banzaiengr
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What is it on the forum now with all this "Aerobic" stuff? I thought the whole thing about kettlebells was to get away from the dishonor of aerobics? LOL
Sorry I don't have time to comment fully, I'm late for my spinning class!What is it on the forum now with all this "Aerobic" stuff? I thought the whole thing about kettlebells was to get away from the dishonor of aerobics? LOL
as long I don't wear pink leg warmers I consider aerobic work now as hard style.I thought the whole thing about kettlebells was to get away from the dishonor of aerobics? LOL
Thanks, that was my loudest laughout this week! I instantly imagined one of your Insta-vids with stone cold face, terminator goggles and pink legwarmers. To me THAT would be truly Hardstyle. Hardcore as well.as long I don't wear pink leg warmers I consider aerobic work now as hard style.
I always thought this was a funny, teasing line addressed mostly at people who exercise to lose weight. In that context, kettlebells might very well be a replacement to the dishonor of aerobics. But for performance, all serious athletes have always done cardio.I thought the whole thing about kettlebells was to get away from the dishonor of aerobics?
LOL!as long I don't wear pink leg warmers I consider aerobic work now as hard style.
yes, it's that good. It helps everything. The aerobic system is the recovery system. And how one approaches aerobic work matters a lot I think. I do it because I know its good, because I experienced it and still do. The running and rowing are not a means to the end for me that I am chasing something. I deeply enjoy this synchronization of breath and movement. What I am interested in are the symbiotic effects of iron and locomotion work for which I am my own genuine guinea pig.But MAF aerobic training is the real deal. It seems to help everything, and cuts through life-stress like a hot knife through butter.
I do a bunch of steady state on it. Interval just a few so far. For both cases the rower is a great device. You can dose the effort on point with it.Anyone row? Seems like that's great for just for slow steady state, "sprinting", intervals.
Is rucking on a treadmill worse than not doing anything? I have a treadmill my wife uses, but I don't do "LSD" currently, just the occasional stroll. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to "long walks on the beach" (as it were) during the day/evening, but could do it for 60-70 minutes in the early morning on the treadmill. Is rucking only meant to be done outdoors?
I would rather stand in a cold shower with all my clothes on ripping up twenty dollar bills than run on a treadmill...Is it worse than not doing anything? Maybe, the problem with treadmills is it's not normal to walk or run on a moving surface. My understanding is that this creates tightness in the lower legs that ends up causing other problems.
I've used them sparingly living here in MN when I couldn't get outside for fear of having some idiot that doesn't know how to drive on snow hit me. But I have noticed the issue with the tightness.
Treadmills like the rower do have value for intervals and hills.
Since I can't run anymore, I picked up a used airdyne shortly after having my walking boot removed. I love it and think it has at least as much value as the rower. Plus you can pick one up used around 125 bucks, much cheaper than the C2 rower.
Back to rucking, Sean why can't you get a reflective vest and ruck in the morning. Just an idea.
@Oscar I would agree that running is better than sitting on a machine. JMHO
It’s cold! I suppose you’re right. My neighborhood doesn’t have sidewalks, so it’s either the street or yards. But in the winter the streets get crowded with snow banks and parked cars (and dark and icy). Maybe I would do rucking in non-snowy seasons (the saying around here is our four seasons are: almost winter, winter, STILL winter...and road construction) and find a cheap erg for rowing in the winter.I would rather stand in a cold shower with all my clothes on ripping up twenty dollar bills than run on a treadmill...
That being said Joan Benoit won the inaugural women's Olympic marathon, training mostly on a treadmill...
And yeah @Sean M if you have 70min to ruck in the morning why wouldn't you do it outside if you don't mind me asking?