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Cardio will help reduce your body fat percentage, while weight training will help to increase lean muscle mass.

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Q: If im skinny-fat so should i do cardio or build muscle?
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Do you need to run after weight lifting to gain muscle?

no... running is cardio and if you only want to build muscle cardio is not needed at all.


How do you build leg muscle?

you can build your leg muscles multiple ways but the best way is doing squats. You can also run and that builds leg muscle and helps your cardio.


How do you build muscle definition?

First you have to build the muscle. After the muscle is built, then you can define it. You must have a good cardio work out and a good balanced diet. Also you must continue weight training, but do less weight with higher reps.


If a girl works out with weights instead of aerobic exercise will she get faster results and turn body fat into muscle?

It is best for everyone to do weights and cardio work outs. Aerobics are cardio, that will help the heart and to burn fat. Weights will help with muscle grownth and strength. you cant turn fat into muscle but you can loose fat and gain muscle. you will burn more callories outside of the gym with more muscle mass and you should use both weights and weight training together to get great bennifits. weights are great for the bones, muscles and look of your body, Cardio is great for your heart, lung efficiency and metabolism. you could end your weight workout with 30 minutes on some aerobic activity, or do weights one day and cardio the next. YOU CAN NOT TURN BODY FAT INTO MUSCLE! THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TISSUE!!! the trick is... build muscle and do cardio.... when u build muscle, the muscle needs more calories, therefor, when your doing cardio, your burning more calories. so when ur building muscle, ur metabolism is much higher. but do not ONLY do muscle work, if u do, u will just have muscle under the fat.... combine it with cardio! and of course eat healthy...:)


how do i gain healthy weight from lean muscle?

Focusing on cardio excercises that strengthens your heart will help to build lean muscle and have a healthier, longer life. The lean muscle weighs more than fat, but provides a toned physique.


How can I get tones after I've lost weight?

You have to work on excersises that involve weight training. Another way to build muscle is to do cardio excersises.


What muscle does aerobic exercises improve?

Cardio workouts are mainly to benefit the cardiovascular system, basically the heart. Obviously, other muscles will be affected but cardio workouts are intended to better your circulatory system.


Do I need a personal trainer to build muscle?

One can build muscle with or without personal trainer, that would always be depend on someones preference. The following are some ways on how one can build muscles; perform weight training before performing a cardio exercises, and practice resistance training to maintain the muscles.


what is resistance training and its purpose?

Resistance training is using light weights to build muscles. A good cardio and training program would incorporate weights, muscle burns more than fat and tones better than cardio.


What should 150 lb man east to build lean muscle?

To build lean muscle, a 150 lb. man should eat a balanced diet. The diet should contain plenty of protein, which is an aid to muscle formation.


If you can't do intense cardio due to an injury but still eat the same calories and lift weights will you gain weight?

It is the cardio that burns calories, and lifting weights will build muscle, so yes you will gain weight. However if you are of normal weight your appetite will probably adjust until you can get back to your cardio.


Can you build muscle while losing fat. like do insanity in the morning for cardio and weight train in the afternoon?

yes you can build muscle and loose fat, but you can also gain weight. I tried loosing weight by going to the gym and gained muscle so therefore that made me gain weight eve though I lost fat because fat can be turned into muscle