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I started Starting Strength several weeks back. My plan is to do that for a few weeks to make sure my diet is on track (I have to put a lot of effort into getting enough calories, otherwise I’m exhausted), but then I’m considering adding more in. Before this I did a 4 month bootcamp style program. I loved it! I ran a 15K in July after having not run in over 8 months and didn’t have a problem. That says a lot, I think. But, I can already feel my cardiovascular conditioning sliding away. SS isn’t for that. So, I’d like to add something else in to keep it up, but I’m not sure what. I may make myself a little bootcamp program to do once or twice a week, run some stairs, or I’m considering getting back into a martial arts program that claims its higher cardio. The thing is, the SS program pretty much tells you that you shouldn’t be doing anything else or it will hamper your results. I’m trying to find a middle ground here. My general goals in order of priority are: increase strength, keep cardio conditioning, lose bf. My question is, how much of a hit will my SS results take if I do incorporate a day or two of cardio into the program? I know it’s going to affect my “days off†because I won’t actually have a complete rest day in between every lift day. I would still have 2 complete days off a week but not 4. Am I aiming for just too much? Do I need to pick one or the other?