Hey guys I want to add conditioning into my program and I want to do prowler kind of stuff but since I dont have that machine i wanted do stuff with mats and plates so this is my program…
lift Monday, tuesday, thursday and friday. Conditioning every wednesday and saturday. Every barbell workout will have 2 compound movements and one isolation. For conditioning I was gonna take a mat with a 45 lb plate and drive it 30 yards 5 times and add another plate do the same, add another plate do the same, than strip plates off one by one.
My question is do you think this conditioning is to much like cardio and will it stump my strength and size gains?
[quote]bignkosher wrote:
My question is do you think this conditioning is to much like cardio and will it stump my strength and size gains?[/quote]
The only type I’ve cardio I’ve heard will affect strength and size negatively is jogging/running for distance (endurance type cardio). I have asthma so any type of long distance type running does not suit me well so I have no experience whether or not that type of cardio will affect strength and size, but it’s been well documented that it does.
Anything low impact like walking or high impact like sprints are not supposed to affect strength and size. So whether you push a prowler or sprint w/ it, you should be ok. I’ve done both. I’ve always felt better using one or the other depending on the goals you have.
Probably depends a little on your goals. If you play team sports like soccer, basketball, baseball, etc., you would want your conditioning to be more anaerobic in nature, so sprints of various intensities, etc. If you run something like 5K’s, you’ll want more aerobic training with a bit of anaerobic training. If you are training to be healthy, then find something you enjoy that you can do consistently that will help you reach your goals.