AussieMarc

gday gents.. so i have a slight problem on my hands..

today i agreed to take one of my female friends for a 30 min run thursday lunch time and sunday arvo in order for her to lose a couple of kilos. she already trains but can't shed a few pounds off her belly and bum. i wasn't hesitant to agree to take her for a run ;). she has been a very good friend of mine for years so i can't say no i can't run after agreeing i would..

anyways.. so a new client i just took on board tonight wants me to run with her... 3x a week for 30 mins. mon, wed, fri.. she only wants to do this for a few months as she is going back to the army in sept.

i can't turn her down and say "no i can't run with you" to either of them, so what do i do?

5x 30min cardio sessions are surely going to slow down my progress in gaining muscle.. i assume it is a matter of having to eat a lot more than i already do (which is ~4000cals a day)..

is that the only answer or will this affect my gains?

*EDIT* oh in addition to that.. i do cross country mountain biking every saturday (all day) with my 2 best mates and that in itself is hardcore cardio.. especially the stuff we do. i do that for about 5 hours with 2 breaks in between.

i also occasionally do rock climbing (which is more strength than cardio) but thought i would add that as well.