#111 Does running help you build muscle?

Does running help you build muscle? ⁣ Early morning, a little cool outside but great weather to go for a run you think⁣ ⁣ You stretch ⁣ ⁣ Put your headphones in⁣ ⁣ You got your music going…⁣ ⁣ You finish up your run with this sense of accomplishment ⁣ ⁣ You got a great sweat in…but ⁣ ⁣ You realize it’s been a couple months and you haven’t gained any definition…⁣ ⁣ You haven’t gained any muscle mass ⁣ ⁣ It’s frustrating because your doing the push-ups, sit ups and running…⁣ ⁣ But still ⁣ ⁣ 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 ⁣ ⁣ 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆? ⁣ ⁣ 𝘐𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 “𝘧𝘪𝘵”? ⁣ ⁣ So you get discouraged from even running cause it’s not getting you results you want. ⁣ ⁣ Guys RUNNING WILL NOT HELP YOU GAIN MUSCLE MASS⁣ ⁣ Running is a great form of exercise…to help you get better at running! ⁣ ⁣ If that’s your goal I respect that…running is hard asf …and I can attest to that ⁣ ⁣ But if you want to gain muscle mass, have a bigger chest, bigger arms, bigger shoulders, running will not help you…⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒!! ⁣ ⁣ Getting stronger over time on your squats, bench and deadlifts builds muscle mass⁣ ⁣ Running will help your cardio…so you can keep your heart healthy ⁣ ⁣ YOU CAN DO BOTH! You can run and lift weights but if your main goal is to build muscle the lifting has to be prioritized⁣ ⁣ Running burns calories and gets you better AT RUNNING⁣ ⁣ Weight training helps you actually BUILD MUSCLE⁣ ⁣ So imagine you start shifting your training to weight lifting…⁣ ⁣ No more discouragement…MORE RESULTS BEING SEEN ⁣ ⁣ More confidence than ever ⁣ ⁣ Start doing the right form of exercise for the goals that you want to reach and you”ll start seeing the results you want ⁣