I've no place to swim here (nor the time considering my retarded schedule), but running and cycling is an option.
An user told me you still have to run to get the cardio going because you're carrying your weight when running whilst on a bike it's the bike carrying it for you.
What do? Help, this is important for my MMA shit because I tire like a bitch after 45 minutes.
Michael Lee
you just do a lot of brutal cardio. there's no easy way around it, the diaz brothers do triathlons and shit. gotta do the work
Andrew Thompson
Ive heard speed rope jumping is pretty good.
Bentley Flores
I don't mind the hard work, as long as results are guaranteed I'll jump into it.
My only gripe is that I can't swim. I can run, ride my bike and jump rope like this user suggested.
Apparently swimming's really important, I'm looking for suggestions around it and maybe some more advice on how to do it, exercises, sports, what have you.
Parker Cruz
and they're vegan
Dylan Walker
I try to cycle 2-3x a week for several hours if possible. Like, last week I put in 130 miles and I'm out of shape. Just find time.
Owen King
bong rips and triathlons homie
Adrian Smith
My mornings are mostly free unless I go to the gym.
How long would one have to cycle (and how many miles at that) for it to be building upon your cardio? I don't usually get tired riding my bike, I can go for a couple of hours.
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Elijah Davis
You need to stop caring about how you look and just go by performance
#1, lose any unnecessary muscle mass #2, run and jump rope on the side
Luke Hernandez
read tim ferris' literature on endurance training
apparently sprint training and shorter burst workouts are a far more effective way of training endurance
Wyatt Taylor
I'll tell you again then, run.
Failing that, jump rope.
Wyatt Long
I don't really go for much form as I go for function. I still lift weekly, but it's mostly to help me in the gym when I'm wrestling, I feel like I need that extra mass to push a nigga around.
That's legit interesting, I had no idea. I'm going to look into it because it's much, much easier than distance running.
>It's that mythical nigga who first told me of this I knew I'd run into you again.
Jack Barnes
As some anons have said, rope skipping is good. Helps with breathing, and you can push kinda harder than when running since you can always add 5 minutes, whereas when running it's kinda harder. Swimming helps with breathing too, but it's something else entirely. I can run 2h, but I have trouble swimming correctly because of that. Other than that, what is the problem after 45 minutes? Is it breathing, energy, pain? Because you might just go to hard on your runs. An other good aspect of rope is that you can't really go too hard on it for a long time... If you have access to a gym, you might wanna consider rowing machines, and trying to run on a treadmill. Set it on an easy pace (like 6mph/10Km.h) and try go go for a whole hour. Just to break out of the 45 minutes plateau.
But keep on it, you can definitely improve! I started 20 month ago incapable of running for more than 20 minutes. Now I run 26+ miles par week (I have a 13.1 race in 4 weeks).
Bentley Brooks
Jump the rope at home, solved.
(Boxers do it)
Jack Morris
Find a rowing machine. Do 3x20 minutes at a heart rate of 150-160 bpm. Do this at least twice a week.
No fan of running because that shit will fuck up your knees if you've got a bad day.
Josiah Davis
man I have spent dollars trying to find out the same question
literally dollars >how does Mayweather last 40 rounds of training when I and mostly everyone I knew at the boxing gym bitches out around 3 to 8 rounds? Blood doping? Genetic breeding? I have no idea but last time I somehow ended up working out 2 hours it was amazing. I like lasted 8 rounds on the heavy bags or some shit I felt great.
Eli Reyes
After 45 minutes I feel like my lungs are on fire and my hands just drop and I get hit. I noticed that during the Winter I can go much harder for almost double the time, but when it gets to Spring and until the end stretch of the Autumn my gas tank is utter shit.
I don't think I'll have access to the gym to use rowing machines like you and this user have suggested, mostly because it's two gym memberships (one for MMA and another one for lifting), so all the lifting I do is either at home or the rudimentary equipment at the MMA gym. Don't think I can afford both.
My coach gave me a running plan (you slowly stack up more and more time until you can run for an hour straight) but it's not yielding the results I expected, that's why Ia ask.
So I guess I'm left with the traditional stuff like running and skipping rope.
I guess I've no other way to go. I can't skip rope for shit but I'll stick to it til I'm good.
What'd you do to last those 2 hours? I kinda don't wanna get on steroids, I feel like I'm too young for that since the whole bloop doping thing was brought up.
I know some guys that do use them at the gym.
Nathaniel Jackson
I like basically did heavy bags, like 8 rounds... almost dancing to the music. shadow box/rope 2 rounds.. heavy bag again for like 4 rounds but way less intense and way less foot work, jump roped for 5 rounds.
Yeah I think that sounds about right.
Tyler Wilson
Isn't wrestling ridiculously good cardio? Just do that until you're tired af and then run laps until you can't anymore.
Lucas Ward
If only they would allow us to listen to some music. I'm not saying let us bring our own music, just some music.
Jelly my dude, congrats.
We don't do as much wrestling as we do striking, but wrestling is easily the most tiresome aspect of it all. Even more than BJJ.
William Reed
I thing it has to do with breathing and regulating your body temperature. I kinda have the same issue, when I run in cooler temperatures I can maintain my pace more easily. Then, I guess you should learn to slow your pace down when running. Try to use a stop watch to see your pace on a mile, and then to force you to slow down. This should enable you to run longer, since you won't explode your energy reserves. I pretty much thing that you run kinda to fast for your breathing to catch up, and ends up using anaerobic muscle "respiration". This plus rope skipping (though it's quite boring to jump for a straight hour, but I find that it works, at least it worked for me) should be a good training regimen to break your 45 minutes limit. Keep in mind also that to a certain point, it's very psychological. Sometimes you kinda stop because you use to stop to the specific place or time. Varying your running places might also help on that.
Camden Young
Cycling is very pace dependent. Try setting time goals and riding faster.
Michael Kelly
I have one of those watch things that measures your distance, your heart bpms, your speed, etc. I can use that to do some math and maybe prolong my running gradually until I can do it for a couple of hours with no issue. I don't mind it being tedious (rope skipping I mean), my only issue is that I suck at it. Like I'm really bad at it, for how good I am at juggling shit and hand eye coordination I'm a fucking ape when it comes to rope skipping lol.
I'll try this tonight, see how fast can I ride for how long before I need to stop. My only issue is that I never rode a bike for long enough to actually feel that tired, I never got down from a bike (even if it was a few hours) and felt like I couldn't go for another lap or so.
Lincoln Cook
You should be able to learn to jump quite quickly, its not hard really! If you can, try to perform 5 minutes or less every now and then to get the movement right. Careful with the watch thingy, sometimes they are quite off with data. Your best bet is to check two or three miles distance on google maps and to chronometer the time it takes you to run them. Also, for running more than an hours, you'll have to go there progressively. Maybe try to look for a half marathon training plan or something just to get an idea of the progression.
Adrian Price
400 stairs = 15 mins of jogging.
Now get to it.
Kevin Sullivan
All the cycling freaks I know train during their daily commute to work. Just set your gear waayy to low so that you reach about 80-90 RPM with your feet. This way you can get some cardio out of "daily city traffic" where you cant ride as fast and have to break for stoplights etc. Will exhaust your respiration real quick while leaving your muscles mostly unstrained as the gear is too low to acutally work them past warming up. Its also the recommended routine for building up endurance for a cycling tournament. Keep the RPM steady and put on one gear per week etc..
Ian Morris
I run 30-50 km a week, cycle 100-150 depends on the weather and i run 2-6
basically
runing for aesthetic gains
bike for iron legs
swiming for increased lung capacity
together it makes you god mode and u turn in to immortal fuck as your heart is an muscle
Andrew Barnes
shit 2-6 swim, not run sry
Leo Jackson
I swear they eat fish
Lucas Cruz
>Diaz >Weed lungs >cardio k lol
Dylan Cooper
Here is some advise from your fellow martial arts user doing muay thai. >What do? Help, this is important for my MMA shit because I tire like a bitch after 45 minutes. Do more fight training. Thats it. Your body will adjust to the requirements your training sessions put on you. After a while your cardio will go up simply from doing that. As far as what you can add on the off days when you arent training, here are some things to consider. 1. CIrcuit training is good. You can throw a lot of your strength training into circuits to make it more taxing on your cardio. 2. Running, rowing, jump rope and cycling are all good. Running is the most accessible option and it builds muscular endurance in your legs, which is good for fighting, since you dont want your legs to stiffen up. Alternate between HIIT style training(1 min light jogging and 30 seconds sprinting for 10 rounds lets say) and more low impact cardio on rest days. Short interval training is really good both for building endurance and for adapting to the specific requirements of your sport, you arent a fucking boxer fighting for 12 rounds, short interval training mimics the actual fight well, but its beats you up, so do more low impact shit on days where you arent training. Rowing machines are good if your legs are too beat up for whatever reason. 3. Diet. Make sure that you eat a decent amount of carbs like 2 hrs before training. Supplementing with certain minerals is also good, i go for a multi myself. You are gonna be sweating a lot, so your mineral requirements are gonna be higher. 4. Breathing technique is important. Constantly remind yourself to exhale on your punches, kicks, whatever. If you exhale air, your body will naturally try to get it back later. Sip some water between rounds and just walk around and breathe. Most of this shit i learned from my coach. After my first 3 months of training i had no issues going through my 1.5 hour training sessions.
Gabriel Powell
Read Joel Jamieson stuff on cardio he has a free 4-week training program.He alternates different modalities.He also trains MMA guys so he has experience in that area.