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The physiological property that is used as a proxy for cardiovascular fitness is usually the bodys maximum oxygen consumption. Strength training apparently has
by Lukas_Skywalker 3y ago
The physiological property that is used as a proxy for cardiovascular fitness is usually the bodys maximum oxygen consumption.
Strength training apparently has only very very little effect on that. [1] [2] [3]
Generally, to increase the maximum oxygen consumption, one has to exercise at about 90% of the maximum heart rate. This usually doesn't happen during strength training.
[1] https://eurapa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s11556-013-0120-1 https://eurapa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s11556-013...
[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7453510/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7453510/
[3] http://www.saskathletics.ca/images/pdfs/concurrent%20endurance%20and%20strength%20training.pdf http://www.saskathletics.ca/images/pdfs/concurrent%20enduran...
- kelipso 3y agoFrom what I gather, you achieve a base level of VO2max with strength training that is better than sedentary people but worse than people who do regular cardio. So if your VO2max is initially low, strength training does have a significant effect on it. But if you want to increase it yet more, you have to do cardio (which you can do with weightlifting too btw!).