Since I live in an apartment and my gym doesn’t have a sled/prowler, I bought a 45 pound weighted vest for conditioning work. I was looking at doing some HIIT type of training. I have read that weighted vest walking is a good second option. What are some other ideas? I feel that I can add weight no problem. I want to focus on something with 10-15 minute time frame.
I was going to include this question in the other thread about the weighted vests, but hopefully this will generate more feedback.
Is this similar to loaded carries, or is it a whole separate animal?
And to those who use this tool, where do you program it in your training?
No it’s not similar to loaded carries, not anywhere close. I personally do not like weight vest for training so I can’t recommend any protocol for using them.
Jumps. Also any around the house work, gardening, mowing, vacuuming, moving up and down ladders, etc.
I wouldn’t run in them, even if it’s a good quality vest and doesn’t move around, it’s going to be hell on your knees. Maybe 10 to 20m sprints would be okay.
Wendler is a fan of these things, maybe ask in his forum?
[quote]tsantos wrote:
If you are in an apartment, then 20kg on your body walking up and down the stairs will be a monstrous conditioning session.[/quote]
Have you tried it? It is not difficult.
[quote]tsantos wrote:
If you are in an apartment, then 20kg on your body walking up and down the stairs will be a monstrous conditioning session.[/quote]
Have you tried it? It is not difficult.[/quote]
Learning to walk up stairs very deliberately can change everything. Two steps at a time, heel down, explode up. Pretty soon you are doing 50 mini single leg squats.