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4 Ways to Reduce the Muscles Catabolic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise

4 Ways to Reduce the Muscles Catabolic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise

Cardiovascular exercise helps to build endurance and improve heart health but taken to an extreme, it can send your body into a catabolic state that makes it harder to build muscle strength and lean body mass. This article gives four tips for maintaining an anabolic state for muscle and strength development while still getting an adequate cardiovascular workout.

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If Your Goal Is Hypertrophy?

If your goal is hypertrophy (body building) you need to choose a weight that is between 70% and 80% of your 1RM. If you always lift a weight that is too light you will never recruit enough muscle fibers to maximize and stimulate hypertrophy. Likewise, if you always lift the same heavy weight every week

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