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>Long term, higher intensity cardio builds muscle Where? It's understood in the fitness community that you have to load a muscle within a particular range in o
by zero-sharp 2y ago
>Long term, higher intensity cardio builds muscle
Where? It's understood in the fitness community that you have to load a muscle within a particular range in order to build muscle. It won't happen through highly repetitive motions, such as the ones that occur in cardio (running, cycling, etc). The load isn't great enough.
I believe cardio benefits the heart. But nobody does cardio to build muscle.
- lapcat 2y ago> But nobody does cardio to build muscle. The heart is a muscle. ;-) Cardio certainly isn't the best way to bulk up muscles; ideally you want to combine cardio with strength training. Nonetheless, it does build some muscle, and there are various ways to add resistance to cardio, such as with machines, carrying weights, running uphill, etc. In any case, cardio does increase your endurance.