Peer-reviewed study
Cardio dose can interfere with lifting
Concurrent training: a meta-analysis examining interference of aerobic and resistance exercises
Source details
PubMed-linked citation target.
- Authors
- Wilson et al.
- Journal
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2012.
- Identifiers
- PMID 22002517 · DOI 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823a3e2d
Claim guardrail
What this page should prevent.
Do not scare people away from cardio. The practical message is programming sequence and volume, not avoidance.
Geebs coaching takeaway
The study only matters if it changes a behavior.
Cardio belongs in the plan, but the dose, mode, and placement should not wreck the lifting stimulus.
Content angles
Safe ways to translate it.
Cardio is a tool, not the plan
Protect the lifts during a cut
LISS before punishment cardio
Exact answer pages
Questions that cite this source.
Cardio dose answer
How much cardio do you need for fat loss?
Cardio can help fat loss, but it is a lever inside the larger plan, not the whole plan. The useful dose is enough movement to support the calorie target and health without making lifting, hunger, joints, or recovery worse.
Fat loss and muscle answer
How do you lose fat without losing muscle?
The muscle-protecting version of fat loss is not a crash diet. It is a controlled deficit, hard resistance training, enough protein, and cardio placed so it supports the plan without stealing recovery from the lifts.
HIIT and steady cardio answer
Is HIIT better than steady cardio for fat loss?
HIIT is not automatically better than steady cardio for fat loss. If calorie burn is similar, body-composition changes can be similar too. The better choice is the one you recover from, repeat, and can place without hurting lifting performance.
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