Cardio Alternatives - who can think outside the box?

[syssstem Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close syssstem]

I am sick of driving 30 minutes to the gym to go on a treadmill for 20-30 minutes on off days. Treadmills are boring as fuck and the drive sucks. I am done with cardio machines. I want to try body weight stuff, and if it ruins me, I will go back to the machines if need be.

My off day cardio consists of this ground based mobility routine, then 20-30 min on a treadmill.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/we...-a-631289.html

Does anyone know any body weight conditioning routines I could do from home that would not cut into recovery?

I don't want to do any variations of chin ups or push ups as I do those on my dynamic upper days. Also, I don't want to do core because I do that on training days.

I was thinking something like 20 mountain climbers, 20 groiners, 20 box jumps, as many sets as I can in 15 minutes.

does anyone do shit like this? what about skipping? does anyone skip for cardio? Hows that working for you?

[lhart6272 Heavyweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close lhart6272]

Add some burpees.

[DCBliever Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close DCBliever]

Vigorous rough sex with your girlfriend or yourself if no girlfriend is present. On a serious note you could 1)open front dorr 2)Step outside 3) close said front door 4) walk to street 5) do sprints, reverse process

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Put a pack on your back 50lbs in it and walk on a wooded trail. Preferably hilly.

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[syssstem Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close syssstem]

all great suggestions. I live in canada and the temperature goes between -20 and -50. No outdoor cardio is happening. Sprints in -30 on icey roads sounds sketchy as hell.


I need to do something inside. I just bought a skipping rope for 5 bucks from zellers lol.

I was hoping someone had a cool circuit mobility routine that is easy on the muscles but gets the heart going.

[Sammich Moderator/Intense Muscle Competitive Powerlifter 275lb Raw Club Total 1625 Find all posts View Profile Close Sammich]

Not kidding: play drums. PHENOMENALLY good cardio, and fun as hell. After I play for about 30 minutes I'm drenched in sweat.

[TLopez Intense Muscle Competitive Powerlifter 1260 total in the 165 class / ISOM Old School Winner December 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close TLopez]

I like to hit the heavy bag for 8 rounds in my garage sometimes. 3 min. going all out, then 1 min break just like a boxing match. I sweat like a pig just wearing sweat pants and sweat shirt.

[Sammich Moderator/Intense Muscle Competitive Powerlifter 275lb Raw Club Total 1625 Find all posts View Profile Close Sammich]

I like to hit the heavy bag for 8 rounds in my garage sometimes. 3 min. going all out, then 1 min break just like a boxing match. I sweat like a pig just wearing sweat pants and sweat shirt.

God, yes, that's a great cardio method, too.

[AndrewGpv03 Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close AndrewGpv03]

Jump rope. Lots of interval stuff you can do with them.

[starlite9 New Member Find all posts View Profile Close starlite9]

I used to do NOTHING but plyo routines for my cardio. The sessions would last from 15-25 minutes depending on how many sets I did. Here are a couple of my old routines:

ROUTINE 1

15 Split Squat Jumps
15 Squat Jumps
15 Alternate Lunge touches ( on each leg)
25 Prison Squats

Rest 60sec
4-5 sets to start and add a set each week for 4 weeks

ROUTINE 2

12 Rollover to Stand Ups
12 Super Burpee w/Medicine Ball (or w/o)
12 Split Squat Jumps

Rest 60-90 sec
4-5 Sets to start

[bhman6 Roundtable Expert Find all posts View Profile Close bhman6]

Jump rope. Lots of interval stuff you can do with them.

that and walking outside are the two cheapest and best ways to do cardio without driving to the gym

[shffl Bantamweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close shffl]

If you live in 2 story house, you can run up and down the stairs. As silly as it sound that was what I did back then when I was too lazy to leave the house lol

[M Power Bantamweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close M Power]

I've been thinking of taking krav maga classes two days a week for some off day cardio. Figure it would keep my heart going and teach me how to fight better. Probably a bit intense if you're doing DC or anything serious for body building but otherwise it should be fine. I see a lot of jacked up dudes on UFC.

[Jared Ragsdale TEAM SKIP Approved Trainer Find all posts View Profile Close Jared Ragsdale]

Add some burpees.

Tabata burpees.. 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest... that'll do ya pretty nicely. Do about 10 rounds of that to start out.

[TLopez Intense Muscle Competitive Powerlifter 1260 total in the 165 class / ISOM Old School Winner December 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close TLopez]

Tabata burpees.. 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest... that'll do ya pretty nicely. Do about 10 rounds of that to start out.

I thought your cardio was pushing your Prius up and down the block. LOL!