Fuck I hate cardio... how do you do it?

[satyricon1]

Jogging and running and shit like that, I hate it. Maybe because my conditioning dosnt allow me to do it for very long before im winded. However, I walk every day for 2 hours. Uphill walk, powerwalks etc, I got dogs.

When I am in the gym, I rarely have muscle failure, but rather getting winded from the lifting. I workout following a HST routine, wich removes failure training completely from my routine.

I have also been a smoker for many many years, quit smoking last year, and its the best thing I have done... ever. Still tho, the smoking have put a toll on me, thats for sure.

How do you guys do your cardio? Running, jogging or you have other forms? For warming up in the gym, i lift weights. High rep, low weight, fast fast fast lifting. I get sweaty, warm and winded... =D

 

[forcd]

fuck cardio i hate it.... i dont kno what you mean by being winded by lifting??? are you breathing properly while lifting???

 

[RADAR]

ahhhh ! its not bad get on the treadmill use the oval dots to set your goals, about half way thru blast all out,then slow down to a reg jog ,and when you get ready do another , i use the dots as a goal ,not to stop until i reach a certain area

 

[ExtraMile]

i did alot of fast walking on the treadmill at an incline when I was dieting. Really sucked. At one point I was doing 1 hour sessions of it.

I found the best way to get through it was to just get lost in my thoughts about whatever and day dream, sounds homo but before I knew it I had done 30mins and was half way there...

time always seemed to go slower when I was staring at the clock counting the seconds and telling myself how bad it sucked lol

try to find a type of cardio you enjoy would be the best advice, like playing sports with friends etc

 

[captainahole]

I only do cardio when it's contest time. Barely can get me to walk to the store other wise.

 

[aj13]

boxing!!
hitting the hard bag. sparring in the ring.
Gets your adrenaline flowing! then hit the weights grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Brazilian jiu jitsu is also god but not cardio.. bust a big sweat though

 

[Zyglamail]

Jogging and running and shit like that, I hate it. Maybe because my conditioning dosnt allow me to do it for very long before im winded.

Why do you do cardio anyway, whats your goal? Long slow cardio does nothing for your muscles and little in terms of your bodies ability to consume oxygen. All you are doing is fighting your myofibrillar growth with sarcoplasmic growth all the while kicking out more cortisol.

The typical reason people do "cardio" is to burn some cals and improve ability to use oxygen (ie vo2max). The problem is long slow cardio is a poor choice for either yet day in and day out on these forums people trudge away on jogs, treadmills and stationary bikes, its a waste of time.

If you want to imptove you vo2max and burn an assload of calories then use your muscles! Not like you do in hypertrophy work mind you but use your muscles to a point where you jack your heart rate, where 5-15 minutes of work is all you can do because your giving it 100%.

Mix it up, pick bodyweight exercises or light barbell weights for compound moves. Sting some together and do so many rounds of so many sets non stop and try to get the fastest time Or set a timer and get through as many rounds as you can in the given amount of time. The clock adds a whole new dimension and alows you to gauge your progress.

Next time you are about to do cardio stop and try one of these....

Pick a time like 10, 15 or 20 minutes and do the following...
5 pullups
10 pushups
15 squats (no weight)

count how many times you got through the above and tell me your heart rate wast jacked when done.

alternatively do the above for just 10 rounds and and see how long it takes.

Try jumping rope for 30 seconds as fast as you can, rest 30 seconds and then do air squats for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds and repeat 4 or 5 times. Should only be 8 to 10 minute "cardio" and if your pushing yourself you will feel it.

try 10 jumping split lunges (go into lunge, then jump and alternate legs) followed by 10 pushups, repeat 10 times and time yourself.

do 100 burpess as fast as you can and record your time

do 7 squats followed by 7 burpess and repeat 7 times and record your time.

It all looks easy on paper but add a clock and try and get done as fast as you can keeping good form and it will work your cardiovascular system much more than that slow boring cardio will and save you ass loads of time to boot.

Word of warning, this WILL burn a lot of calories so pay attention to your diet and up your cals if needed.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I never do cardio. Im waiting till after cycle because the lower back pumps are too painful even when im doing dishes. But i agree, sports OR HIIT training OR circuit cardio with bw exercises are good.

I also like bb complexes. basically load the bar pretty light (135lbs)

You do 8 reps of the following, right after eachother, without ever letting go of the bar until youre done with the last exercise.

-Deadlifts
-Hang Cleans
-Push Press
-Front squats
-Military Press
-Back Squats
-BB Lunges

Rest. Record your time. Try and do more rounds next time or decrease rest periods. Or you can do situps in between the rounds!

Im actually about to start doing this kind of training 1x a week. Im gonna follow a basic 5x5 scheme (compound movements, 3x a week) BUT add in a day on the weekend specifically for this kind of training (and also vertical jump).

 

[Zyglamail]

I never do cardio. Im waiting till after cycle because the lower back pumps are too painful even when im doing dishes. But i agree, sports OR HIIT training OR circuit cardio with bw exercises are good.

I also like bb complexes. basically load the bar pretty light (135lbs)

You do 8 reps of the following, right after eachother, without ever letting go of the bar until youre done with the last exercise.

-Deadlifts
-Hang Cleans
-Push Press
-Front squats
-Military Press
-Back Squats
-BB Lunges

Rest. Record your time. Try and do more rounds next time or decrease rest periods. Or you can do situps in between the rounds!

Im actually about to start doing this kind of training 1x a week. Im gonna follow a basic 5x5 scheme (compound movements, 3x a week) BUT add in a day on the weekend specifically for this kind of training (and also vertical jump).

Barbell complexes are a great way to jack heart rate as well. One reason I didnt mention them is a lot of gyms dont have bumper or oly plates and frown on your dropping their metal
plates

Another cool thing to do with barbells is string half a dozen movements together and perform them every minute on the minute for 8 to 10 minutes. The series of movements should take 20 seconds or so leaving you a built in 30-40 seconds of rest before repeating.

Try deadlift->powerclean->hang power clean->front squat->thruster back to floor.

You could also do something like......

every minute on the minute for 10 minutes
1 power clean - 10 burpees
2 power cleans - 9 burpees
3 power cleans - 8 burpees
4 power cleans - 7 burpees
5 power cleans - 6 burpees
6 power cleans - 5 burpees
7 power cleans - 4 burpees
8 power cleans - 3 burpees
9 power cleans - 2 burpees
10 power cleans - 1 burpees

Obviously the key is to find a weight you can use for 10 reps when tired with minimal rest between reps to keep things moving.

 

[mikevegas]

I LOATHE cardio at the gym on stationary equipment. I love outdoor cardio. Biking, swimming, skating, ice skating, snowshoeing, rock climbing, hiking, stair running. You just need to find something you enjoy. Doesn't matter if you can only go 10 minutes to start. If you love it, you'll be able to push yourself to keep going and improve your cardio.