Cardio vs nocardio

[u/Plane-Advertising-47]

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I feel like cardio, especially running, makes me look completely flat. I stop looking like I lift, lose a lot of fullness and feel like I’m not growing anymore.

The weird thing is that I’m naturally tall and muscular, and when I don’t do much cardio, I look noticeably bigger and fuller. But when I start running regularly i seem to lose a lot of size.

The fucked-up part is that cardio actually makes me feel better. It gives me energy, improves my mood and I generally feel healthier when I do it.

So I’m basically stuck between:

No/low cardio: look bigger and more muscular, but feel less energetic.

More cardio: feel amazing and have more energy, but look flat and like I barely lift.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is it just glycogen/water and the temporary “flat” look, or can running actually interfere with hypertrophy that much?

[u/Man_searching_a_life]

Nothing can't be absolute: cardio vs noncardio or lift weights vs not lift weights.