Can you build muscle and do cardio at the same time?

Or do you have to pick one?

A lot of people think cardio kills gains and other people try to do everything at once.

Five days of lifting, five days of cardio, and end up spinning their wheels, getting burnt out, and wondering why they're not making progress.

Here's the truth.

You can do both.

But it comes down to priorities, smart programming, and recovery.

And so today, I'm going to break down exactly how to balance cardio and strength

training in your weekly workout routine without wrecking your progress.

And in this podcast, we'll talk about the 80-20 rule for setting priorities.

We'll talk about how to manage volume and intensity and how recovery becomes the glue.

When to schedule cardio so it doesn't hurt your lifting, and why to manage

expectations is the most important part. So before we dive right in, I just want to say

welcome back to the Eric Roberts Fitness podcast. If you're new here, I really appreciate you

tuning in. And if you are a returning listener, I also really appreciate you tuning in.

Before we dive into the meat and potatoes, I just want to say, we are officially live for our enrollment for our upcoming eight-week challenge.

You can click the link in the show notes of this podcast.

If you'd like to learn more about what is included, essentially you are going to be getting all three pillars of a successful transformation.

You're going to get a personalized workout program for gym or at home.

You're going to get a customized nutrition plan to make sure it actually fits into your

lifestyle in a realistic way.

And trust me, you will not have to cut out

...