I’m deep into heavy lifting love pushing big numbers on squat, bench, and deadlift but at the same time I don’t wanna gas out jogging a mile. Trying to bring my conditioning up so I can hit a solid 5K without feeling wrecked.
Question is… can you реально balance both strength and endurance, or does one always take a hit? Like if I keep chasing PRs, is my cardio always gonna suck? Or can you program it right and be strong and actually have decent lungs?
Curious what you guys are doing anyone here lifting heavy and still keeping their conditioning on point?
You can do both, but you gotta accept you won’t be elite at either at the same time.
I lift heavy 4x a week and run twice. Works fine, just keep runs shorter and don’t go all out every time.
Biggest mistake people make is stacking hard leg day and hard run back to back. That’ll kill both your strength and recovery real quick.
Yeah that might be what I’m doing wrong. I’ve been hitting legs heavy and then trying to run next day… no wonder it feels trash.
Exactly lol. Space it out more. Or do light cardio after upper days instead.
It’s all about priorities. If your goal is strength, treat running like support work. Don’t chase PRs in both at once.
I actually improved my conditioning without losing strength by doing 20–25 min steady runs instead of long distance. Way easier to recover from.
Also keep your calories up. If you’re not eating enough, both your lifts and cardio will suffer hard.
Got it. So basically keep lifting as main focus and use running just to build decent conditioning, not go crazy with it.