i run 3-6 miles a day, and im trying to build muscle by working out, is running slowing down my gains??

Question

i run 3-6 miles a day depending on how i feel and outside conditions.

and i workout in the morning everyday in weight training at school for an hour and 30 minutes. i workout hard with weights to and ive bulked up ive been working out 6 months, is running slowing my gains down at all?????

and after working out hen going home and running, i train in muay thai kickboxing, and brazilian jujitsu and i work punching bags alot im a cardio machine. and i grapple which takes cardio is all the cardio i do good or not so good??

Answer 1

Yes, extended cardio can over take your muscle building gains. If your running those 3-6 miles at a good pace (5-6 min pace) then that can definitely obscure your gains. But if those miles are done at a slow pace then there shouldn't be a worry. Try to shoot for running for 20 min. 3 times a week. Do cardio after lifting too.

Answer 2

Yes, what you're doing can slow down or even stop lean muscle mass gains. I recommend running about 2-3 days a week, much shorter distances at high intensity. As mentioned above, you do see sprinters with much bigger builds than long distance runners. See how that works for you for a couple of months.



Also, running should be done after weight lifting, and preferably on alternate days you aren't lifting. If you can, split up your workouts to where you do weights one time a day and running another time of day.



You should also remember that as you progress with lifting, you'll see diminishing returns on gains anyway. The most gains you'll see is during the first 6-8 months of consistent lifting. It does take lots of patience, time and hard work to see those gains.



Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You might consider some sort of sprinting workout instead of running 3-6miles. Just watching track on tv you can see that the distance guys are a lot smaller than the sprinters. I would create a workout in which you step up you distance to no more than 400m. For example, do some 50m sprints, step up to 100m, then 200m and 300m. Then maybe finish off your workout with one 400m sprint.

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