Gassing horribly

[Ghostdogg]

After getting second place in my last competition I'm trying to greatly prove my cardio. We are training at my school and the fact of the matter is I don't see any improvement in my cardio anyone hbe any tips I weighed 350 I'm at 290 and dropping but cardio doesn't feel like it changed at all so if anyone has any tricks I would appreciate thanx

 

[TMtruthNjustice]

do you run? if you do run, are you distance running or interval running? have you ever thought about something aerobic and anaerobic, such as kettlebells? how many burpees can you do?

my advice for cardio in grappling is not to go for long runs, but instead to do things that are both muscular and cardiovascular, like a kettlebell routine or running sprints. also, staying hydrated, maintaining good nutrition, and not grappling after eating have all helped my energy levels.

 

[stuckpixel]

If you really want to work on your conditioning, start doing HIIT.

You say you're down to 290, how tall are you? What is your diet like?

 

[BC2000]

do you run? if you do run, are you distance running or interval running? have you ever thought about something aerobic and anaerobic, such as kettlebells? how many burpees can you do?

my advice for cardio in grappling is not to go for long runs, but instead to do things that are both muscular and cardiovascular, like a kettlebell routine or running sprints. also, staying hydrated, maintaining good nutrition, and not grappling after eating have all helped my energy levels.

Amen! Kettlebells is a very good suggestion. My suggestion to Ghostdogg is that if you'll try it, not to get too sexy the first couple of times and picking heavy weights. Choose lighter weights but more repititions. That way you'll build up your strenght, cardio and you'll also get a bit more explosive.

Good luck!

 

[sb413197]

I also gas but just started doing burpees and already have seen a sizeable impact. They really do condition you fast.

 

[greedysob]

How's your diet/sleep/stress? Sounds unrelated, but there's a huge difference in my cardio on days when I have everything in order compared to days where I underslept, stressed out at work, and snacked on junk food to make it through the day. I show up a completely different person at the gym.

If that's all in order work on interval training. I like doing interval sprints on my stationary bike/elliptical machine.

 

[Ghostdogg]

Thanx for all the feed back I'm 6'0 tall my goal is to get to 250-225 no I don't run I just watched a video on burpees I shall give them a try and kettlebells also

 

[Rod1]

Going interval training without a good aerobic base doesnt makes much sense though.

Try doing a VO2 estimate test, (Cooper its a very good one) to see where you are at when it comes to cardio, and then you may see what's really your problem.

 

[Modern Warrior1]

Sandbags and burpees.

 

[TMtruthNjustice]

Going interval training without a good aerobic base doesnt makes much sense though.

this is true. if you're completely out of shape, don't go sprint int he park and throw up in front of any soccer moms. get to where you can run two miles in a stretch, then up your intensity. for bjj, you'll probably get more out of sub-20 minutes HIIT than a ten mile run, but you should be able to go a short (3-5 mile) distance.

 

[BJJ_Rage]

Going interval training without a good aerobic base doesnt makes much sense though.

Try doing a VO2 estimate test, (Cooper its a very good one) to see where you are at when it comes to cardio, and then you may see what's really your problem.

this, Im no specialist in conditioning, but in ordert to build an anaerobic capacity, you must be in at least a decent aerobic condition...

Plus, are you a white belt? that could explain it also... you learn how to save some gas for continuos rolls as you progress, I dont think theres anyone in this forum able to roll 10 minutes straight balls to wall... and that is how most white belts roll...

By the way, my cardio sucks too...

 

[NateTx4112]

I was 6ft 250 when I started...no way in hell that (250-225) would be my goal...at 6ft tall you want to be sub 200 lbs I would think.

My cardio is completely different at 207 lbs (this week) vs 225 lbs (2 months ago), much less 225+.

 

[Ghostdogg]

heh 205 prob never going to happen but coming from 350 250-225 is a huge deal so from what i gather burpees kettlebells sandbags and run 3 miles cool ill give it a try i am a whitebelt but not a new one and soon to be a blue belt thanx for the help guys!

 

[ElKarlo]

What is your diet like? A lot of salt and sugar will slow you down. Like it does to me, as that is mostly what I eat =D

 

[SGMan]

U say your weight is dropping. Are you cutting calories?.

 

[Ghostdogg]

yes and no i cut out alot of shit candy fast food but mainly portion control that has been the biggest part

 

[thewhiteSRR]

Sandbags and burpees.

this.

 

[Ghostdogg]

what are sandbags?

 

[silverD**]

what are sandbags?

its when a punk motherfucker enters a tournament below his level cause he knows he can't hang with and probably won't medal in his own level.

 

[zemanjaski]

I like 25 minute HIIT cycles (as others have mentioned, get your basic cardio together first). Thats 3 minutes warm up, cycles through 1 minute on, one minute off, 3 minutes cool down.

Otherwise, once a month front squat tabata, 5 minutes, 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off continually. Good fat burner, but its also really fatiguing, similar to a very high intensity match (5 minutes because my matches are 5 minutes, I guess that when I get my blue, ill up to 6).

Roll as much as you can, but also try to get some stand up game practice - the initial standing phase (and the up and down constantly you some times get) really seems to exhaust a lot of guys, so its good to get some practice in there as well (it seems to be slightly different cardio).

Circuit training, sprints, obstacles courses at speed are great also.

Good luck.