Good Cardio exercises?

[#20]

What are some good cardio workouts to do on my days between lifting?
Mondays I do legwork Wednesdays I do Upper body and core and Fridays I do Legs again.

Cardio focusing on core strength would be nice
thanks

[Ryeno42]

P90X® Extreme Home Fitness

[cwarnar]

I am training for my Police POPAT test and I am doing Hill Runs and HIIT runs on the treadmill:

Hill Training

Eight hill workouts for blazing run speed

Bodybuilding.com - Workout Of The Week - What Is The Best HIIT Workout?

[vinny]

YouTube - 300 Workout

for the above? Sub a body part excercise
for example instead of pushups you could do some dumbbell presses
Instead of chinups lat pulldowns
Tailor it to what your gym has

If you can do 200 reps in whatever combo you like without stopping?
You'll feel it... cardio wise
If you get stuck on rep 20 of 25 stop for 5 seconds then keep going
You have to do every last rep

To build cardio try to keep it at 130bpm
and I rotate bike, rowing machine and skipping 5-10 minutes of each.

[CanPuckStpr]

Anything Crossfit!!

[#20]

thanks guys... not exactly what i had in mind but i did discover a link off of vinnys youtube link that i liked

YouTube - 300 Spartan Workout - home version 2

I dont wanna overdo it, mostly body weight stuff. Ill be on the bike too.

Its just in between stuff like today was my leg day so i did the following
Leg press 12 sets 10 reps ~235lbs
Squats 6 sets 10 reps 135lbs
Russian box (without the box) 4 sets 10 reps w/ 40lbs
The thing were you push your legs up machine 4 sets 10 reps 30lbs
same machine but lying down 2 sets 10 reps 30lbs
and 3/4 mi run to cool down (would've done the whole mile but its ****ing 98F outside)

and Im taking weight gainer post workout (M,W,F)

[Stryker908]

What about good ol running ?

[nealsonfire]

Ask yourself first what you want out of it.

If you want cardio and out of this world fitness.......do crossfit training.


You will thank me with a hallmark card when you do.

Goat.

[vinny]

Think of cardio a little differently than you did before
If you end up keeping at a target heart rate for x amount of time the end result is the same.
It doesn't have to be the same droning excercise... On and on and on to be considered cardio

Especially how it relates to goaltending
Tending = Power\Explosive moves and quick cardio recovery

If you never get good at anything i.e. your body adapting to for example, long distance running
How many people do you know that only jog for excercise and crazy long distances too
BUT they never get slimmer or lose weight.
This is because their body adapts and adjusts.

Jogging is great but mix it up because too much of anything and nothing else is terrible for overall fitness. Never let your body get too good at any fitness excercise\routine.

Mix in bosu ball dumbbbell squats or stand on the bosu after squatting and have someone try to knock you off from 5-10 feet away with a medicine ball you have to catch and return. Of course he could be on a bosu ball as well. Not really cardio but it helps your balance tremendously.

[MonkeyKing]

running
mountain biking
swimming
basketball
surfing..

[ThePM]

Originally Posted by Stryker908

What about good ol running ?

Soccer is the Best cardio in the world. I can run a 6K in just under 25 minutes, but it sucks. Instead, I play soccer for 3 hours a day a couple times a week and get more like 10-12KM in and have fun doing it.

And, it works on your balance/footwork which correlates with ice.