I quit doing cardio

imagine that

I also consider the higher intensity workouts that get your heart rate way up to be cardio. That’s been most of mine lately with lesser frequency of basketball.

I’ve always preferred the versions of cardio with more explosive movements and rest over endurance based.

You can do both. I don't do cardio to lose weight or fat as I don't have any to lose I do it to strengthen my cardio vascular system. The weight/fat part is done in the kitchen not with weights or cardio.

I jog in a mile in the morning because my dog likes it. Otherwise, I do a couple of hikes per week with 25-40 lbs in my pack. It gets my heart rate up and my knees/ankles don't feel as bad as when I was trail running. I forgot where I read it but I think it has a lot of the same benefits as running. It's definitely made hunting a lot easier and more enjoyable. I can pack out a quartered deer like it's nothing.

If you want to see a body composition change, strength training is >>>> cardio.

I think some cardio is beneficial but just like everything else it needs to be in moderation. My overall personal mission statement is that I want to be stronger than the people that are faster than me and faster than the people that are stronger than me. This requires a little bit of everything.

I do anchor my "cardio" around 2 - 3 HIIT workouts per week and 2- 3 longer, steady state ,VO2 max, for a target of between 100 and 150 minutes per week. Strength is 5 to 6 sessions, about 30 minutes per. That runs between 4 and 5 1/2 hours per week and tends to average out at about 275 to 280 minutes per week, all in.

20 hours of cardio for a non- marathon runner or triathlete seems insane and even extreme endurance athletes, not named Goggins, likely temper that with active rest weeks. Just the overuse injuries sustained would be counterproductive. That's 3 hours, 20 mins per day with a sole rest day. Of cardio.

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