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Old 06-28-2004, 08:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cardio problems

I have no prloblem with cardio- but lately it seems i just cant get motivated- im pretty fit- a little underweight actually due to stomach problems but mostly fit

anyway i just cant seem to get back into cardio lately, i just find it boring- so i was wondering what do you all think about , etc while ur doing cardio

sounds weird but its like im bored out of my mind while im doing it- whereas weights i never seem to have taht problem with when im strength training i cant watch TV really while i do it- as i prefer outdoor bike riding and im just dammed bored outta my mind and advice
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Old 06-29-2004, 12:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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heheh when i'm outdoor bike riding i'm going so fast i couldn't get bored... maybe that's why i'm injured now

dunno, maybe try something else like squash or swimming? punch-bag work? find someone else to run with? get your heart rate up for 30 mins is the main thing, doesn't matter so much how you go about it

let us know how you get on
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Old 06-29-2004, 07:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Pick a more interesting workout for your bike machine. Interval training gives you something to look forward to.

Listen to the radio or watch TV. Pick up a subscription to a DvD-delivery rental company and watch a movie while stationary biking or rowing or whatever other torture device you can fit in your TV room.

Count laps in a pool. Factor it. Count breaths and strokes. Try to decrease the stroke count. Work out how fast you are going in your head. Work out how far you go in a stroke. Calculate goal lenghts/minute or seconds/length. Do this for different pool lengths.

Think about what that cute girl or boy was saying the other day. Look at the trim bodies of the other swimmers. Keep track of if you are going faster or slower than people in other lanes. Try to improve.

Design interesting effort patterns. 30 seconds at 1300 cal/hour then 60 seconds at 500 cal/hour then 30 seconds at 1500 cal/hour then 60 seconds at 600 cal/hour then 30 seconds at 1000 cal/hour. Work out how much water you are heating up, and if you are drinking enough.

Watch.

Concentrate on how one particular limb is moving. Vary the movement, see if you can get more speed, power or ease out of a different movement. Close your eyes and push.

Count heartbeats.

Read a book. Write a book. Imagine dialog between two different characters. Think about the play you saw last night.

Imagine pictures in your brain.

Compose a tune to whistle. Da-de-de-da-da-doooooo. Don't actually whistle. Brain-hum along with a popular song.

Get a book on tape and listen to it.

Make up complex beat patterns and apply it to your movements. Adjust your hand positions. Play with your abdominals.

Think about your diet.

Go through a list of friends, and think up gifts you can give them. Imagine their reactions.

Stare blankly at a wall.
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Old 06-29-2004, 07:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Think about what that cute girl or boy was saying the other day. Look at the trim bodies of the other swimmers. Keep track of if you are going faster or slower than people in other lanes. Try to improve.


lol raging hardon + cardio = faster weightloss eh
Heartrate doubly high!


ty for the tips-
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Old 06-29-2004, 07:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I find that creating new playlists to listen to while doing cardio keeps it much more interesting. I also prefer an elliptical trainer to a stationary bike - it's also better exercise.
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Old 06-30-2004, 01:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
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excellent tips, especially from Yakk... i'm going to be trying them out

i would add one, especially for high intensity stuff (big weights or interval training): think about something that really makes you angry... think about someone who pisses you off that you'd like to kill... imagine how much fun it would be

it gets your heart rate up and gets all the adrenaline flooding round your body just lovely
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