What are the best fat burning cardio exercises?

ricki said:

i lost 21 kilos of fat and the way i did it was just, eat healthier, go for runs and walks, and punched the hell out of a boxing bag, everyday.

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I would like to do the punching bag thing, but I don't have anyone to partner up with. I know even a heavy bag need held or it will go swinging every direction before too long. I would love to do something with focus mitts, but again, I would need a partner I just don't have.

lol gogetta bro i was just kidding and drunk.....lol

Yeah there's the bike, or... I don,t know how to say that in english... the activity where you have a long cord and jump as it gets near your feet :s... That's 30% less hard on the knees but that's sure gonna kill your cardio :D

Most large high quality heavy bags can be tethered to either the ground or a stack of weights.

penguinsfan said:

I would like to do the punching bag thing, but I don't have anyone to partner up with. I know even a heavy bag need held or it will go swinging every direction before too long. I would love to do something with focus mitts, but again, I would need a partner I just don't have.

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ggogeta said:

Yeah there's the bike, or... I don,t know how to say that in english... the activity where you have a long cord and jump as it gets near your feet :s... That's 30% less hard on the knees but that's sure gonna kill your cardio :D

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Jump-roping, rope skipping, etc. It is an excellent workout that can be done in 10-15 minutes three times per week. I also recommend hill sprints. I would recommend bear crawls like Big Joe said. Swimming is pretty good. Farmers' Carries. Switch it up and make it fun!

goldmember said:

Jump-roping, rope skipping, etc. It is an excellent workout that can be done in 10-15 minutes three times per week. I also recommend hill sprints. I would recommend bear crawls like Big Joe said. Swimming is pretty good. Farmers' Carries. Switch it up and make it fun!

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thanks for that rope jumping term, I'm less stupid now :D

My wife has bad knees, but she is able to perform HIIT training without too much problems on the eliptical machine. Just increase the resistance and up your tempo on the all out portions. In addition to the excercises mentioned, a speedbag can get your heart rate up with no discomfort to your knees. If you decide to try running, you may want to check your local highschool, many of the newer tracks are rubberized resulting in less impact, and get fitted at a store that speciallizes in running; your typical name brand shoes are not designed for a person with bad knees.

supermanx

Ive been lifting and working out for awhile, I did just breeze over this section, however if your looking for some quick cardio to cut you up and not spend rediculous amounts of time

do 20 mins of jump rope

not straight, do about 200 jumps then break and then again, do 10 sets at a rate of about 100 jumps per min

1 min of jumping rope equals 3 mins of running

it will making you sprint faster and jump higher while giving you a rediculous cardio workout and not take much time.

penguinsfan said:

The running suggestions are great, but I think they're going to be way too hard on my knees. I could incorporate much of what you guys have said with a recumbent bike and elliptical trainer. Any other ideas of specific activities would be great. I like the HIIT concept.

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penguin I think you could do HIT on your eliptical trainer just time off like 30 seconds instead of 50 yards. Make sure to get your arms into it to take some of the focus off your knees when you go all out. Good luck bro I hope this helps.

Gotta love Matt Furey

Cleaner13 said:

supermanx

Ive been lifting and working out for awhile, I did just breeze over this section, however if your looking for some quick cardio to cut you up and not spend rediculous amounts of time

do 20 mins of jump rope

not straight, do about 200 jumps then break and then again, do 10 sets at a rate of about 100 jumps per min

1 min of jumping rope equals 3 mins of running

it will making you sprint faster and jump higher while giving you a rediculous cardio workout and not take much time.

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goldmember said:

Gotta love Matt Furey

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I've been familiar with Matt for about four years now. Much of his stuff is pretty good, but some of his newer stuff hasn't been as good and he is getting more pricey than he used to be.

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I would like to do the punching bag thing, but I don't have anyone to partner up with. I know even a heavy bag need held or it will go swinging every direction before too long. I would love to do something with focus mitts, but again, I would need a partner I just don't have.


Hey Penguinsfan, when I useta hit the bags good and hard one of the principles I applied was to stop the bag swinging by hittin' it. This helps break up a predictable rytHydromax that your opponent may take advantage of and also (ya gotta be careful, start with low amplitude swings and work up) helps develop incredible wrist strength and impact resistance.

If ya don't have a workout partner but you do have some time and money go get yourself a "double-ended-ball" . It's kinda like a speedbag except it's a solid ball suspended between two bungee cords. This first few hours on this will have just about anybody feeling like some uncoordinated-ass bumble-fuck, but it's fantastic for rytHydromax, timing, hand-eye training as well as a damn good aerobic workout. And if you really wan't to punish yourself get a dual double ender; that's two balls, hung and separated by a bungee. Use your hands and feet, high or low, and pretty soon you feel like yer dribblin' footballs during an earthquake.

And here's just a couple of suggestions for the bad knees crowd. I never was much of a runner and now that I've got more than a few bulging discs and fractured vertbrae I've had to re-tool and regroup. And I went back to the basics.

One of which is running in water. Depending on your location or circumstances this might be inconvenient or even impossible but if you can do it I STRONGLY suggest you do. Depending on the depth, the water takes up to all your weight off of your knees, hips, ankles and a good amount off of your spinal column. The resistance of the water itself is a good workout, the danger of overheating is just about non-existent and the "massaging" action of the water is good for your whole being.

The second one I'd suggest; go to your library, (or just buy), and get the book HEAVYHANDS by Dr. Leonard Schwartz. He's got exercises that give you a totally aerobic workout while remaing flat on your back! If you want, you can remain seated and get a full upper body workout in your target heart range while watchin' the boob tube. I useta shadowbox and do all my forms, sets and katas while I had from two to seven pounders on my hands. And let me tell ya, once I took 'em off; my hand speed was fukkin' great, if I do say so myself.
Hope this helped.

penguinsfan said:

I've been familiar with Matt for about four years now. Much of his stuff is pretty good, but some of his newer stuff hasn't been as good and he is getting more pricey than he used to be.

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I would have to agree with you. The Super Energizer Workout is a newer one that I really like, though. Combat Abs and Combat Conditioning are the best, though. Have you ever used Gama Fitness? I'm looking into Primate Power as well.

goldmember said:

I would have to agree with you. The Super Energizer Workout is a newer one that I really like, though. Combat Abs and Combat Conditioning are the best, though. Have you ever used Gama Fitness? I'm looking into Primate Power as well.

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I have some of the grappling stuff, like the Defend Yourself Defend America, Neck Cranks, Irish Boxing, How to Hook a Heavyweight, and Escape SuBathmateissions. I have the Combat Stretching videos. I have the Combat Abs and Combat Conditioning books and I think they're great. I have the Magnetic Mind Power and some of the business oriented stuff too.

I have not purchased Primate Power or Gama Fitness. What is the backbone of the super energizer workout and what kind of results have you seen?

penguinsfan said:

I have some of the grappling stuff, like the Defend Yourself Defend America, Neck Cranks, Irish Boxing, How to Hook a Heavyweight, and Escape SuBathmateissions. I have the Combat Stretching videos. I have the Combat Abs and Combat Conditioning books and I think they're great. I have the Magnetic Mind Power and some of the business oriented stuff too.

I have not purchased Primate Power or Gama Fitness. What is the backbone of the super energizer workout and what kind of results have you seen?

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Check my sig. You might want to try downloading the Super Energizer Workout from a music downloading program.

Also think about rowing ... thats GREAT stuff.

MAXAMEYES said:

Hey Penguinsfan, when I useta hit the bags good and hard one of the principles I applied was to stop the bag swinging by hittin' it. This helps break up a predictable rytHydromax that your opponent may take advantage of and also (ya gotta be careful, start with low amplitude swings and work up) helps develop incredible wrist strength and impact resistance.

If ya don't have a workout partner but you do have some time and money go get yourself a "double-ended-ball" . It's kinda like a speedbag except it's a solid ball suspended between two bungee cords. This first few hours on this will have just about anybody feeling like some uncoordinated-ass bumble-fuck, but it's fantastic for rytHydromax, timing, hand-eye training as well as a damn good aerobic workout. And if you really wan't to punish yourself get a dual double ender; that's two balls, hung and separated by a bungee. Use your hands and feet, high or low, and pretty soon you feel like yer dribblin' footballs during an earthquake.

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Wow, I missed that post the first time. Do you have any links to this ball device you describe? I can't quite picture it.

Hey, sory it took so long to reply; I've been on "vacation".
Here's a link from some guys with DE Ball workout suggestions:

http://stickgrappler.tripod.com/ug/mosdeball.html

Once ya get started you can find all sorts of good info on this fantastic training device. And here's the link for Century Martial Arts, I've used 'em for years and they've got shit you can't even imagine:

http://www.centuryfitness.com

Hey; if you ever get yerself set up with one o' these (or the dual set-up, if you're a glutton for punisHydromaxent) go ahead and let me know what you think. For me; using it was one of the most productive training evolutions I ever went through.

Good luck...and watch out.