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post 1661065423 05-10-2022, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted By DeadlyStriker⏩
I'm scarred for life from running so much from soccer. I only do 3 things for "cardio" now. Rucking in forest preserves, jump roping, or rowing. That's it. Lol at using a treadmill or elliptical. Extremely boring and have to spend a lot of time to get actual benefit from it unless you do interval training. At that point use a bike or run hills.
Skipping rope gets my heart rate higher than any other form of cardio. Kind of hard to do at most gyms but goat exercise for home.
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post 1661065553 05-10-2022, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted By Anachron⏩
i can accomplish the same results of 3 min of running in 30 seconds of sex.
you do realise that masturbation doesnt count right?
post 1661065653 05-10-2022, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted By kcadrenalin⏩
Skipping rope gets my heart rate higher than any other form of cardio. Kind of hard to do at most gyms but goat exercise for home.
Front crawl swimming for me.
post 1661065893 05-10-2022, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted By kcadrenalin⏩
Skipping rope gets my heart rate higher than any other form of cardio. Kind of hard to do at most gyms but goat exercise for home.
Yup and it's fun learning a new skill and messing around with it. 10 min of skipping rope is all you need and you get some good work in. Love it.
post 1661065983 05-10-2022, 02:38 PM
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Watching TV on the elliptical for 1 hour at a solw pace max ristance because my knee would swell up like a grapefruit on the treadmill because I'm a genX old phaqqat ,but still get sweating like a pig crew checking in.

It's more for mindlessly burning calories and helping recovery.

Also when I go to the gym Xena warrior princess is always on back to back episodes. Hnnngg
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post 1661066013 05-10-2022, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted By DeadlyStriker⏩
Yup and it's fun learning a new skill and messing around with it. 10 min of skipping rope is all you need and you get some good work in. Love it.
Yeah I bought as weighted rope and it kicks my ass.
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post 1661066093 05-10-2022, 02:41 PM
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imagine going to the gym and putting your fukking hands on the treadmill and calling it cardio

uphill walking with your hands on the treadmill at ANY point is not cardio, its just walking

yet everyday I see 99% of people grab the handles when they do "uphill walking"

just fukking lol ive done that chit too and it 100% is NOT remotely the same thing as when your hands are off
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post 1661066113 05-10-2022, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted By DeadlyStriker⏩
Yup and it's fun learning a new skill and messing around with it. 10 min of skipping rope is all you need and you get some good work in. Love it.
How long can you continuous skip rope? I've been doing the same but have to stop often due to bloat and calf pain.
post 1661066313 05-10-2022, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
How long can you continuous skip rope? I've been doing the same but have to stop often due to bloat and calf pain.
I got it pretty good and could go for a decent amount of time. Usually go 45 seconds to a minute straight. All about technique really. I struggled a lot at first and kept messing up every 10 seconds. The calf pump is the best part.
post 1661066513 05-10-2022, 02:51 PM
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Used to jump rope a lot but haven't now for years. Very effective, but also hard on joints (maybe overblown?). Personally hate cardio but love basketball so I try to play 3 times a week and call it good. Of course, basketball is worse for injury than any individual exercise (jumping rope, running, etc.) but I love it and can't give it up.

I've had an airbike at my house for years and used to use it regularly before I got back into playing basketball. Between my wife and I (mostly her), we wore out a schwinn airdyne and recently replaced it with a rogue echo bike. My workout on it was 20 seconds max effort followed by 1:40 rest, repeated for 5 or 6 rounds. Everything after round 3 sucks. Really good workout in 10 minutes. Echo bike was spendy but is very solid and was a great purchase. Anyway, I'd have to be a dummy to not replace my wife's preferred piece of exercise equipment.
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post 1661066723 05-10-2022, 02:55 PM
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Elliptical machines are genius for people who do boxing.
post 1661066813 05-10-2022, 02:57 PM
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ITT: OP got mogged by an elliptical user and is trying to cope.
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post 1661066983 05-10-2022, 03:03 PM
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post 1661067273 05-10-2022, 03:10 PM
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C2 rower, sub 7 min 2k or 8000 meter+ in 30 minutes. Get to those numbers and your cardio is respectable.
post 1661067623 05-10-2022, 03:19 PM
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stairmill is best IMO.
post 1661069323 05-10-2022, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
stairmill is best IMO.
as long as you know how to not let it interfere with leg gains which it easily can if dont in too close of proximity to legs or done at too high of an intensity to impede recovery of leg muscles

if you are trying to grow your legs and do cardio simultaneously this is why uphill walking is best, only stresses the calf muscles and hamstrings
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post 1661069723 05-10-2022, 04:03 PM
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Only use stair master in the gym.

I run outside for actual cardio and fresh air. A nice trail run.
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post 1661070693 05-10-2022, 04:24 PM
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Less impact on your joints.
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Its an effective machine if you know how to use it properly much easier to get a great cardio session over the fukn treadmill
post 1661072983 05-10-2022, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted By DeadlyStriker⏩
I'm scarred for life from running so much from soccer. I only do 3 things for "cardio" now. Rucking in forest preserves, jump roping, or rowing. That's it. Lol at using a treadmill or elliptical. Extremely boring and have to spend a lot of time to get actual benefit from it unless you do interval training. At that point use a bike or run hills.
I will admit it's pretty boring, what I do is use that time to watch a Netflix series from my phone (I'm trying to get caught up on Ozarks). I can't just sit at home and watch it so I watch it while working out so I'm not just vegging out on the couch.
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
as long as you know how to not let it interfere with leg gains which it easily can if dont in too close of proximity to legs or done at too high of an intensity to impede recovery of leg muscles

if you are trying to grow your legs and do cardio simultaneously this is why uphill walking is best, only stresses the calf muscles and hamstrings
i don't do legs. what do you think of that?

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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
i don't do legs. what do you think of that?

Workout
Daily - 7 Days/Week
1. Flat Bench Dumbbell Press - 65s - 3x12
2. Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 30s - 3x12
3. Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes - 65s - 3x12
4. Pull-Ups - 3x12
5. Captain's Chair Leg Raises - 3x12
6. Stairmill – Level 7 – 10 Minutes
Your legs would be terrible in the air fryer.
post 1661073873 05-10-2022, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
i don't do legs. what do you think of that?

Workout
Daily - 7 Days/Week
1. Flat Bench Dumbbell Press - 65s - 3x12
2. Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 30s - 3x12
3. Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes - 65s - 3x12
4. Pull-Ups - 3x12
5. Captain's Chair Leg Raises - 3x12
6. Stairmill – Level 7 – 10 Minutes
just saying if you do be smart about it because it does impede recovery if you do and it also places a demand on the legs muscles to focus on endurance and not adding more muscle tissue so doing it post leg day is about the dumbest thing a person can do but people do it all the time.
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post 1661089553 05-11-2022, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
just saying if you do be smart about it because it does impede recovery if you do and it also places a demand on the legs muscles to focus on endurance and not adding more muscle tissue so doing it post leg day is about the dumbest thing a person can do but people do it all the time.
Yup.

From my understanding post wo cardio is about the worst you can do in terms of muscle gains.

Beforehand is better but not optimal.

Best is separate days or multiple workouts per day if one has the time, cardio in the morning, lifting later in the day.

Read some article about it many years ago on MD, something about Mtor something, something.
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