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Old 12-16-2006, 08:39 AM   #1 (permalink)

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Cardio Help

My cardio needs work, I only do it on gym day (besides warmups & drills that are part of the classes obviously)

Routine

MON: MT
TUES: BJJ
WED: OFF
THUR: GYM
FRI: BJJ
SAT: MT
SUN: OFF

I was looking to do 3 cardio sessions/wk, how/when should I do it? On BJJ or MT days before or after? Off days? Overtraining is a issue, hence the 2 off days. How/when do fighters incorporate it?

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Old 12-16-2006, 09:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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have you done any cardio before? if not, id just add in one run a week on wednesday. go for distance, not speed. you need to run far and have a good aerobic base before you can start sprints or hiit training. also, l(ong) s(low) d(istance) running needs less recovery time than higher intensity training. do lsd for a while, then once you adapt to your training load you can add in hiit and sprints as well.

if i could redo your entire training plan (and your goal is sport-specific training) id do it as follows:

mon: lsd
tues: gym (conditioning exercises, ie. 3 sets - 8 - 15 reps light weight) in the morning, mt or bjj in the evening (whichever you find less demanding)
wed: mt/bjj
thurs: lsd
fri: gym in the morning,mt or bjj
sat: bjj

id do that for a month or 2, once you feel your body has adapted to that, id replace the gym conditioning work with strength and training and 1 lsd session a week with hiit. again, do that for a month of two, then replace the gym work with power training and plyometrics, and the last lsd session with hiit. a month or 2, a regeneration phase (less training, less intensely) , then repeat.
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Old 12-18-2006, 08:19 AM   #3 (permalink)

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Thanks parallax86.

Variety of opinions is appreciated.

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Old 12-19-2006, 01:09 PM   #4 (permalink)

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i like parallax86's idea, but if u are stuck on ur schedual, you can always do some running in the mornings before work/school, then do your training at night. just run like 30-45 mins in the morning to get urself woken up and to get the heart pumpin, and u can slowly increase your run time and distance.
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