cardio bunny?

it_be_asin

Still reckon she'd die after an hour on a bushwalk.

LOL. She plays rugby. As in 80minutes of running around tackling people.

I stand corrected. She does know the value of endurance. That's my problem with a lot of the weight training types, great at raw strength, not so great at sustained effort.

Nopedotjpeg

I'd say there's nothing wrong with adding in some cardio. Anything in extremes is pretty dull and not what I'm digging. I try for about 20-30 minutes of cardio 3-5 days of the week. I enjoy it and it really does help me mentally a lot more than lifting does (with weight lifting I have to really concentrate on form/technique/etc.; when I run or go on the elliptical I can just let loose).

ANeWcRe8N

interesting. will read later

RAFValentina

Not keen on this... weights are good, I wouldn't knock adding them into any workout routine, but cardio is for your heart, not just a calorie burn. Plus as she said, a lot of people want to train to get fit and healthy, not just to shape up.

If you work a hard enough weights circuit you can get a good burn on too, but I always intersperse a set of high intensity intervals/sprints on the treadmill/rower to keep my heart rate high and me burning! Squats essential. Lunges, squat jumps great. Dead lifts OK-Watch your back. Kettle bell or barbell clean and press, swings, snatches, all good too. Proper calisthenics like pressups, burpees, squat jumps are fab. sprinters, the plank, situps, crunches, bicycles, obliquev twists and crunches. Compound movements such as lunge with a hammer curl or side lunge with anterior raise also great.

But essentially you're making a weights circuit a joint cardio and strength circuit.

AlwaysWanderer

Love it

tangal88

A combo of strength training (heavy weights) 2-3 days a week, with some cardio (HIITT routines are good) will give a better well rounded health picture, and better over all fat loss, and body composition. Don't totally skip cardio, just use it for what it is, and know its limits

For those who skip weights because of "no cal burn" - you are not figuring it correctly for MFP.

Use a Heart Rate Monitor, add it under MFP under Exercises, then My Exercises, then Create Exercise. Create a cardio exercise for your weight routine, name it what you will. Add your cal burn from your HRM. Its not 100 percent perfect, but you can use the calorie burn for a rough guide- I do it all the time, and have been consistently losing weight AND fat.

Or list your weight routine under CIRCUIT TRAINING, under Cardio, and list minutes.

I use a fast paced weight lifting circuit also, so mine is also cardio and strength, both.

As for "not getting that butt at age whatever" - I am 47, my butts very darn close to that - weighted squats, weighted lunges and lots of them with heavy weights can get you there, but you also need to drop your bodyfat. I started at age 42. Lost 60 lbs. You would be surprised what you can do with lifting heavy things.

This girl is 40, and has great abs. Probably a good butt also. May not be everyone's preferred look, but shows age is not a factor. Don't limit yourself.

[url] http://nataliejillfitness.com/everyone-has-ab [/url]

chrisdavey

HRM's aren't actually accurate for strength training or interval training. Best to be conservative & use MFP's (low) numbers.

DizzieLittleLifter

bump

fromaquasar

HRM's aren't actually accurate for strength training or interval training. Best to be conservative & use MFP's (low) numbers.

I've always hoped MFP strength training numbers were low