I too am probably heavier than some of the above posters at 274#'s +/- 5 0r 6 #'s and wear 36" (waist) jeans and thay are loose enough to fall off without a belt as I need the space for my legs.That being said,I am 43 and have ran many, many miles since I started learning martial arts at 9 1/2 or 10.All those miles have added up and my joints are now paying for not being careful enough at times for overtraining,some not so ideal running surfaces, and all the myriad small and not so small injuries here and there.
These things along with a sometimes highly job situation have made it necessary to modify my conditioning methods.As the previous poster listed a number of back issues I can relate to as I’ve either have similar and possibly more lower back issues,and have had to change my workouts whether weights(4 -5 times weekly)or cardio (same as weights).Fact of life that we all age differently.
I tell everyone the same thing when they ask about cardio. Run, Run Fast, Run Every Day. When getting serious within 3 months of a fight run 3-5 miles every day , its a mental thing. Rain or shine doesn’t matter. You are imposing your will on nature (mental). Think of it as a magic vitamin, it makes you live longer and stronger. Don’t even think of it as exercise, it is simply the admittance fee for entry into a exclusive group ( The Grinders and Ass Kickers Club). Carry on brother.
Aerobic type of exercising like this no matter how intense it is, is WAY too long and outdated.
HIIT Training or ‘‘Peak 8’’ exercises work and is proven to increase HGH in your body…I do ‘‘Peak 8’’…Only 4 intense
total minutes and DONE…I maintain a good 45-48 BPM resting heart rate without wasteful Half Hour
or so Jogs and other unnecessary flourishes.
‘‘Peak 8’’, The hardest 4 minutes of your life…‘Youtube’ it…Aerobic exercise is so 20th Century,
spend less time, get the SAME benefits, and more.
Karado- Thanks for the input peak 8 is not that new of a concept , the doctor just gathered up what was already there re-tagged it with a new name updated the justification with a couple more years of advancement of A&P. Packaged it up pretty for consumption kinda what Crossfit did. The 3-4 miles a day serves many purposes, burns nervous energy leading up to the fight, helps you focus on training and the grasping of concepts your trainer is trying to get through to you, keeps weight in check without to much thought, the rain or shine part always helped with the ever so important part of imposing your will, motivates through the skin in the game concept. Lastly yes you do get some cardio benefits, not meant to substitute hardcore anaerobic conditioning.
[quote]Karado wrote:
Aerobic type of exercising like this no matter how intense it is, is WAY too long and outdated.
HIIT Training or ‘‘Peak 8’’ exercises work and is proven to increase HGH in your body…I do ‘‘Peak 8’’…Only 4 intense
total minutes and DONE…I maintain a good 45-48 BPM resting heart rate without wasteful Half Hour
or so Jogs and other unnecessary flourishes.
‘‘Peak 8’’, The hardest 4 minutes of your life…‘Youtube’ it…Aerobic exercise is so 20th Century,
spend less time, get the SAME benefits, and more.