Building a Bigger Engine: Resistance After Endurance Training Increases Mitochondrial Biogenesis & Protein Synthesis and Ramps Up Fat Metabolism
Image 1: There is nothing wrong with some "classic cardio" training, especially if you spike it up to build your mitochondrial engine In a recent review of the literature, J.M. Wilson from the University of Tampa analyzed the results of 27 studies to determine whether and to which extend concomitant endurance training does / could have detrimental effects on the outcomes of resistance training ( Wilson. 2011 ). And I suspect that it will not surprise you that Wilson found negative correlations "between frequency (-.26 to -.35) and duration (-.29 to -.75) of endurance training [and] hypertrophy, strength, and power." What is yet also noteworthy is a similarly significant (p<0.05) correlation with lower body fat levels and maximal heart rates on part on those strength athletes who did some sort of endurance exercises. Now, a more recent study which is soon going to be published in Journal of Applied Physiology sheds some more light on the complex interplay o...