does running burn muscle?

[heatto12345]

i want to lose some fat but not a lot of muscle. so does running burn a lot of muscle. if anyone knows please let me know. thanks

[JUSA]

This is like asking, "Does eating cause you to gain weight?" - a stupid question which doesn't take into consideration anything like whether you're over-eating or not. It's a stupid question, just like the question you posed in this thread.

Obviously, running can cause you to drop LBM but if you setup your cardio right it won't. I'm not going to outline how, you need to get off your ass and do some research. First, read the stickies. Then, use the search function. No wonder you're a lardass, imo, if you're too ****ing lazy to even do that before you make stupid threads like this one.

[johnnystl34]

Figures, thats Texas etiquette for ya. To answer your honest question, yes it can burn muscle, it all depends on the duration and the intensity. During cardio you burn thru glycogen, then fat, and ultimately muscle. Running is okay, just don't go much more than 65% of your MHR and keep it around a half hour to 45 minutes.

[JUSA]

Figures, thats Texas etiquette for ya. To answer your honest question, yes it can burn muscle, it all depends on the duration and the intensity. During cardio you burn thru glycogen, then fat, and ultimately muscle. Running is okay, just don't go much more than 65% of your MHR and keep it around a half hour to 45 minutes.

Spoken like someone who has never been in Texas in his entire life. Fyi, people down here are far more friendly with strangers than the east coast, the west coast, up north, etc...

I don't know why you bothered to encourage people asking questions where the answers are more than readily available. You're doing this kid a huge dis-service, anyway. He needs to read through the stickies and get a basic understanding of what he's trying to do. Further, I seriously doubt he will fully or even partially grasp the answer you gave him, it's almost as if you want to tout off how smart & knowledgable you are and don't really care about this kid or whether he is able to lose weight right or not.

Get over yourself and try to be more helpful.