Cardio seems to make me loose muscle mass

shaun1988

shaun1988

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Why is it every time I do some cardio do I seem to loose muscle mass on my shoulders and traps. It puts me off doing cardio all of the time! Anyone got any suggestions???
 
A few possibilities;

- You are losing weight too fast and sacrificing muscle tissue at an unnecessary rate
- You are performing too much cardio for your caloric intake
- You are performing a method of cardio training with is more likely to impact lean body mass
- Your diet is not supportive for the increase in extra training volume
- Your protein intake is too low
- You aren't actually losing muscle and it is all a trick of your mind when you look in the mirror
 
I swear I've seen 300 studies proving that steady-state cardio makes you smaller and weaker. For everyone except Alex Viada, aparently.
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Do barbell compounds for cardio, or sprints. Use BCAAs.

That's actually strange what's happening to you though. Muscle mass is typically lost from extremities before anywhere else. If you're running a low carb diet, perhaps you're just 'flat' from glycogen depletion.
 
bdcc said:
A few possibilities; - You are losing weight too fast and sacrificing muscle tissue at an unnecessary rate - You are performing too much cardio for your caloric intake - You are performing a method of cardio training with is more likely to impact lean body mass - Your diet is not supportive for the increase in extra training volume - Your protein intake is too low - You aren't actually losing muscle and it is all a trick of your mind when you look in the mirror
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That last one is very true! Placebo effect!
 
Use HIIT training. Also, keep cals clean and up. If you are cutting cals and doing a fair bit of cardio - your body will use muscle for energy.
 
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