass. Your body is in a catabolic state upon awakening (state where muscle mass is used as fuel for energy).
This is because you most likely didn't have any protein during the night, and you need protein every 3 hours to stay out of a catabolic state, and in a positive nitrogen balance (anabolic state). This may have confused you, but basically, just don't do cardio on an empty stomach.
Even if you did have slow-digesting protein before sleeping, it has been used up by the time you have woken up, so eat first, then do cardio an hour later. After cardio take a fast-digesting protein supplement; I'd recommend whey over Nitro-Tech. By the way, HIIT should be done on off days from weightlifting.Health Question & Answer
When it comes to all the supplements for weight lifters, there is just as much debate. While some of these supplements have been proven to improve gains slightly, I am not sure the benefits outweigh the costs for most of these types of supplements. Other than maybe taking an amino-acid supplement post workout (a good whey protein shake will have all the amino-acids you need for proper recovery), I would suggest saving your hard earned money for more important things.
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take nitro tech before urworkout after u wake up ur in a state where u need post workout foods sometimes i have my protein shake in the morning it should be a meal like post workout then u wanna run wait 1hr then run u wont burn muscle and doing high intensity running WONT burn muscle it's long amounts of time a good thing to do is HIIT sprint jog intervels for 15mins rest do it again or weight lift rest eat! Health Question & Answer
you can do low intensity cardio for mainly fat burn. You will only burn muscle if you do high intensity for large amount of time.Health Question & Answer
yes thats a great idea xxHealth Question & Answer