My daily cardio routine

[t-k-o]

this is my daily cardio routine, any constructive criticism/advice would be appreciated. Also feel free to post your own cardio routines so we can all compare.

-20 minutes of intense streching,
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TREADMILL:
-5 minutes walking at 3.5mph
-10 minutes jogging at 6.0mph
-20 minutes of weighted(2.5lbs. each leg) half-speed intervals at 3.5mph-6.0mph
-30 minutes of nonweighted full speed intervals at 7.0mph-12mph
-5 minutes walking at 3.5 mph
ELIPTICAL MACHINE:
-60 minutes forward and backward motions (5min forward-5min backward alternating)
EXERCISE BIKE:
-20 minutes forward at level 10 resistance
-20 minutes backward at level 5 resistance
EXERCISES:
-50 burpees
-10 minutes of arm cycles
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-10 minutes of streching

[GR@Y SKIEZ]

damn bro, thats pretty intense..

mine is pretty basic...
m-w-f
30 minutes(3 miles) 5 minute warm up..then i do intervals of jogging 1 minute and sprinting 1 minute....i dont know how effective this is, i might change it up.

t-th
50 minutes(4-5 miles) 5 minute warm up..and then i just keep i nice steady pace the whole time...some times i add a couple of sprints in...

[dario]

man i need to stop slackin off on cardio..

[cdowd2]

I do cardio six days a week, take sundays off.

Mon/Wed I do long distance running, good pace (6-7 min mile at least)

Tues/Thurs I go to the track and do interval running/sprints/plyometrics

Friday I get in the pool and swim laps as long as I can to failure

Saturday I go in the gym and do a mixture of cardio at the 3:1 min ratio(treadmill, eliptical, bike, stairmaster, row)

[Gattz187]

you must get real bored when you do that routine

[Trick]

man i need to stop slackin off on cardio..

Ya man, me too...

[maxorido]

That looks awfull. where do I begin? First of all you have too much volume and your going to burn out VERY quickly. Running on a treadmill with ankle weights is impractical, ineffective, and dangerous. You need to pick one or two exercises, and focus on them and actually improve. Try running and jumping rope, run anywhere from 3-6miles every day. You can vary the pace,intensity and duration. You can also find a field or track and do 100-200 meter sprints, say 5 sets of 100 or 200 meter sprints. Now the jump rope, you can go consistenly at one pace for 30-35 minutes, or you can go only for 15-20 minutes with a much higher intensity, with different jumps/movements.

Honestly man, that **** you have up there looks ridiculous. It's obvious you don't know very much about what your doing, so i'd suggest you'd do some research. Your body is a science, and to improve alot and go far, you have to learn this science. Body functions/mechanics, recovery, nutrition etc. Also, you need to warm up before stretching. Stretching cold muscles isn't ideal, in a cold state, your muscles are more prone to tearing, and the stretch isn't very good.

[batista]

If you can do all that then you are not working hard enough.

[Dionyseus]

this is my daily cardio routine, any constructive criticism/advice would be appreciated. Also feel free to post your own cardio routines so we can all compare.

-20 minutes of intense streching,
----------------------------------------
TREADMILL:
-5 minutes walking at 3.5mph
-10 minutes jogging at 6.0mph
-20 minutes of weighted(2.5lbs. each leg) half-speed intervals at 3.5mph-6.0mph
-30 minutes of nonweighted full speed intervals at 7.0mph-12mph
-5 minutes walking at 3.5 mph
ELIPTICAL MACHINE:
-60 minutes forward and backward motions (5min forward-5min backward alternating)
EXERCISE BIKE:
-20 minutes forward at level 10 resistance
-20 minutes backward at level 5 resistance
EXERCISES:
-50 burpees
-10 minutes of arm cycles
--------------------------------------
-10 minutes of streching

Your routine has you working out for over three hours every day, that doesn't sound healthy to me.

[Verstyle]

u guys work out to much or just like typing stuff u dont always do. ive typed mine in before and its pretty damn simple all of that **** isnt neccesary if u ask me