The Cardio Thread

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@ninety1two40

What about swimming? How does that stack up against cardio at the gym or running?

It all depends on speed I guess, but I would think for the average person, running would burn more because it’s easier for a regular person to get to a decent pace, as compared with swimming where you need to worry about stroke / form / etc.

http://www.fitnessonline.com/tools/calories/

Input your body weight and put in running at 7 mph as against swimming at the faster speed and running burns more, at least according to that site.

@JRubino

At the Muay Thai gym i’ve been training at to get ready for a fight i’ve been doing a pretty intense cardio work out.

It’s a series of 5 stations that include 45 seconds at each station. After completing all stations there is a 30 second break and then it repeats again for another 2 rounds.

Stations include

carrying a huge tractor tire from one end of the gym to the other.

getting hooked to an elastic band around your waist and sprinting to the corner of the gym (staying as low as possible) then slowly retracting back.

spider man or regular push up’s with your feet elevated up on a heavy bag.

catching a 25 lb sand bag and tossing it back to the spotter then sprawling onto the mat and repeating process.

taking 2 heavy ass thick ropes (it’s used to tug boats) that are hooked to a wall and whipping each one simultanously.

This didn’t sound too intense until I got about halfway through the 2nd round and really started to feel it. I’ve only recently started this work out so i’m hoping with more work at it I will be able to build up more stamina with it and finish stronger.

Crazy man… I’m sure your workout is not boring though! :lol
I seen some of the stuff those guys in Fight Quest do to up their stamina, $hit is ridiculous.

@deadbeatrec

look again brother.

I did, but don’t know what thread you’re getting at? One you made as opposed to one Adam made?