{"id":175,"date":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:36:34","slug":"does-running-build-leg-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/does-running-build-leg-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Running Build Leg Muscle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The majority of people will think of running as an exercise that causes you to lose weight. This is due to the fact that running burns a lot of calories, and this has caused running to be thought of as something that reduces muscle size and definition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While weight training is the best way to build leg muscle, running is great for building muscle too as long as you follow the principles of muscle growth, which is increasing resistance and difficulty with good nutrition and proper rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n