the bear

[theguy351]

anyone here try it, i saw it on the cardio section of that sticky everyone yelled at me to go to and i tried it, it was quite the workout....

 

[petpre61]

yeah it is good stuff

 

[al420]

Real good stuff - I do it w/ 95lbs and do sets of 6 - usually 5-6 sets is all I can stand.

Great part is there is no muscle fatigue - actually provides a great stretch for me. Running or HIIT seems ot have a negative impact on my squats so I avoid them at all costs.

 

[theguy351]

do you think that doing the bear with like 5 sets of 4 mins hiit would be a good bunch of cardio for the day?

 

[al420]

I ran a buddy through it at lunch today - he is a fighter and ran 4 miles prior to doing it - he was wasted after 5 sets of 6 w/ 95lbs. Granted he had never front squatted before so he was holding the weight w/ his shoulder the whole time but still.

I would guess at 17 your form on these lifts is a key factor and doing something like The Bear is good b/c you can get in good rep work w/ minimal weight.

 

[thesuaveone]

Anyone have a link to a description of what "The Bear" is?

 

[stfuhr]

Go the the sticky - Training Informatino Vault..... and go to the cardio section and click on the 'bar complex' link.