02/21/2026
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ "๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ."
We hear it all the time: "I don't need to do Zone 2 because I lift with short rest periods and my heart rate gets high."
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐: A high heart rate is not always a sign of aerobic conditioning.
When you lift heavy or fast, your heart rate spikes due to Pressure Load (Afterload). Your heart is fighting against the tension in your muscles to push blood out.
When you do true cardio (Zone 2), your heart rate rises due to Volume Load (Preload). Your heart is stretching to fill with more blood and pump it efficiently.
โข Lifting builds the Contractile Tissue (The wall thickness).
โข Cardio builds the Chamber Size (The stroke volume).
If you try to mix them by "lifting fast," you usually end up with a mediocre engine and a mediocre chassis.
The Solution: Respect the adaptations. Train your engine to deliver the fuel. Train your chassis to burn it.
๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต. ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
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