Good Alternative Cardio

[Joe Frazier]

I found that after adding sprints to my running I had a lot more gas in my tank in the way that I wasn't out of breath and fatigued as much as I used to be after a long heavy session on the weights followed by the bag.

But I did find that my legs weren't exactly packing a whole load of power either.

So around four months ago now I bought myself a rowing machine which I use on a high setting and use for high intensity cardio routines. I have found that the power in my legs has (in my opinion) close to doubled and I feel much more bouncy when I want to fight cagey.

I have kept this my own secret among the guys I spar with at the gym - and I have noticed in late rounds when before I may have wanted to spoil and hide my face I now dominate and command an outside punching ring whilst my opponent has gotten tired.

Overall I can safely say that the rowing machine will help your movement leaps and bounds.

Anyone else have cardio methods no one really pays attention to?

[Kinetic Linking]

Good info about the rowing machine.

I've noticed that turning really heavy weightlifting into a cardio routine kills like almost no other workout. I haven't had any success with it yet because I can't even successfully do it yet, but I'd take a wild guess and say that it'd be really effective if you could do it.

I think Fedor used to do some kind of competitive weightlifting like that. Like events where you'd lift a really heavy kettleball over your head as many times as you could in a minute or two minutes or something. That kind of **** is super brutal.

[=Dale]

i reakon swimming is a great cardio excersize but i havnt been able to do it where i am tho lately because its too cold but it's good because it works every muscle in your body and theres no stress on your back and knees and ankles if your worried about that while theres still the resistance from the water and you can go longer aswell because the water keeps you from getting too hot so fast.