Lately i havnt been able to do cardio as much as i used to...i just find it boring and have no motivation to do it and i cant go for more than 10 mins at a time. i dont think its because im unfit, ive just got fed up.
Does anyone have any ideas how i can make it bearable again, or or there any other ways to stop fat gains???
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08-29-2007, 07:45 AM #1Registered User
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Sick of cardio....
My journal: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=110608191
"But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle ? victorious" - Vince Lombardi
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08-29-2007, 08:18 AM #2Banned
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Try doing HIIT. It's quick and should only take you 15-20 minutes.
For me, I lose track of time when doing it.
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08-29-2007, 08:31 AM #3Registered User
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I got sooo bored with cardio too.. I just started doing skipping in front of the tv...
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08-29-2007, 08:50 AM #4
What are your goals? If it is endurance, some kind of cardio would be close to essential, but if it's fat loss, cardio is unnecessary. A good diet with heavy resistance training and/or sprinting/HIIT/circuit training is far better. Actually both heavy resistance training with compound movements(deadlifts, squats, rows, benchpress, good mornings, cleans, presses etc) and HIIT have been proved better than old-fashioned long-duration moderate cardio training; http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1526539&cr=
Ive actually became much more ripped after I stopped running for hours and instead did heavy ass weights, olympic lifts and sprinting....
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08-29-2007, 09:17 AM #5Registered User
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Thanks for your posts... I got in shape by doing a lot of cardio, and I was worried that if I didnt keep it up I would find it hard to keep off the fat.
Thanks for that link, it answered a lot of questions, and i think ill start doing hiit 1/2 times per week from now on...Im not aiming for endurance at the minute, i want to put on 20/25lbsOriginally Posted by DEVY
My journal: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=110608191
"But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle ? victorious" - Vince Lombardi
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08-29-2007, 10:05 AM #6Registered User
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that article helped me understand alot more about fat loss thank you
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