What cardio do you do?

[R7YN]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 03 June 2021 at 17:42

[Hoofy]

Kettlebell HIIT, powerlifting HIIT, kung fu HIIT, gym bike HIIT. There's a theme but I'm not sure what it is.

HIIT because I HATE exercise.

[GBDG]

I'm training for a marathon, cycling, swimming, HIIT, hill running... Avoid the gym when doing cardio as I find staring at the walls boring.

[Bohally]

Climb the stairs from the Canteen to the office (all 2 flights)

I'm at that lucky age where I'm not huge yet...

[Hoofy]

GBDG said:

I'm training for a marathon, cycling, swimming, HIIT, hill running... Avoid the gym when doing cardio as I find staring at the walls boring.

Close your eyes.

I know what you mean, though. The only reason I do gym work is because it's more efficient and means I can multitask by having the TV on or listening to an audiobook on the hifi (I don't like sweaty ears so no earphones, thanks). I understand that focusing on the exercise burns more calories but focusing on an abstract exercise will result in me getting bored and ending up just sitting in front of the computer - being entertained while exercising is going to burn many more calories than surfing the web.

Also, while it sounds great in theory to go for a 3 hour cycle on a summer's day... it is st outside at the moment. Plus it was hard enough to build up what little muscle I have so LSD training is the opposite of anything I want to do. That said, if someone is overweight (BF%>20), then any exercise will help. </ramble>

Edited by Hoofy on Sunday 9th December 16:20

[GBDG]

I like the gym, but only for weights, not cardio.

The crappy weather is good, nothing better than a bracing run in the cold and wet.

[Hoofy]

GBDG said:

I like the gym, but only for weights, not cardio.

The crappy weather is good, nothing better than a bracing run in the cold and wet.

Nothing? Where to start? Someone I know goes out running in everything but icey pavements - impressive motivation but on a cold day like this (it was sunny) I'd rather train indoors.

[essexplumber]

Bit of rowing, 1k 3 times a week, X trainer and some treadmill.

[GBDG]

Hoofy said:

Nothing? Where to start? Someone I know goes out running in everything but icey pavements - impressive motivation but on a cold day like this (it was sunny) I'd rather train indoors.

I was up at 8am today to do a 10 mile race. Had to spend the whole of yesterday trying to recover from the works Christmas do on Friday though.

[GBDG]

essexplumber said:

Bit of rowing, 1k 3 times a week, X trainer and some treadmill.

1k on the rower?? Doesn't that take about 4 minutes?

[balders118]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't cardio for girls?

[Halb]

balders118 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't cardio for Hoofy?

[BenM77]

balders118 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't cardio for girls?

You are wrong, see how good the WSM competitors would do without a good engine.

[balders118]

To be fair I really doubt they do a lot of conventional cardio. Obviously they need to be able to run with lots of weight etc, but I expect that's how they train their CV system rather than running etc.

[didelydoo]

balders118 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't cardio for girls?

[didelydoo]

BenM77 said:

You are wrong, see how good the WSM competitors would do without a good engine.

90 seconds is about as long as you need to go for in strongman- hill sprints/normal sprints and medleys can cover this pretty well.

[BenM77]

didelydoo said:

BenM77 said:

You are wrong, see how good the WSM competitors would do without a good engine.

90 seconds is about as long as you need to go for in strongman- hill sprints/normal sprints and medleys can cover this pretty well.

I know Balders comment was tongue in cheek but he did ask to be corrected

Boxing, MMA, rugby, WSM.

Wouldn't do very well in a truck pull without good cardio !

[Driller]

7km run once a week. You can't beat running for cardio fitness IMO.

[essexplumber]

GBDG said:

essexplumber said:

Bit of rowing, 1k 3 times a week, X trainer and some treadmill.

1k on the rower?? Doesn't that take about 4 minutes?

Yeah or 3.29 when I really go for it. I've just come down from 17.5 stone to 13.5 so I'm not exactly fit. But I'm getting there.

[dangerousB]

At this time of the year (base/build time), I'll average about 50km running, 250km cycling and about 12km swimming a week.

Having said that, I'm just getting over a stress fracture to my r/h radius at the mo' so it's been running only for the last 3 weeks and it's been driving me absolutely nuts!!