Does jogging build muscle?

Athletes usually have some muscles, so many people are worried, can jogging help build muscles? In fact, the intensity of muscle training is much greater than the intensity of general weight loss training, which means that our usual training methods cannot build muscles. Of course, there are many things to pay attention to during jogging, which can not only help you lose weight but also avoid muscle gain.

We usually understand that running makes legs thicker because the legs gain more muscle. In fact, the reason why most girls’ legs become thicker is not because they have gained more muscle in their legs, but because they have gained more fat in their legs.

So, let me tell the girls here that thicker legs are not necessarily due to running, and normal running will not make the runner's legs thicker. Because 90% of marathon runners have thin calves, girls don’t have to worry about running making their legs thicker. On the contrary, not running or exercising will cause fat to accumulate in the legs and make them thicker.

Of course, this article does not rule out the possibility that running will make your legs thicker, because most sprinters have thick legs, regardless of gender. However, the running exercises performed by these sprinters are different from the running that normal people refer to. The running performed by sprinters is a high-intensity anaerobic exercise, which can easily develop leg muscles, thereby increasing leg muscles and increasing leg circumference.

Generally, the running we adopt is a long-term aerobic exercise. The main energy supply system of this kind of running is the aerobic energy supply system, and the main energy provider is body fat. Therefore, this kind of long-term running will mainly consume body fat and it is difficult to achieve the effect of developing leg muscles.

Secondly, this long-term running can also consume leg fat, increase the elasticity and endurance of leg muscles, and has a better effect on leg shaping. Generally speaking, long-term aerobic exercise such as running will not make the legs thicker. Instead, it will help runners lose weight and shape their legs.

I believe everyone now knows clearly what to pay attention to when jogging to build muscles. There is no doubt that jogging has many benefits to human health, but you should also pay attention to the method. If you run blindly without any preparation, it is easy to damage your knees. You should be cautious about these issues.