Do you do cardio ?

[FutureAestethic]

I wonder if cardio will benefit you from powerlifting (like running or walking)
what cardio do you do when doing powerlifting on off season.

[Oleh]

Sled drags, yoke walks, farmers walk, wheel barrow push, keg walks, car pull/push. Thats what I do for cardio.

[arn710]

I have been getting into sprints on the rower lately

Rip off some 500m rows under 2 minutes and you'll be feeling it

[musclehead09]

I try to walk 2-3 miles 4-5x a week just for general health benefits. It's also helped me lose over 10 lbs along with my diet. (190 down to 178 over 25% bodyfat). I also jump rope and use the rower sometimes.

I had been doing sprints/hill sprints but I have a bad knee so I'm trying to build up to them as my knee hurt after doing them.

[LadyLore420]

I superset everything I do into circuit training. I slow down for my heavier lifts, but it keeps things high intensity, high volume.

I always superset a lower body with an upper body and upper body with lower body so I don't get tired on my big 3. I then switch directions(push then pull) and do the same thing with my super sets.

It's not a bad program, but it's definitely a, "me," program. I wouldn't expect anyone else to get the same gains.

[musclehead09]

I superset everything I do into circuit training. I slow down for my heavier lifts, but it keeps things high intensity, high volume.

I always superset a lower body with an upper body and upper body with lower body so I don't get tired on my big 3. I then switch directions(push then pull) and do the same thing with my super sets.

It's not a bad program, but it's definitely a, "me," program. I wouldn't expect anyone else to get the same gains.

That's a great idea. Reminds me of Bill Starr's original 5x5. Everything was supersetted.


I superset isolation movements. It doesn't bring the same intensity level but it still keeps the heart rate elevated. Also I tend to try to reduce rest between sets.

[LadyLore420]

That's a great idea. Reminds me of Bill Starr's original 5x5. Everything was supersetted.


I superset isolation movements. It doesn't bring the same intensity level but it still keeps the heart rate elevated. Also I tend to try to reduce rest between sets.

I'm not scared to superset isolations with compounds. On my press days I superset press with leg ext, pullups with leg curls. On squat days I superset squats with bicep curls, good mornings with pushups, and on deadlift days I superset deadlifts with lateral raises, and lunges with DB rows. Bench days I superset bench press with stepups, high reps moderate weight, and barbell rows with romanian deadlifts.

My bodyfat percentage is really low and I recently squatted greater than my state record. I could be a little stronger, but I definitely wouldn't be as skinny.

Trick is to eat like a horse and get lots of creatine in :-)

[CROMAGS1985]

I would hope every human spends some time walking no matter what your interests are.

FYI I push the sled, carry kegs and do moving events for Strongman conditioning. Fun + beneficial.

[IIISpartacusIII]

High Intensity on the stairmill or HIIT on a bicycle or elliptical for 15 min. 3 times a week max. This seems fairly subtle and reasonable so I don't think it will hinder my strength training. I'm hoping to stay reasonably lean as I get my numbers up.

[olypowerful]

I wonder if cardio will benefit you from powerlifting (like running or walking)
what cardio do you do when doing powerlifting on off season.

Just shorten the rest time, easy AF

[arian11]

I have been getting into sprints on the rower lately

Rip off some 500m rows under 2 minutes and you'll be feeling it

Did 500m on the rower in 1:30 once and holy crap I felt like sh!t afterwards.

[mstngvic]

Prowler, keg carries, farmers walks, prowler rope pull, mini sprints, trap bar carries, atlas stones, etc are all part of regular after-training cardio/GPP work.

The next day (after squat day or after deadlift day, but never the day before either one) I'll do hill sprints, then a 30-60 minute walk. Seems to really help recovery.

[plsm]

I wonder if cardio will benefit you from powerlifting (like running or walking)
what cardio do you do when doing powerlifting on off season.

I walk 3-4x a week for 2 miles at a time and a few other times for shorter distances. I also do taekwondo with my sons, which is great for flexibility and cardio. Sometimes I like to flip a tire around my yard and I also tend to move through my workouts at a pretty decent pace, supersetting things, so that I don't take forever at the gym.

[Daemonium]

If I had the equipment I would do sled pulls, prowler pushes, etc. but my gym's a piece of sh!t.

I'm working at a golf course during the summer and I mow greens most days of the week (which is close to 10km walking) + other ground maintenance work, so I just consider that to be my cardio.

I prefer high intensity vs. steady state though.

[kaleida]

I do not do cardio. My resting heart rate decreased from the 70's to the 50's just from lifting. I have trouble understanding why powerlifters would need cardio...?

[CooCooCaChoo]

I do not do cardio. My resting heart rate decreased from the 70's to the 50's just from lifting. I have trouble understanding why powerlifters would need cardio...?

A lot believe it can help increase work capacity. I believe there was a recent article on Mike T.'s site about it as well.

[psychodiver9]

I do not do cardio. My resting heart rate decreased from the 70's to the 50's just from lifting. I have trouble understanding why powerlifters would need cardio...?

Increased work capacity, overall health, etc.

[davehaggett]

I climb the stairs in my house quite frequently throughout the day. My high intensity cardio days include a trip to the mailbox.

[JamesW129]

Does running to the fridge count?


on a srs note I try to superset my accessory work...and I purposely park about a mile away from uni and walk to class

[scottyk31]

I do not, cardiologists hate me

[DasPhilosopher]

Only in the bedroom.

[FutureAestethic]

Just wondering on the Sled drags, yoke walks, farmers walk or other strongman movements
do you do them on rest days or working days.

[arn710]

Did 500m on the rower in 1:30 once and holy crap I felt like sh!t afterwards.

1:30 is damn good. My best is 1:36, but I have only been doing them a few weeks

I think I have mid 1:20s in me fresh

[letsdothisbro]

Does running to the fridge count?


on a srs note I try to superset my accessory work...and I purposely park about a mile away from uni and walk to class

This

[HamburgerTrain]

I do not do cardio. My resting heart rate decreased from the 70's to the 50's just from lifting. I have trouble understanding why powerlifters would need cardio...?

Medically, that is going from normal to bradycardia. Certain kinds of cardio at the right times improve recovery mechanisms, help shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic dominance, can be beneficial for mobility and is just good for general health because accumulated stress of heavy lifting can increase arterial stiffness. No one should jog. Ever. But, 10-20 minutes walking on an incline after training is going to do nothing but help. Especially with the sheer amount of people that use this sport to validate being a fat f*ck.

[TehHoneyBadger]

1:30 is damn good. My best is 1:36, but I have only been doing them a few weeks

I think I have mid 1:20s in me fresh

The rower is the bane of my existence. I wanted to set a PR and break 1:40 and then about 300m in my glutes burned out and I died (srs).

[psychodiver9]

Medically, that is going from normal to bradycardia. Certain kinds of cardio at the right times improve recovery mechanisms, help shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic dominance, can be beneficial for mobility and is just good for general health because accumulated stress of heavy lifting can increase arterial stiffness. No one should jog. Ever. But, 10-20 minutes walking on an incline after training is going to do nothing but help. Especially with the sheer amount of people that use this sport to validate being a fat f*ck.

Any particular reason you say post as opposed to pre training?

[arn710]

The rower is the bane of my existence. I wanted to set a PR and break 1:40 and then about 300m in my glutes burned out and I died (srs).

Do you have heeled squat shoes?

I find I do much better in those as opposed to flat soled shoes

[Mitch666]

Medically, that is going from normal to bradycardia. Certain kinds of cardio at the right times improve recovery mechanisms, help shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic dominance, can be beneficial for mobility and is just good for general health because accumulated stress of heavy lifting can increase arterial stiffness. No one should jog. Ever. But, 10-20 minutes walking on an incline after training is going to do nothing but help. Especially with the sheer amount of people that use this sport to validate being a fat f*ck.

Always do incline walking after lifting, definitely feel a recovery benefit from it.

[cirion0000]

Cardio? You mean deadlifts, done faster and for more reps?

In all seriousness I should probably do a little low impact cardio (walking at least) but I am too lazy.