Fat Burning “Cardio”
Every Sunday morning I like to get up before the family starts stirring and get in a little fat burning “cardio.” You might wonder why I put cardio in quotations. My favorite type of “cardio” is a little bit different than the low intensity 45 minute steady pace cardio sessions you see in most commercial gyms. “Cardio” for me is all about high intensity, fat incinerating, muscle sparing, conditioning sessions.
My street is one long hill and every Sunday morning I go out in front of my house and get it on. This morning I performed two hill sprints between manholes (about 50yds) then knocked out 10 burpees. I performed 10 rounds as quickly as possible and by the end my quads and hamstrings, and lungs were on fire.
I may be crazy but I love that hill in front of my house. I presents so many possibilities and all it takes is about 20-30 minutes of hard work! Below are some of my favorite “cardio” sessions that I do right out in the street or that you could do at any park or playground.
- Max sprints performed in 20 minutes
- 2 sprints + 10 burpees for 10 rounds
- 2 sprints + 10 burpees + 20 sledgehammer swings (10ea. side) for max rounds in 20-3o minutes
- 2 sprints + 20 sledgehammer swings (10ea. side) + battling rope (30 sec.) for max rounds in 20-30 minutes
As you can see this fat burning “cardio” sessions involve very little equipment and can be done almost anywhere. You can perform them at the end of a lifting session or as a stand alone conditioning workout.
Give them a shot and let me know what you think. I also want to know what are some of your favorite “cardio” workouts. Just drop a comment below or hit me up through facebook or twitter.
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