I always do a little bit of running for the cardiovascular health benefits in addition to regular weight training. Nothing major, just 10-15 minutes max most days. Sometimes I'll mix in some sprint work. No interest in doing competitive running or marathon training. I think the long distance stuff beyond a mile or two does most of the structural damage long term. If you have a family history of heart problems you should definitely be doing some regular cardio. I dropped cardio for quite a while thinking weight training was enough. Once I started doing regular cardio I realized how bad my conditioning had become. Have run into a lot of people who thought they were healthy who ended up with health scares related to the heart in their 40's.
A lot of people think cardio will kill your gains but if you keep it in moderation it shouldn't affect you. And if you've been lifting a long time already it has no effect in my experience.
A lot of people think cardio will kill your gains but if you keep it in moderation it shouldn't affect you. And if you've been lifting a long time already it has no effect in my experience.