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| - | You might not associate running with building | + | You might not associate running with building muscle, but ask any frequent runner whether their lower body is more muscular since they started running, and almost all will tell you it is. However, if building muscle is your priority, you might wonder whether running is something you should avoid. The stereotype of a long-distance runner is someone who is very lean, so is pounding the pavement something you should stay away from if you want a broader body? Does running build muscle? If you do the right type of running then the answer is emphatically, |
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| - | When you do a form of exercise that makes more protein than it removes i.e. more MPS than MPB, then muscle grows. If the exercise stimulates more MPB than MPS, the muscle shrinks. We’ve seen that short duration, high-intensity running stimulates more MPS than MPB, so your lower body becomes more muscular. With long-distance running, it’s the other way around, so you actually lose muscle. Now we’ve established that running can help to build muscle, let’s take a look at a few high-intensity running workouts that will give your lower body the biggest boost. That may not sound like your idea of a good time, but no one said building muscle was easy. Find a hill, [[https:// | ||
| + | When you do a form of exercise that makes more protein than it removes i.e. more MPS than MPB, then muscle grows. If the exercise stimulates more MPB than MPS, the muscle shrinks. We’ve seen that short duration, high-intensity running stimulates more MPS than MPB, so your lower body becomes more muscular. With long-distance running, it’s the other way around, so you actually lose muscle. Now we’ve established that running can help to build muscle, let’s take a look at a few high-intensity running workouts that will give your lower body the biggest boost. That may not sound like your idea of a good time, but no one said building muscle was easy. Find a hill, make it a steep one, and sprint up it for 20 seconds, then walk back down to where you started and do it all over again. Repeat it ten times and you’ll really feel the burn. Can running build leg muscle? Absolutely, | ||
| - | Do 6 sets of 20-second sprints at maximum intensity followed by 2 minutes of light jogging for a simple but effective workout. Alternatively, | + | |
| + | Do 6 sets of 20-second sprints at maximum intensity followed by 2 minutes of light jogging for a simple but effective workout. Alternatively, | ||
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