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Anabolic and catabolic stress is dramatically different. Just compare the body of an olympic marathon runner vs an olympic weightlifter. The limiting factor for
by mikenew 9y ago
Anabolic and catabolic stress is dramatically different. Just compare the body of an olympic marathon runner vs an olympic weightlifter. The limiting factor for jogging is usually your cardiovascular system, and you stop when you feel exhausted, not when your leg muscles can't move anymore. That's why it's referred to as "cardio". In weightlifting you stress your muscles to near the point of failure, not your cardiovascular system.
- paulcole 9y ago> Just compare the body of an olympic marathon runner vs an olympic weightlifter Is this a useful comparison? Olympic marathoners are small people who are extremely weight conscious. Olympic weightlifters are also very aware of their weights as they compete in weight classes. > The limiting factor for jogging is usually your cardiovascular system, and you stop when you feel exhausted, not when your leg muscles can't move anymore. No offense but this is just telling me you're guessing and don't know much about distance running or jogging. Most average people who run for exercise stop because they've finished their workout not from exhaustion.
- mikenew 9y agoI used to be a distance runner but had to stop because of an injury, and I'm now a powerlifter. So yes I do know something about it. What is your point? Are you trying to argue that distance running leads to the same level of muscle hypertrophy as weightlifting?