Craziest Cardio/Lifting Routine?

Yosemite4vr
Yosemite4vr Posts: 84 Member
edited September 24 in Fitness and Exercise
How hard core are you guys? My hard core levels go up and down... but to stay motivated, I was wondering if you could share some of your hard core workouts? I always love trying something new and I'm sure you guys do too!

Consider this a challenge. :D

I'll start with my semi hard-core running routine:

30 minute treadmill interval workout:
3 minutes warm up 4.5mpg
2 minutes run at 8.5
1 minute rest at 4.5mpg
2 minutes run at 8.5
(continues until 29 minutes)
3 minute cool down

Many thanks!!! Happy working out!

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  • ProTFitness
    ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
    Warm up and cool Down for 5-10 min

    15 reps on all except legs do 25 reps
    Circuit 1.
    1. Chest- DB Chest Press Incline Bench 10-12.5 lbs

    2. Tricep- Skull crusher Flat Bench DB 5-7.5 lbs
    ( elbow back, should not see the weight when extending up)

    3. Shoulder- Front & Side raises w/ DB 3-5 lbs

    4. Quads- Sissy/Chair squat with heel on Blue 10lb DB 12.5-15 lb (holding DB at side)

    5. Abs- Standing Pike Alternating arms and legs 15 ea side 30 total
    (arms straight over head, crunch upper and lower body meeting arms and 1 leg in the middle)

    6. Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY)
    Stairs, Elliptical, Treadmill

    Repeat ALL3 times

    Circuit 2
    1. Back-Tech Plate Lateral Pull Down 60-70 lbs

    2. Bicep- DB Curl 7.5-10 lbs
    ( curl both weights up at the same time. Elbows stay at the waist. Do not them come forward)

    3. Low Back- Bird Dog OWN 15 ea side
    ( on hands and knees, Hand are under shoulder. Extend opposite arm and leg out slow controlled. Core
    tight)

    4. Hamstring Curl- Front Lunge Alternating legs RT leg then LT Leg 15 reps ea side
    ( remember to push off with HEEL not the TOE) Should feel this more in the glutes and hamstrings

    5. Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY)

    Hill Climb 12-15 % Grade 2.5-3.0 with out having to hold on. IF you feel like you have to hold on slow it down and walk the Hill

    Repeat All 3 Times





    Circuit Workout

    Warm up and cool Down for 5-10 min
    15-20 reps

    Circuit 1
    1. Chest- Incline Push up using bench own weight

    2. Shoulder- Seated DB Press Over head( arms start in goal post, push weight over head) 12.5-10 lbs

    3. Tricep- Kickbacks DB (one hand flat on bench elbow at waist Kick DB straight back, keep elbow pined to side) 7.5-10 lbs

    4. Quads/Inner thigh- Pile squat holding DB( feet wide, toes pointed out at 45 degrees) 15-12.5 lbs

    5. Abs- DB Tick Tock( db in ea hand reach down towards knee side/side squeezing oblique’s) 15-20 lbs

    Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY) Use a stepper with 3 risers ea side
    Repeat All 3 Times


    Circuit 2
    1. Back- Seated Bent over DB rows( sit on end of bench, bend at waist chest on lap, keep elbows close and tight to body row db up, pull elbows high as you can) 20-15 lbs

    2. Biceps- Hammer DB curl( elbows pin at waist, curl db up palms face) 10-7.5 lbs

    3. Hamstring/outer thigh- Side lunges rt then lt ( step foot out to side, butt back, knee over heel pushing with foot back to center.)
    OWN lbs
    4. Bicep- Rev Curl DB ( palms face floor, elbows pinned to side) 7.5-5 lbs

    Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY) Elliptical 8%-10% resistance or treadmill hill climb 8%-10% grade
    Repeat All 3 Times


    Circuit Workout

    Warm up and cool Down for 5-10 min
    15-20 reps Repeat All 3 Times


    Circuit 1

    Back- Close Grip Lat Pull Down ( lean back slightly, core tight and stay pulling elbows down bar to top of chest) 80-90 lbs

    Bicep- Wide DB Bicep Curl (elbows at waist, hands turned out at 45 degree, palms face up) 10-12.5lbs

    Hamstring- Standing straight leg Press back( squeeze and flex toes in press back) Lt then Rt 25 ea side

    Back Low- In/out Warrior(hands and knees, hands under shoulder, hips over knees, extend opp arm/leg bringing elbow into knee) Rt, Lt 15 ea side

    Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY) Elliptical Level 10-12% Or Stairs 5 laps down and up

    Circuit 2
    Chest- DB Fly on Flat Bench( arms in goal post, press weight up and together) 10-12.5lbs

    Tricep- Pushdown with handle(grab on bends and elbows are glued to the waist, push down to waist and no higher then the top of chest) 15-20 lbs

    Quads- Sit/Stand squat on bench Holding DB in hands at side( no rocking up, feet wide, toes forward, nice and controlled) 25 reps
    Shoulder- Over head Bar Press( push bar over head, bringing down to chin, press back up) 20lbs

    Cardio- 2 min at Max HR 75%-95% Make sure to breathe deep. In through the nose hold and blow out SLOWLY) Elliptical Level 8-10-12% Or Stairs 5 laps down and up
  • david081
    david081 Posts: 489 Member
    How many calories does that burn..? I do the treadmill at 15% max gradient, usually no more than 6.5kph I do it at 15% because that's the only way I can get my BPM up to over 130. That usually burns around a 1000 calories in an hour, but I save it for when the weather's bad, preferring cross-country any day. I did 13k yesterday before going to the gym, and 25 the day before. I am slightly footsore, but hey, no pain no gain right..?

    Regards,

    David
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    1 min of elliptical 9.5 going forward
    1 min of elliptical 10.5 going backwards
    for 6 min

    than my strength training (changing daily)

    Than-
    1 min of walk 4.3 at 2.5 incline on treadmill
    1 min of jog 5.5 at 2.5
    1 min sprint 6.2 at 2.5
    1 min of kick backs at 4.3 at 2.5
    1 min of high knees at 4.3 at 2.5
    1 min of lunges at 1.3 at 15.0 incline
    1 min of turn treadmill off while all the way up and push treadmill tread with your own body resistance.
    than
    30 sec of spinning with no resistance as fast as you can
    30sec of spinning up with resistance all the way Cranked
    continue for 5 min than start back with tredmil compleating the cycle again

    Than core
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I'll do an intense 10-minute burst of prison workout routines immediately before hopping on my elliptical, then do HIIT routines on the highest resistance level for about 35 minutes.

    Starts off with a moderately fast pace for 5 minutes, immediately interrupted by pedaling as hard as I can backwards for about 2 - 3 minutes, followed by a moderate recovery pace for 1 - 2 minutes, then switch off pedaling forward as hard as I can for another 2 - 3 minutes, recover at moderate pace for another minute, pedal backwards at a recovery pace for a minute, then as hard as I can for about 2 minutes, recover pedaling forward for 3 minutes, burst as hard as I can for as long as I can, usually about 3 minutes, recover/cool down backwards for 5 minutes, then recover/cool down forward for another 5 minutes.

    As soon as I get off, do another 5 - 10 minute prison routine.

    Full cool down.

    Wipe sweat.

    Eat recovery snack.

    ???

    Profit.
  • Yosemite4vr
    Yosemite4vr Posts: 84 Member
    Wow, this is more than I could have hoped for!! Thank you! Looks like I'm going to incorporate some of this into my routines!!

    I hope the list continues to grow.

    You guys are HARD-CORE! No pain, no gain! Love it.
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