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Originally Posted by blankall
This is really more for extremes. Gaining muscles while training for a marathon isn't really possible. Doing 10-20 minutes of cardio before or after weightlifting, isn't going to negatively impact your muscle gain. You aren't going to burn more than a couple of hundred calories in a light cardio session, and if you are "skinny fat" then the light cardio is a great way to burn a bit of fat while also muscle building.
A lot of it comes down to diet. If you aren't gaining muscle, you may need to simply eat more. If you're already a little fat, you should be able to gain muscles and lose fat at the same time. This likely requires a diet with a small calorie deficit and a lot of protein.
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I agree, the poster I responded to sprained his ankle.
I'm not suggesting you can't gain muscle with some cardio in your workouts.
There's other benefits to cardio as well of course.
But was mentioning it as a silver lining to their specific situation as someone with a sprained ankle and new to strength training; not as bro science that any cardio is killing your gains.