Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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muscle gains while doing cardio

ryan8381
ryan8381
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Joined: 2005/04/27
United States
2005/04/27, 10:33 PM
I am wanting to make progressive gains, I need to bulk up a little i'm not really worried about how fast I get bigger. I am in the Army though so I have to run quite a bit. What is the best way to gain muscle if you have to run a lot.
2005/04/28, 12:52 AM
train heavy with compound exercises....and consume more carbs to make up for the lots of running...try eating somewhere around 18-25 calories per lb.....depending on the length of the run...try the lower end....if not working...bump up the caloric intake....eat 1.5 g of protein per lb....and and take in 3-4g of carbs per lb..(try to consume mostly complex kind: yams, sweet potatoes, buck wheat, brown rice, lentils......except directly after a workout when you should aim for simple carbs.....white rice, potatoes, pasta, etc....)