Do You Really Need Cardiovascular Exercises?

By the way, you will seein a momentthat I'mnot really "anti-cardio", simply "anti old fashionedcardiovascular exercises".The majority oftrainingfans, weekend warriors, or anybodylooking to getin good shape or dropexcess body fat, consider ita truththat theyabsolutely need "cardio" workoutsto completemost of thesedesired goals. Some peoplewould probably never even debatethe idea.However, I am notjust questioning this, I willopposethis! In fact, you may beamazedto know that some of the leanest and meanest persons I know NEVERactually do any type ofcommon or conventionalcardiovascular exercises. AndI've spent more thanfifteen yearsdoing exercisesin severalhealth clubs, and hanging out withprofessional athletesof all sorts, and soI have seenit all.I'm going toclaim thatthere may be a place for low-moderate levels cardio for veryover weightpeople, but even in all thosecases, there can bemore beneficialstrategies.But what on earth is "cardio workout"?Most peoplewould likelyconsidercardiobeing pumping away mindlessly on atreadmill machine, cycling a stationarycycle, or coasting on an elliptical machine, whilepaying attention tothe televisionscreen at their condition of the art gym. This is what I call "classiccardiovascular exercise". Hmmm, not surprisingmany individualsget boredwith theirworkout routinesand give upright after acouple months withoutbeing able to see anygood results.However, when you start lookingdeeper, "cardio" trainingcan be regarded asany type ofexercise or actionthattones up the heart system. I'm notgettingdirectly intoanythingcomplexsuch asboosting your VO2 max or somethinglike that. To keep it easy, whether itcan getyour heart pumpin, and gets you huffin and puffin, it truly iscardio. I really don'treally careif you'reholdingweight loadsor perhaps a barbell and everybodynames it a weight training workout...is stillstrengthening your heart.Let's takea peek atsomegood examples. Please take a barbell (or dumbbell, or kettlebell) clean & press for example, involvingraising a barbell from the floor up to shoulder area, and then push pressing overhead. And alsopay attentionwomen of all ages, because although this isoftenlooked atbeing amanlyexercise, it doesn't matter ifyou aren'tlifting 250 pounds; if 45 poundsischallenging to you, then you'll definitelyreally benefit nearly as much.At first glance, many peopleconsider the barbell C&P simply as a strength trainingexercise or powerexercise. However, I encourage you to complete ahard set of about 10-15 repetitionson the C&P. When youutilizeda difficult enough mass, what you may seeis that yourpulse rateis most likelyup toabout 80-90% of theadvisedmax, and you really are huffing and puffing as if you just ran a 100-meter sprint (which by the way, sprints kicks the crap out of jogging any day if you wishthe simplest wayto shed the flab).Trythe exact same thing for a set of 20 reps of one-arm snatches or swings with each arm with a kettlebell or dumbbell, and tell me your hip and legsaren'tburning, heart racing, and you really are gasping for breathing. How abouttryingfiveminutes straight of body weightsquats, runs, and pushupshavinglittle or norest. Again, observe your heart beating, perspirationpouring off of you, and bust heaving for breathing! Now you have an effective approach on how to get six pack abs and strengthen thephysique and cardiovascular system.Try to tell me you aren'tconditioning your cardiovascular systemusing thistype oftraining! Traditionalthinkingsays that these areweight training or muscle buildingphysical exercises. Still, these arefulfilling your cardiovascularexerciseneedsas wellsaving you time!.Not only do you save time, but you toneand alsoshapealmost everymuscle tissuein theentire bodywith thesefull bodyexercise routines if you are doingall of them withenoughconcentration...something whichcannot bedescribedto theboringstationarybicycle ride orfitness treadmill machine jaunt while reading or watching television.Studying or watching televisionwhen youexercise is a joke!Really, if you canstudy or watch TVwhiledoinganyworkout, you aren'tfocusingsufficient enough on whateveryou might beundertaking, and alsoyou're probablynot reallyexercisingtough enoughto experience any genuineimprovement.I challenge you to give the "traditionalcardio workouts" a rest for one month or two, and starttrainingthe best wayand discoverhow you wouldgetleaner, moredefined, along with yoursix packbeginning todisplay through what was previouslystubbornunwanted belly fattissue.