What cardio do you favour? - Page 2 - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

firemansam · 11-03-2005, 09:17 PM

NikiE, you can dress me up in whatever you would like. LOL

Look I am supple

ChefX · 11-03-2005, 09:25 PM

Nikie... I used to dance ballet. Yeah I'm serious... many years ago.

crazycacti · 11-03-2005, 09:40 PM

still fit in ur leotard?? lol

The Beast · 11-03-2005, 10:12 PM

Any of you guys tried Guerilla Cardio???

It's shorter than your normal cardio sessions, usually around 8 minutes, but it is seriously intense. You basically warm up for the first 4 minutes and then spend the rest of the time sprinting for 20 seconds and jogging for 10 seconds. You can do it on a bike as well, but running is tougher!

It has actually been shown to produce better results than running at a decent pace consistantly for 1 hour. And that's for 8 minutes of work!!!

Seriously tough stuff, but well worth a try!

The Beast

Tuna_boi · 12-03-2005, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by firemansam

I was wondering what type of cardio you people favour for fat burning and all round general fitness, bearing in mind all of us want to keep the muscle that we work to put on in the gym.

For me cardio is essential as I like to feel fit as well as trying to gain some muscle but lately I have been doing a little more distance running again and I feel that I am not as full in the muscle as I was a couple of months ago, could this be the 30-60 min runs or coincidence?

What is your prefference as far as the exercise is concerned? morning / night? HIIT or long and slow? Before weights/ after?

Cheers

Nothing beats running on the road. Start out slowly and on a treadmill in the gym, to avoid shin splints. Believe me you dont want them. I like cycling outdoors as well.

TYSON · 12-03-2005, 06:26 PM

Personally i like the slam man for overall cardio, 30 min on that and you nearly loose a stone in sweat.

samurai69 · 12-03-2005, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TYSON

Personally i like the slam man for overall cardio, 30 min on that and you nearly loose a stone in sweat.

50 kicks to the head either side is F'in good fun

dodge · 12-03-2005, 08:37 PM

Running the streets 5 mile or so goin a very good pace and goin 4 it in the last 800 yards or so feel that heart burn although the greatest cardio is shuttle runs there the daddy

Jock · 12-03-2005, 08:41 PM

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Any of you guys tried Guerilla Cardio???

Yes bro, did it non stop for about 10 weeks about 3 years ago, I lost about 5%bf but a sh1tload of muscle, I was very fit (got 13.6 of the bleep test and was fittest guy in my rugby squad)

Awesome if you want to get fit, but a little to catabolic on muscles for bodybuilders IMO.

Jock

AussieMarc · 13-03-2005, 10:04 AM

Boxing.

Although, a 10 min (30 sec on, 30 sec off) sprint on a treadmill is great.
2 mins slow jog, then 4x(30 sec sprint + 30 sec jog) split. 1 min to warm down. Thats what I do on my weekends when I have time to burn but personally cardio is a rare thing for me.

samurai69 · 13-03-2005, 10:13 AM

Surf canoeing has gotta be my favorite at the moment, went yesterday for the first time this year, water was F*cking Freezing, but my shoulders and arms are still pumped.

**Pscarb** · 13-03-2005, 12:39 PM

treadmill twice daily 45min am then 40min PWO treadmill set on high incline at a speed of 2.5-3mph...i am decently fit and i have all of my 8 abs out....

**big** · 13-03-2005, 01:46 PM

My favourite form of cardio is sex.

(And no Dirty Barry like I've had to tell you 1000 times now, we CANNOT do cardio together!!!)

ONE SMART COOKIE · 13-03-2005, 03:05 PM

Combat conditioning and other bodyweight exercises have really put a spark bak into my training and the way I view cardio nowaday,i still havent managed to get past 10 mins of conditioning without feeling totally exhausted.

SportDr · 13-03-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ONE SMART COOKIE

Combat conditioning and other bodyweight exercises have really put a spark bak into my training and the way I view cardio nowaday,i still havent managed to get past 10 mins of conditioning without feeling totally exhausted.

Jeez! Combat conditioning! Is being a POsty really that tough OSC?

Well I guess you get some nasty dogs chasing you after all.

SD

11-03-2005, 10:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
The Beast Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newcastle Posts: 24	Guerilla Cardio Any of you guys tried Guerilla Cardio??? It's shorter than your normal cardio sessions, usually around 8 minutes, but it is seriously intense. You basically warm up for the first 4 minutes and then spend the rest of the time sprinting for 20 seconds and jogging for 10 seconds. You can do it on a bike as well, but running is tougher! It has actually been shown to produce better results than running at a decent pace consistantly for 1 hour. And that's for 8 minutes of work!!! Seriously tough stuff, but well worth a try! The Beast

11-03-2005, 09:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
firemansam Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 112	NikiE, you can dress me up in whatever you would like. LOL Look I am supple

11-03-2005, 09:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
ChefX Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A Secret Laboratory outside of Washington DC Posts: 1,870	Nikie... I used to dance ballet. Yeah I'm serious... many years ago.

11-03-2005, 09:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	still fit in ur leotard?? lol

12-03-2005, 06:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
TYSON Looking Freaky Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK (Bedfordshire) Posts: 731	Personally i like the slam man for overall cardio, 30 min on that and you nearly loose a stone in sweat.

12-03-2005, 08:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
dodge Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: wolverhampton Posts: 41	Running the streets 5 mile or so goin a very good pace and goin 4 it in the last 800 yards or so feel that heart burn although the greatest cardio is shuttle runs there the daddy

13-03-2005, 10:04 AM	#25 (permalink)
AussieMarc UK-M's Token Aussie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 1,491	Boxing. Although, a 10 min (30 sec on, 30 sec off) sprint on a treadmill is great. 2 mins slow jog, then 4x(30 sec sprint + 30 sec jog) split. 1 min to warm down. Thats what I do on my weekends when I have time to burn but personally cardio is a rare thing for me.

13-03-2005, 10:13 AM	#26 (permalink)
samurai69 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid Portugal - by the sea Posts: 3,075	Surf canoeing has gotta be my favorite at the moment, went yesterday for the first time this year, water was F*cking Freezing, but my shoulders and arms are still pumped.

13-03-2005, 12:39 PM	#27 (permalink)
Pscarb UK-Muscle Moderator and NABBA Champion Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,963	treadmill twice daily 45min am then 40min PWO treadmill set on high incline at a speed of 2.5-3mph...i am decently fit and i have all of my 8 abs out....

13-03-2005, 01:46 PM	#28 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,512	My favourite form of cardio is sex. (And no Dirty Barry like I've had to tell you 1000 times now, we CANNOT do cardio together!!!)

13-03-2005, 03:05 PM	#29 (permalink)
ONE SMART COOKIE cerca trova Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,020	Combat conditioning and other bodyweight exercises have really put a spark bak into my training and the way I view cardio nowaday,i still havent managed to get past 10 mins of conditioning without feeling totally exhausted.