Okay, we'll admit it; we're a couple of muscle heads. We much prefer the feeling of nailing a new personal best, or getting an incredible pump to the one we get from running a 5-K or doing half an hour on the elliptical machine. Call us crazy, but we never cared much for the whole runner's high, preferring instead to create our endorphin release as the result of moving heavy objects repeatedly. After all, what good is it to have all those purty muscles if you need to stop for oxygen just running down the block?
When you're an ectomorph, it's important to find a balance between relaxing, saving up your energy for your weight-training workouts, and working the old ticker. To hear some experts tell it, guys who have a tough time building muscle have no business doing cardiovascular exercise. Citing the fact that cardiovascular/aerobic work expends too much energy, they argue that doing cardio will have a negative impact on one's ability to build muscle. And to a certain extent, they're right.
Too much cardio will, without question, hamper your ability to add muscle. Resistance training and traditional cardiovascular (a.k.a. aerobic) exercise are at opposite ends of the spectrum in |
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