Need Home Cardio Ideas

Deezus · 05-31-2005, 08:39 PM

Hey ya'll,
I'm looking for some suggestions on a peice of cardio equipment I can use in my apartment that I may can make or pick up for a few bucks. Anything is really fine as long as I can do HIIT with it. I've never been much of a runner, and the roads around here give me shin splints,so thats outta the question. My schedule has changed so I my gym isn't open when I want to do cardio in the morning, and I need a solution. Any ideas may help, just need to get my early mornin burn goin on.

Rocky_B · 05-31-2005, 10:55 PM

Cross Trainer, Stationary Bike, Heavy bag, jump rope.

Get 1 of each for variation

If you can't afford them all, try a cross trainer as they are good on your knees, and also burn calories like crazy. Wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up a jump rope too, and just warm up with it, or do some HIIT with it.

gr81 · 06-01-2005, 01:14 AM

you could try fuccing alot...

but if you can't do that then hit up a track nearby, I am sure you could find one close by and really nothing at home is gonna come close, plus why spend way too much money on a bunch of useless home equipment. fucc that shit, sprint workouts are great

TriZZle305 · 06-01-2005, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr81

you could try fuccing alot...

That gets my vote for best HIIT Cardio

**P-funk** · 06-01-2005, 04:28 AM

my fav. ardio pieces (esp. with those that have shin splints and can't do impact type aerobcs) are the versa climber and the rower because they engage your entire body where as the bike does not. I find them both to be an amazing workout for either HIIT or long duration and terribly brutal.

GoalGetter · 06-01-2005, 04:43 AM

The cheapest pieces of equipment you can get that take up the least amount of space are a good pair of running sneakers and a jump rope.

You can do sprints with your sneakers either around your block (sprint the short sides, recover on the long sides), and you can do intervals with the jump rope right in your living room.

The Monkey Man · 06-01-2005, 09:54 PM

What ever happened to calisthenics????

Jumping jacks, pushups, torso twists, lunges, squat-thrusts....
Any football players got advice?

Here...
http://soc.maxwell.af.mil/pub/Calisthenics.pdf

Do A set of 50 reps of each of the exercises shown above, without stopping...
(You should be tired)

If you have Shin-Splintz... Walk instead

Or get better shoes.... I'm old... but these absorbed all the pain from my knees, arches, and hips!!...

http://www.letsrun.com/shoes.php?shoe=nikezoommiler

maniclion · 06-02-2005, 04:47 PM

Jump rope hands down, you can simply jump or do high knee jog in place. A guy in my neighborhood often runs while jumping rope and at intersections and stoplights I see him run high knee sprints in place.

Squaggleboggin · 06-02-2005, 04:53 PM

Isn't jumping rope a little high impact though? He said running on the roads give him splints so I would think jumping rope would too, but I rarely do it. Does anyone get splints from jumping rope, or am I just crazy (which is very possible)?

The Monkey Man · 06-02-2005, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

Isn't jumping rope a little high impact though? He said running on the roads give him splints so I would think jumping rope would too, but I rarely do it. Does anyone get splints from jumping rope, or am I just crazy (which is very possible)?

It's possible, but... It is a different motion beacause you land on your toes, not your heels, there is no back to front weight shift.

Squaggleboggin · 06-02-2005, 06:27 PM

I think you're right. Like I said, I rarely do it, so I didn't even think of that.

TJ Cline · 06-02-2005, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr81

you could try fuccing alot...

but if you can't do that then hit up a track nearby, I am sure you could find one close by and really nothing at home is gonna come close, plus why spend way too much money on a bunch of useless home equipment. fucc that shit, sprint workouts are great

This is a good idea, just go and run on one of the high school or local college tracks. Take that $ and invest it for when you're old.

The Monkey Man · 06-03-2005, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

I think you're right. Like I said, I rarely do it, so I didn't even think of that.

Yes if you really get into it, you can get a weighted rope!!!

http://store.titleboxing.com/powerrope.html

Squaggleboggin · 06-03-2005, 03:10 PM

Well that's something I wo uldn't have thought was ever invented... I wonder if they sell weighted shoes to wear whilst you jump...

The Monkey Man · 06-03-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

Well that's something I wo uldn't have thought was ever invented... I wonder if they sell weighted shoes to wear whilst you jump...

http://store.titleboxing.com/strengt...ed-shorts.html

http://www.jumpusa.com/proprio.htm

Had enuff??

05-31-2005, 08:39 PM	#1
Deezus Just gotta to be MIGHTY.. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Knoxvegas Posts: 147	Need Home Cardio Ideas Hey ya'll, I'm looking for some suggestions on a peice of cardio equipment I can use in my apartment that I may can make or pick up for a few bucks. Anything is really fine as long as I can do HIIT with it. I've never been much of a runner, and the roads around here give me shin splints,so thats outta the question. My schedule has changed so I my gym isn't open when I want to do cardio in the morning, and I need a solution. Any ideas may help, just need to get my early mornin burn goin on. "A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender." ~Vince Lombardi

06-01-2005, 04:28 AM	#5
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,701	my fav. ardio pieces (esp. with those that have shin splints and can't do impact type aerobcs) are the versa climber and the rower because they engage your entire body where as the bike does not. I find them both to be an amazing workout for either HIIT or long duration and terribly brutal. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

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The Monkey Man Magical Apelikemenace Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 14,393 Photos: 57	What ever happened to calisthenics???? Jumping jacks, pushups, torso twists, lunges, squat-thrusts.... Any football players got advice? Here... http://soc.maxwell.af.mil/pub/Calisthenics.pdf Do A set of 50 reps of each of the exercises shown above, without stopping... (You should be tired) If you have Shin-Splintz... Walk instead Or get better shoes.... I'm old... but these absorbed all the pain from my knees, arches, and hips!!... http://www.letsrun.com/shoes.php?shoe=nikezoommiler Have Problems?... Chances are its due to overpopulation Save The Oceans, Save the Planet, Save Your Family, Save Yourself! Last edited by The Monkey Man : 06-01-2005 at 10:10 PM.

06-02-2005, 04:47 PM	#8
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,441 Photos: 10	Jump rope hands down, you can simply jump or do high knee jog in place. A guy in my neighborhood often runs while jumping rope and at intersections and stoplights I see him run high knee sprints in place. "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

06-02-2005, 04:53 PM	#9
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,541 Photos: 3	Isn't jumping rope a little high impact though? He said running on the roads give him splints so I would think jumping rope would too, but I rarely do it. Does anyone get splints from jumping rope, or am I just crazy (which is very possible)? Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself. Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal

05-31-2005, 10:55 PM	#2
Rocky_B Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 446	Cross Trainer, Stationary Bike, Heavy bag, jump rope. Get 1 of each for variation If you can't afford them all, try a cross trainer as they are good on your knees, and also burn calories like crazy. Wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up a jump rope too, and just warm up with it, or do some HIIT with it.

06-01-2005, 01:14 AM	#3
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	you could try fuccing alot... but if you can't do that then hit up a track nearby, I am sure you could find one close by and really nothing at home is gonna come close, plus why spend way too much money on a bunch of useless home equipment. fucc that shit, sprint workouts are great

06-01-2005, 04:43 AM	#6
GoalGetter is still around... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,103	The cheapest pieces of equipment you can get that take up the least amount of space are a good pair of running sneakers and a jump rope. You can do sprints with your sneakers either around your block (sprint the short sides, recover on the long sides), and you can do intervals with the jump rope right in your living room.

06-02-2005, 06:27 PM	#11
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,541 Photos: 3	I think you're right. Like I said, I rarely do it, so I didn't even think of that. Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself. Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal

06-03-2005, 03:10 PM	#14
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,541 Photos: 3	Well that's something I wo uldn't have thought was ever invented... I wonder if they sell weighted shoes to wear whilst you jump... Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself. Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal

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