But is this really the case? Why do we oppose aerobic exercise and strength training? This is because strength training produces people with big muscles, and insisting on running or aerobic exercise often makes people's bodies very slim, which is the most used type of exercise when reducing fat.
But are our two movements really antagonistic? Can we do some aerobic exercise while doing muscle building training? The answer is yes. When we are doing strength training, even if you are a bodybuilding champion, you can do aerobic exercise with confidence, but the total amount will not be as big as losing fat.
Regarding aerobic exercise and anaerobic strength training, I believe many people still have some misunderstandings about them. They think these two exercises are opposite, so why are they opposite? Why can you do some aerobic exercise when doing strength training? I believe many people must be confused.
First, the reasons for the opposition between aerobic exercise and strength training. The muscles in our body are divided into red muscles, which are responsible for endurance. This kind of muscle has very strong endurance, but its contraction speed is very slow and its strength is relatively small. We mainly use this kind of muscle in endurance exercise, with strong cardiopulmonary function.
In addition, when we do aerobic exercise such as running or swimming, the metabolic mode in our body is aerobic breathing, that is, providing certain energy when there is enough oxygen, which is not the case when we do strength training. When we do strength training, our bodies mainly do anaerobic breathing.
These two metabolic patterns and training methods lead our muscles to develop into white muscles during strength training, which are responsible for explosive force and poor endurance, which is the kind of muscles that muscle men exercise. These two differences lead to different muscle types and different volumes.
The most important thing is that these two muscles will transform. Red muscle will become white muscle through strength training, and white muscle will also become red muscle after running frequently. This change is what most people don't want to see, so aerobic exercise and strength training are considered to be opposite.
The second point is whether aerobic exercise can be carried out during strength training. This is possible. When we do strength training with certain aerobic exercise, it can help us improve our cardiopulmonary function. The advantage of doing this is that our bodies will recover faster when doing muscle training.
Many people have to breathe for a long time after a group, but people with good cardiopulmonary function often recover quickly. Strong cardiopulmonary function can enhance a lot of training intensity, which is very helpful for muscle building. Even bodybuilders who have been training for a long time will do aerobic exercise properly, usually twice a week for 30 minutes each time.