Should I Do Cardio When Building Muscles
Q: I ve heard that in order to lose fat and obtain muscles u should do cardio + weight training.With cardio u lose the fat and with weight training u make muscles at the same time.Iam just thin and have fat only in my belly area(i suppose this is very classic)so i dont need to lose fat in general.I want to lose fat in that area and obtain some muscles.Should i do cardio?Or only weight training?If i do only weight training should i lose the fat of my belly in time as i obtain muscles?Cause i have heard that only cardio burns the most fat effeciently.So,my objective is to lose the little fat i have on my stomach and become more muscular at the same time.Any suggestions what i should do to achieve this?
A: Cardio is great for you healthwise, but it is counterproductive when your goal is specifically to build muscle. If you're already thin and don't have much fat, you'll be running in place if you try to burn the fat and build muscle at the same time. I would suggest focusing on weightlifting and a good diet to slowly build up muscle for 6 months or longer. After you're happy with the amount of muscle you have, you can scale down your diet and also restart cardio (while continuing weightlifting, of course) and start burning off the extra fat.
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