Running Uphill, decreases muscle mass just like normal running?

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I know that running at a constant pace decreases your muscles over time. But what about running uphill at a constant pace. Does that have the same effects? I think that running uphill makes your legs stronger, not weaker, wouldn't you say?

My gym is closed for the next 5 days so I have to think up of ways to compensate.
 
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it doesnt count as strenght training. And not all steady state cardio decreases muscle, it depends on duration, nutrition, etc. Try interval training uphill, good cardio workout. If you want to compensate for strenght training, do BW exercises, pushups, pullups, bulgarian squats, single leg squats.. etc
 
biz123 said:
I know that running at a constant pace decreases your muscles over time. But what about running uphill at a constant pace. Does that have the same effects? I think that running uphill makes your legs stronger, not weaker, wouldn't you say?

My gym is closed for the next 5 days so I have to think up of ways to compensate.
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Chest- Pushups
Shoulders- Scap Pushups
Back- Pullups
Legs- Body Squats or jump squats
Calves- Body Weight Calve Raises

Thats all I can think of for now.

Running uphill would make your legs stronger but you are also getting a good endurance workout too. During the football season we did 20 or so hills after each practice. I would be dead tired from them but after a month or so its a piece of cake.
 
Who said running decreases muscle mass? I can understand that logic if you're completely malnourished, but otherwise, running is fine and won't decrease muslce mass.
 
sounds like the OP was misinformed, or is misinterpreting some things.

running only decreases muscle mass if you're not eating right, running extremely long distances, and not doing any strength training.

in other words, marathon runners are skinny stick people because they train themselves to become skinny stick people, because they generally run long distances much better than say a 245lb body builder with 32" thighs.

the lighter your frame, the less energy needed to move it.
 
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