And that may perhaps fall of me for classifying cardio as aerobic and conditioning as anaerobic in my mind. I’ve always been bad at keeping hear rate down and breathing controlled on runs. Although my recent experiment with only allowing myself to breathe through the nose seems helpful in that regard.
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I look at them as two sides of the same coin. The low heart rate stuff builds the base. Some studies have shown that the low heart rate stuff actually increases capillaries in the muscles to allow for more efficient oxygen supply to the muscles. The high heart rate stuff builds you ability to cope with pain and teaches the muscles to use other energy sources other than oxygen to get the job done. The lungs can’t supply enough oxygen so the body learns to efficiently use glycogen in the muscles instead. For high Intensity high rep training You need both. A solid base and a good anaerobic system. From what I know of you, you seem to have both fairly well covered.
Oh and sorry for the hijack @dagill2
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I was out of breath from my hamstring curls and BSS yesterday, it most likely just indicates I’m used to long rest periods ahahah
I walk everyday with my dog though. But I’m sure taking care of your little ones makes you move as well!
When I run with people I talk all the time despite being a bit out of breath so that means I really am not a cardio person ahahah
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@T3hPwnisher thanks for the input. If I’m honest with myself, I’m pretty much trying to get the same level of buy in for conditioning/cardio that I do for pressing.
@simo74 I’m well used to the idea that my log is going to be a free for all in terms of conversation. If I wanted it to be a simple record of work done, I’d buy a notebook and paper and avoid all the abuse from Cyrrex
@aldebaran I walk about 15-20k steps a day, so if that counted as conditioning, I’d have no worries. I probably have to accept that that isn’t going to cut it though.
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I’d just figure out where you live, and write creepy little notes and drop them in your mailbox or slide them straight under your door. Just random things like “Eat Lots of Bread”, you’d be all WTF is this.
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Is that not you who does that?
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Yeah man absolutely
Low intensity increases engine size
Once you ditch the Toyota Aygo for an Audi R8 then you increase your options on the highway so to speak.
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I’d say that’s the lower end of what you should get out of your legs. For me it’s 45 kg and for people with really good technique it is more.
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Ah well that’s probably good news, it was never something I practiced, just assumed it was ok, so I’ve got more gains to be made there should I decide to pursue it (and get a taller roof!)
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I’m still some way off being lean, but cardio constitutes at least 30% of my training programme. I’ve always enjoyed cardio though because: (1) going for long LISS runs is a really good way for me to process my thoughts and I tend to come back calmer etc etc (2) I love HIIT because I see it as a challenge and (3) having recently got back into rugby there is a noticeable benefit to being cardio fit.
The flip to all of this is that my last proper cut was programmed without any cardio being necessary. All that was required was to increase NEAT and, with that in mind, aim to hit 12,500 steps on training days and 15,000 on rest days. I just chose to add running etc because I figured as long as I was properly recovering, it wouldn’t be detrimental and because I enjoyed it.
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I think I might be driving a Morris Minor here. Maybe time to get that sorted.
I would suggest that what you do is a jerk. But also that 45kg is a much smaller percentage of your increase for you than it is for me.
Counterpoint: get shorter legs
Work for today:
Push Press:
6 x 1 @ 75kg
Incline press:
6 x 3 @ 65kg (EMOM)
T-bar row: some
Incline machine press ss. Front raises: some
Wendler rows: some
Rear delt flys: some
Notes:
- Push Presses went up pretty easily today, apart from the first one where I was put off by some dozy fat dumbass who wanted to chat about their friends disapointing sex life 2 inches from the end of my barbell.
- Really struggling to rest enough between sets of push and incline presses. It’s very noticeable how much easier the lift is if I rest far longer than I feel I need. The EMOM was meant to be 1min rest times, but this was my compromise because I was bored.
- Finding it difficult to plan assistance work as the gym gets busier and busier. Maybe not a problem since all I’m doing is trying to pump the right muscles up. Might even discover some gems.
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Should have invested in that home gym!
Edit: also I’d rather have shorter arms than legs - then at least my bis might look slightly bigger!
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I’ve given up on big biceps. I have pretty long arms to go with my long torso, there’s a whole lot of real estate to fill in there.
You have a doggo? I demand pics
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Snap! Stupid genetics.
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If I ever bother to get six pack lean again though, st least I can be confident in having an 8 or 10 pack with my stupidly long torso.
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Not wrong, what I do resembles a jerk more than a push press. My press grew organically into a kind of push jerk since that technique allowed me to put the most weight overhead as safely as possible. I never looked up how to push jerk and consciously decided on doing that. I only started calling it a jerk because my coach did.
TLDR; I don’t make a difference out of these terms. It’s both pushing weight over your head using your whole body. So the argument that I get more leg drive because I do something other than a push press isn’t really valid in my head.
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Well, you do get a smidge more, or you wouldn’t do it. There is a reason they do jerks in the Olympics. They get tons more out of it. But I am splitting hairs, I don’t think you even do much of a jerk, so I am just being a jerk.
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You also get red lights if you press out the lift.
Which seems super weird, because that would be pretty bad ass.
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