A specific Cardio while bulking question...

I'm currently in a clean bulking process.  I havent exactly been lifting or exercising for quite some time.  I got my diet and weight routine right, now I'm just trying to figure out how much cardio I can work in.  I used to do alot of 5Ks and would like to get back to that, and eventually work my way back up to half marathons.  I have put the half marathon idea on hold though while I am bulking.  I would still like to get back into 5K shape though.  I am on a 5 day split, Mon - Fri.  I do 10 minutes of HIIT during the week, Tues and Thurs.  On the weekends(my off days), I would like to go for a couple mile runs.   Lets say in a 3 mile run I burn an additional 300 calories.  If I eat 200-300 calories of carbs before hand and another 150 of protein afterwards, will this affect my bulk?

your fine. depending on your exact numbers all you need to do is compensate for the extra cardio.

Only thing I would change is, since your trying to max fat loss and muscle gain at the same time. Dont carb up before you run so you empty your glycogen storage faster and dip into fat burning for fuel.

Save the carbs for afterwards. Also, 150g of protein at once is going to waste more then half of that. I would stick to about 50g's at most at one time.

Your body just cant absorb and utilize that much protein at once.

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I meant to say 150 calories from protein, I was actually referring to a scoop of whey.  Sorry about that.  And I'll save the carbs for after the run then.  Thanks.

Cardio is fine, just make up for the lost calories.

However, I'd recommend something like lower intensity cardio during bulking (like walking on an incline) so that it's mainly your aerobic system you are training and lower intensity preserves the most muscle.

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