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Will cardio destroy strength gains?
The pooled evidence does not support that blanket claim. Combining aerobic and strength training generally preserved muscle growth and maximal-strength gains compared with strength training alone. Explosive strength was more vulnerable, especially when both modes were performed in the same session. The outcome and schedule matter.
Three outcomes often collapsed into one
Muscle size describes tissue growth. Maximal strength describes the greatest force or load achieved in a specific test. Explosive strength concerns how quickly force can be produced, which matters in jumping, sprinting and rapid sport actions. A programme can improve the first two while making smaller gains in the third. The phrase “kills gains” erases these differences. It also ignores the quality of the comparison: adding aerobic work increases total training demands, while a fair study keeps the strength component comparable. The important question is which adaptation changes when aerobic work is added, not whether the word cardio appears in the calendar.
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Review Schumann et al. — Concurrent aerobic and strength training
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