I suggest that you abstain from performing constant, steady cardiovascular workouts and perform them in intervals. Benefits of high intensity interval training: Slight increase in strength Allows you to retain muscle tissue Decreases the amount of white adipose tissue by a lot Increases your metabolism subsequent to the conclusion of the exercise. (I will provide sources and more information later.)
My schedule: Monday: 30 minutes of jumping rope, followed by 50 X pushups, sit-ups and no weight squats. Follow with 1-1.5 hours of boxing. End workout with a run, as far as you can (up to 1.5 miles!) Tuesday: Warm up with a mile run, followed by weights. Tuesdays are upper body days. Finish with stretching and suicides. Wednesday: See Monday. Thursday: See Tuesday, but with lower body. Friday: Conditioning. All cardio all the time! Saturday: Light workout. Rope for 10 miutes, 20 X pushups, sit ups, and squats, followed by half an hour of boxing, maybe sparring if someone is interested. Sunday: Day drinking. Rinse and repeat.
I am a fan of Cardio and it really works on my weight loss.. But do I get EXHAUSTED much! I dunno what's wrong since it should work me up instead of making me feel like crawling. I tend to doze off after a 30 minute run so i am not sure if this is right or something's just wrong with me.
I do HIIT. It's exhausting, and I can only do it 3 times a week at the most. I like it because it's short, but I don't like it because it's so taxing on my body.
Nope, don't workout at all. I dont even do sport at my school, I'm more of an cultural/artsy person. I tried doing sport once, last year, tug of war, I lost a lot of weight in one week, almost 10kg, that was only in 3 days, I got fit, and I am still fit even though I stopped with sport completely, mostly because I run after people's s*** around school, like getting papers or things lime that. So yeah... I also eat and lose weight instead of gaining for some reason
Well, according to a study steady-state cardiovascular exercise only boosts your metabolism during the exercise, and not subsequent to the exercise.
What type of cardio you should do really depends on what you're training for, although frankly it's my personal opinion that people should do both to varying degrees depending on what they're training for and how much time they have available. If you're a boxer, for example, a large chunk of your cardio should be steady state cardio. You can still do HIIT, and I recommend that people do, as it has lots of benefits, but it simply doesn't condition your body to go 8, 10, or 12 rounds in the ring. If you're a fencer on the other hand, jogging is almost worthless as it doesn't match the metabolic demands of a fencing bout. For that you'll want to build your anaerobic capacity, which means doing interval training. This is a fairly good read if you have a chance: Putting an End to the LSD vs. HIIT Debate - 8 Weeks Out Additionally, HIIT is VERY demanding and if you do it too often you'll probably over-train, and that's the worst thing you can do. Use it as a supplement, not as a staple.
Exactly. The coaches at my gym recommend sprints, and we have a timer that simulates a round. 3 minutes of bag work, 30 seconds of rest.
