this is my plan for cardio?

JamesMC · 22-Jul-05, 03:20 AM

hey i want to start doing cardio 3-5times a week. i plan on doing different types of cardio to keep it interessting..one day i am planning on jogging and maybe sprints, another i plan on doing this intense hike up the side of this mountain, another day playing some sort of sport, basketball, soccer rugby ect. then a day swimming and possibly another day of running and sprints! does this sound good?

i overal goal is to get into better shape and loose weight but i also want to increase my endurence and speed? by doing the variety or cardio will i be able to increase my endurence and speed? should i just be sticking to sprinting and jogging or will this variety work well? anyother comments would be nice too!!

thanks!

**threenorns** · 22-Jul-05, 05:06 AM

mixing it up is *always* an excellent idea!

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make sure you're doing weights, too, so you don't burn off your muscle tissue. a good idea would be cardio 4 days a week, weights 2 days a week, and then one day a week for rest and recovery.

JamesMC · 22-Jul-05, 01:42 PM

ya i plan on hitting the gym at least 3days a week...i will probably alternate cardio and weight training 6days a week take sundays off! maybe go for a hike or something on sundays

Symzie · 23-Jul-05, 11:05 AM

I like that way of training too. Have you heard of Crossfit? They have a very interesting way of training that combines just about everything: oly lifting, power-lifting, gymnastics, plyometrics, sprinting, rowing, bodyweight exercises and more. A lot of the guys doing it find that they put on a good amount of muscle without bodybuilding and they also get very fit and healthy along the way

**threenorns** · 23-Jul-05, 11:12 AM

theyr'e still bodybuilding - just not using free or machine weights to do it.

Symzie · 23-Jul-05, 11:19 AM

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theyr'e still bodybuilding - just not using free or machine weights to do it.

They're using free weights just about every workout. Whether or not you can call what they're doing bodybuilding is a matter of semantics. They don't use any isolation exercises and lie awake all night worrying about the size of their biceps so I would say they are most definately not bodybuilders

**threenorns** · 23-Jul-05, 11:22 AM

you have some strange preconceived notions about what a bodybuilder is and does.

a bodybuilder, by definition, is one who reshapes their body by changing the composition.

Symzie · 23-Jul-05, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by threenorns

you have some strange preconceived notions about what a bodybuilder is and does.

a bodybuilder, by definition, is one who reshapes their body by changing the composition.

Thanks for the information.

**threenorns** · 23-Jul-05, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Symzie

Thanks for the information.

always willing to oblige