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Message: [QUOTE="zio, post: 300991, member: 19332"] Good point, sfc crash. Your heart is a pump, & when you add all that extra muscle mass, you're adding a lot more work for your "pump". It needs to excercise & grow, too. Cardio is absolutely necessary for gaining muscle mass. I heard long ago (and now don't remember the specifics or source) that you'll only be able to add a certain amount of muscle in relationship to the size/condition of your heart. Can anyone back that up? I worked out hard for 2 years. Got up every morning & hit the gym with a fellow DRN'er. Did cardio, then heavy lifting. 5 days a week. I maybe gained 15-20 lbs of muscle in those 2 years. Shaved off quite a bit of body fat, too. I peaked at 5'11, 185 lbs. That just didn't sound right, I thought I should have ballooned out like Ahnold. Genetics, I suppose. Now, 3 years later, I've lost nearly all that muscle, & gained a bunch more fat in its place- 5'11, 195 lbs. Yuck. [/QUOTE]