CG - Cardio General

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Bumping with my second favorite cardio exercise

Damn, these threads sometimes get a lot of traction around here. Anyone got any runs or rides planned for the weekend? If you had to pick one and only one type of cardio to do for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

>>35136562
Jump rope till the day I die

>>35136323
I don't think you are overdoing it. But how about setting some goals so you can put in order all that exercise? It seems like its a little all over the place

>>35136597
Well, my routine is pretty straightforward and has been for a while. I'm just getting the hang of more prolonged routine cardio workouts. The first time I ran 5 miles without stopping I was amazed, I'd never done more than 2 before.

Mon, Wed, Fri I run a loop around my neighborhood that's about 5.5 miles, sometimes I do an extra mile if I finish in under 50 minutes. Tues, Thurs, Sat I'll do some barbell squats 3x12 or 4x10, and a lot of bodyweight work, pushups, pullups, core work. I'll try to do an easy 2 mile jog on Tuesday and then either Thursday or Saturday, sometimes both.

I've been loving running almost every day though, sometimes I just worry about my knees and joints. You don't think that much running in a week is too much over the long term?

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>>35136593
Sounds good friend :^)

>10 minutes into my run
>have to shit
EVERY FUCKING TIME MAKE IT STOP

>>35136756
As I said, I don't think you are overdoing it. I do something similar. workout mon-tues/thu-fri. Rest wed, sat and sunday. Jog 5k on mon, 10k on wed, 5k on sats, and I'm comfortable with it. I do it coz I enjoy it and I was projecting a little when I said that it looked all over the place cos I was thinking that maybe I should follow a plan to train for half a marathon or focus on my 10k or something.

So, I've been lifting for a while and am a fairly Big Guy as a result, but I've been seriously neglecting cardio and I want to get into running more. Any particular advice for a 200+ lbs runner? Is a 20 min 5k a reasonable goal?

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>>35137871
If you haven't run in a long time, I'd say is unrealistic. Not that you can't do it, but you'll be very sore for the days after. Aim for light 20 minutes jogs without caring about the distance, just to see where you are now, thrice a week and work from there.

Going to start the spinning class at my gym soon as an alternate cardio day, what can I expect?

>>35138380
yes

in most cases striking with mid foot is optimal

it's more efficient and easier on your joints and bones, the only drawback is it places more stress on your achilles tendon

>tfw cant run because my left foot is flat and starts hurting 5 mins in

im so sick of shitty hiit workouts, i just want to run for an hour

>>35138499
Aren't there insoles/shoe inserts for this?

>>35138453
What about sprints/HIIT? I'm coming off shin splints and I kinda have to relearn running (I play basketball).

>>35138536
yes, it applies to sprinting too

just don't run on your tiptoes, you might be inclined to do that when you come off your foot quickly when sprinting

it will definitely take the load off your shins tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCVSv7UxB2E

>>35138575
Thanks for the vid

>just don't run on your tiptoes
Why? My first fysio (who had all sorts of weird advice and exercises) told me to run from heel to toe, a teammate said to preferably run on your toes. Why midfoot and what's the difference between them all?

>>35138617
>fysio
Physiotherapist*

trying to complete 1.6miles (2km) at a 7min mile pace (8:40) but I cant seem to crack the 9min mark, I either pace myself at the start but lose too much time, or go hard at hte start but gass out.

Any tips?

>>35138617
midfoot is the least injury prone + optimal efficiency for long

if you land on your tiptoes and never transfer the weight across your foot you're placing 100% of your weight throughout the movement on your achilles tendon

striking with your heel basically sucks dick UNLESS you have an achilles tendon condition, it's very harsh on the knees and shins, also inefficient as fuck

if you want to lift alot and have that insane explosivness run stints, for instance jog for about 1 km, then do 100 m dashes, like dash, jog some meters, dash again, lifts will go through the roof and cardio will improve significantly

>>35138434
Nice HIIT with little stress on your joints. Good for you but boring as water imo. There's a lot of people that gets really pumped with it tho, so don't listen to what I'm saying.

>>35138664
Thanks bruv. I'll take it easy during practice and keep my running form in mind. Any other things I should keep in mind?

>>35138663
Download a metronome app to mark your pace. Not even kidding.

>>35138410
As of the past couple weeks I've been warming up with a 1 mile run at an 8:00 pace or so every day

>>35138499
I have flat feet don't be a pussy
>>35138523
yes

Will doing only cardio make me skinnyfat? Don't have a gym near me. I do have some db's and a bench so if I do that 3 times a week and do some HIIT will I be skinnyfat when I lose weight?

>>35139691
If you have dbs, a bench and the intention to use them and besides that do cardio, you have all you need.