Cardio and Weight Lifting at the same time

[PeterSuu]

So I've been weight lifting for about 6 months, and I started noticing that I'm getting really exhausted when I'm doing my squats. I run out of stamina before I'm even halfway through my reps.

I realize that this means I need to do more cardio than the 5 minutes of warm up before lifting. So I was thinking I could run about 1.5 miles every day I don't do lifting (so that would be 3 days of cardio, 3 days of weight lifting, and 1 rest day).

My question is, would this cause me to lose any of my muscle mass (I have trouble gaining weight), provided that I increase my protein/caloric intake?

[TNT-36]

first off, bigger lifts like squats, deadlifts, and bench press use a lot more energy then other lifts.i feel completely drained after my deadlifts and squats, you could put them towards the end of your workout so u have energy to do your other lifts

[PeterSuu]

Yeah, well I'm not even squatting a lot (only 95 pounds), so I really think this is just a stamina issue.

EDIT: I weigh 120 and am 5'10 if that helps.

[soapmaker77]

i think cardio should be done all the time for most people. so yes, do it

[PeterSuu]

i think cardio should be done all the time for most people. so yes, do it

But is this going to have any impact on my gains?

Because the general consensus seems to be to minimize cardio when bulking, and to only do it when you are trying to cut.

[LardandTardAss]

i need to do cardio my lard ass if fat