I'm really hoping you can offer me some really good advice here. Some quick background on me..I've been exercising for 6 years, both weights and cardio. Sometime in the last 3-6 months I've noticed my cardio and strength endurance is pitiful. I'm very strong but only for short sets (8 reps or so) with rests in between. Anything like PH or CTX or Firm type workouts kills me. In addition to that, I also seem to have diminished my cardio capacity to the point where I often get nauseous or dizzy while doing cardio, something that hasn't happened since I first started working out. I am currently working with a personal trainer 2 days a week (Monday is back and bis and some legs with several cardio bursts to keep the heart rate up, Wed is chest, tris and shoulders and some more legs also with cardio bursts). What tapes can I do that will fit with that workout schedule and help with both cardio and strength endurance? I have all your tapes or could also run although I would be just starting out with that. Thanks so much!
Endurance help
- Thread starter Cbelle
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Cathe Friedrich
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Hi Cbelle! Have you discussed your concerns with your trainer? Perhaps he/she can design a program for you so that you become stronger in these areas. Also, if you are noticing this come on hard and so suddenly, keep an eye on it. It could be other things in your life contributing to it (ie: stress, diet, time of month, change in life, etc.) You should just get a general check up if you are still feeling this way after making some changes.
For now I would say that to increase your muscle endurance you should stick with workouts such as Muscle Endurance, Power Hour, and Leaner Legs. These workouts truly focus on enhancing muscle endurance. For cardio endurance, you can do any cardio workouts that keep you in steady state mode for longer durations. Start with 30 minutes at a time and try to work your way to 60 minute cardio endurance workouts a couple of times a week.
A weekly suggestion would be:
Monday.....back, bi's, and legs, with trainer
Tuesday....steady state cardio of your choice
Wed........chest, tri's shoulders, legs with trainer
Thurs......off
Fri........Power Hour (Rotate with Muscle Endurance week to week)
Sat........Steady State cardio
Sun........Leaner Legs
If you do Leaner Legs on Sunday, ask your trainer to consider another option for your legs on Mondays workout. For instance, you could walk briskly (or do a light jog) on treadmill for 30 minutes before you meet with him. That would help flush the lactic acid from your legs from Sundays workout, enhance your cardio endurance, and give your legs some light stimulation too.
Good Luck!
For now I would say that to increase your muscle endurance you should stick with workouts such as Muscle Endurance, Power Hour, and Leaner Legs. These workouts truly focus on enhancing muscle endurance. For cardio endurance, you can do any cardio workouts that keep you in steady state mode for longer durations. Start with 30 minutes at a time and try to work your way to 60 minute cardio endurance workouts a couple of times a week.
A weekly suggestion would be:
Monday.....back, bi's, and legs, with trainer
Tuesday....steady state cardio of your choice
Wed........chest, tri's shoulders, legs with trainer
Thurs......off
Fri........Power Hour (Rotate with Muscle Endurance week to week)
Sat........Steady State cardio
Sun........Leaner Legs
If you do Leaner Legs on Sunday, ask your trainer to consider another option for your legs on Mondays workout. For instance, you could walk briskly (or do a light jog) on treadmill for 30 minutes before you meet with him. That would help flush the lactic acid from your legs from Sundays workout, enhance your cardio endurance, and give your legs some light stimulation too.
Good Luck!
Thank you Cathe for your input! That's more or less what I was thinking of doing except instead of ME or PH I was going to go with Cardio and Weights Fri and Leaner Legs on Sat then leave the steady state cardio for Sun thus not interfering with my Mon workout. We'll see how this works! Thanks again!