Can running build muscle?

Running is beneficial to us. During the process of running, we can effectively promote bone growth, effectively help us solve the problem of short stature among many male friends, and help us better deal with the invasion of influenza viruses. Maybe everyone still doesn’t know whether running can exercise muscles.

Can. However, you need to know first that the most basic structure of muscles is that they are made up of red muscle fibers and white muscle fibers. Red muscle fibers are mainly powered by aerobic energy and are also called thin filaments. If these muscle fibers are well developed, endurance in long-distance running and other activities will be very good, but the body will appear thinner. White muscle fibers are also called thick filaments. They mainly rely on anaerobic energy supply. If the thick filaments are well-developed, the explosive power will be great, like in the 100-meter shot put, and the body will appear stronger.

Moreover, it is generally necessary to run before strength training. If you don’t run, you can use skipping rope instead. It is best to run after 8 o'clock in the morning, which can exercise the cardiopulmonary energy supply, thicken the myocardium, and provide sufficient energy for the body.

Running is a whole-body exercise. In theory, it can exercise all skeletal muscles. However, in real life, jogging is an aerobic exercise. If you insist on running for a long time and your nutrition is not enough, it will consume your muscles instead.

In extreme running (sprinting), the quadriceps, biceps femoris (thigh), gastrocnemius, soleus (calf), gluteus maximus, core muscles (waist and abdomen), and back muscles are all heavily involved. Especially the back muscles. If you look at any of the world's top athletes, they all have very strong back muscles. On the contrary, the arms don't play much of a role.

Can running exercise muscles? The answer is yes. During the running process, you can fully exercise the muscles of the whole body, which can well promote the improvement of our calf muscle strength, help us better improve the strength of the calf, and help us exercise perfect abdominal muscles!