Strength gain and cardio

[Richmond_Hrvat]

Is there a limit? Is there a point where my legs getting stronger wont help my cardio (assuming my mass doesnt increase)?

Im talking about if mass stays the same.

If you get stronger but increase mass then I agree you have to find the happy medium.

The limit is pretty low. As far as I know, the cardio you're talking about is aerobic endurance. Strength without mass is built through increasing weight without increasing reps. In order for this to affect your distance times, it makes sense that you'd have to be able to sustain higher powered strokes so that your strokes are longer than other runners because of your higher power capacity. You also need to accept that in distance running, you're using near the bottom of your possible power with each stroke in order to do them a million times per race. I.E. you're using the power even a delinquent child can use, and the difference is who can keep it up and not drop. There's no way your power advantage would last longer than a couple steps at your improved limit, and that's why running at 40% of your max won't build power. Getting stronger legs could help you with injury resistance or muscular balance, though.

 

[garyleeman2000]

Is there some way to limit responses in my thread to people who aren't talking out of their ass?

So do you believe a person would increase their cardio by replacing muscle mass with fat mass? This is the only point im really disputing in the thread.

 

[thailandvc]

i dont know dick about the subject and the science behind it thats why i asked the question. But...

I gained weight from lifting and dropped fat from better diet. However, i was slacking on the conditioning. Result...I gassed out more quickly when I resumed conditioning drills. It wasn't the kind of gas out where my muscle were fatigue. I couldn't catch my breath fast enough. So it was a cardiovascular thing. I think. Hence the question.