Running without losing muscle?

abudun79 · 2018-07-05T15:43:04+00:00

In addition to "Eat more calories!": Eat around your running, quickly available calories (carbs) and don't stop lifting. The trick is to minimize muscle loss due to energy production. Your body will use more protein from muscles if it has lower energy available in the bloodstream.

But be aware that in the long run (no pun inteded) you can only specialize in one of the two. While focusing more on running will not immediately melt all muscles away, it will start to decrease your capacity to lift heavy in a medium timespan. Endurance and strength are mutually exclusive abilities after reaching a certain level.

btrpb · 2018-07-05T15:03:47+00:00

Can't speak from personal experience but a big build rugby player guy I know ran a half marathon. Didn't want to lose muscle. He was on the thousand calorie gainer shakes everyday.

Ayubdj7 · 2018-07-05T15:08:35+00:00

Increase the amount of calories you're eating.

FearGarbhArMait · 2018-07-05T15:41:41+00:00

Good luck, marathons are a brutal internal conflict.

RedLegendx · 2018-07-05T15:51:53+00:00

Up your protein intake and you HAVE to keep lifting heavy, even when you start losing strength. Creatine monohydrate can help.

jay_jay_man · 2018-07-05T15:33:12+00:00

increase the amount of calories you take
don't run on an empty stomach

Title	Running without losing muscle?
Author	LaxLance
Upvotes	1
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Date	July 5, 2018 2:58 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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