Cardio Without Killing Your Gains: Does Intensity Matter?

5 days ago

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Updated: 4 days ago

The question every lifter who also does cardio eventually asks: if I have to do it, is HIIT or steady-state less damaging to my strength and muscle? The 2016 study that put this to the test gave an answer most people did not expect. The 2021 meta-analysis that followed changed the question entirely.

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