CARDIO CIRCUIT TRAINING ADVICE

skytop

Hi,I'm looking for a little advice. I'm about to re-embark on my quest for fitness, I was in great shape a few years back(a good few years)due to a major love of basketball among most other sports, that was school and now time restraints would deem that route impossible. Ive been doing a bit of research into circuit training and feel it would be good and fun.I've done the running miles every other day and always found it boring, what im looking for is help planning out a circuit that i can do in the local pitch with for example a set of dumbells, skipping rope, that sort of thing. I wouldn't know which excerises or how many to do! Any advice would be great. I'd like it to be very tough and really push my limits! Thanks in advance guys!!

TommyKnocker

Hi There

Why not have a look at the video section of the Crossfit Ireland web site for some ideas of circuits.

www.crossfit.ie

You could also google "Crossfit" for some more ideas


Best Reards,

M

aye

hey,

This is a circuit we did the other day in class.


jumping jacks
pushups
mountain climber
skipping
bent over rows
squat jumps (weighted if able)
strides
shoulder press
pyramid sprints

3 times, 40 second each exercise, 10 second rest between exercises.
minute rest between circuits.


try change it each week, with dumbbells you can do a multitude of exercises.


Hope this helps

skytop

B-Builder wrote: »

Hi There

Why not have a look at the video section of the Crossfit Ireland web site for some ideas of circuits.

www.crossfit.ie

You could also google "Crossfit" for some more ideas


Best Reards,

M

Just watched vid, looks very good. thanks for the advice!

skytop

aye wrote: »

hey,

This is a circuit we did the other day in class.


jumping jacks
pushups
mountain climber
skipping
bent over rows
squat jumps (weighted if able)
strides
shoulder press
pyramid sprints

3 times, 40 second each exercise, 10 second rest between exercises.
minute rest between circuits.


try change it each week, with dumbbells you can do a multitude of exercises.


Hope this helps

Thanks very much for the example, it's exctaly what i'm looking for.

One question. Would it be good to include more running or am i been totally naive thinking that i could and would actually be wrecked anyway if i complete the above circuit to the best of my ability?

Maybe going for a run in the days in between??

aye

Personally I would leave the running til non circuit days.

You should be fairly shattered after the circuits if you push yourself properly and will need recovery.

remember to warm up and cool down before and after the circuit, and make sure to stretch after it also.

what are your goals?

skytop

aye wrote: »

Personally I would leave the running til non circuit days.

You should be fairly shattered after the circuits if you push yourself properly and will need recovery.

remember to warm up and cool down before and after the circuit, and make sure to stretch after it also.

what are your goals?

I will, Thanks

My Goals are to firstly trim up, lose the bit of belly i have and improve my allover fitness and health. I'm 30 and feel its now or never to make the big fitness and health changes i need. I also want to re-establish my self back on the local soccer team, so i'm looking to get my peak fitness in the next year and sustain it

aye

well soccer is an anaerobic sport, so sprints, squat jumps etc that are done in circuits will help here.

do the running on non circuit days so as to allow your body recovery from the anaerobic and muscluar endurance exercises.

try get started on some weight lifitng if you are in a gym - squat, bench, military press, rows, pullups.