[SlowAndSteady]

Will this lifting routine prevent me from building aerobic base/increase aerobic threshold?

it’s a 3 days a week routine. And if it will prevent me from improving my aerobic threshold, what If I just cut out the lower body stuff? for aerobic training I’m currently doing 7 hours a week below my aerobic threshold, which is currently a walking pace. (Lab tested aerobic threshold)

Day 1

Back Squat
3×6
Barbell Bench Press
3×8
Lat Pulldown
3×10-15
Romanian Deadlift
3×10-12
Dip
3×8-12
Standing Calf Raise
3×10-20
Dumbell Supinated Curl
3×10-12

 

Day 2

Deadlift
3×5
Overhead Press
3×8
T Bar Row
3×12
Leg Extension
3×12
Cable Fly
3×12
Crunch
3×12
Barbell Skull Crusher
3×12

 

Day 3

DB Walking Lunge
3×10
DB Incline Press
3×8
Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown
3×10
Barbell Hip Thrust
3×12
Seated Face Pull
3×12
Dumbell Lateral Raise
3×10
Lying Leg Curl
3×10

[Brandon MacMullin]

As a lifelong gym bro letting go of lifting has been one of the hardest parts of adopting the uphill way…

The goal of endurance training is to stack as much aerobic volume as possible, this usually requires tapering your strength training down to maintenance levels because eventually you will run out of time, and/or your body won’t be able to handle the training load. Especially if you are planning to incorporate more sport specific training like the crippling Gym ME workout.

In summary, I would say your lifting routine is only a problem if it prevents you from adding aerobic volume. Personally, I found it helpful to break up my year into a lifting phase and an endurance phase, so I am not running my body into the ground trying to do both.

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