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!
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Endurance help
- Thread starter Cbelle
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To work on both cardio and strength within one workout you could do Cathe's Circuit Max, Cardio and Weights, or Boot Camp. Just when you start to get fatigued from one thing you get the chance to stop and work on something else. I could see you making gains in both cardio and strength doing this.
You could also do an endurance or cardio workout and just do as much as you can. Then the next time try to do 1-2 reps more, or go for 1-2 minutes longer. Next thing you know you'll be doing the whole workout.
I am also wondering if perhaps you are overtraining. Are you giving yourself 1-2 rest days per week? Also, are you getting enough to eat? You sound like you are quite active and you may need to up your food intake in order to have the energy for your workouts. You may want to have a small meal/snack with a combination of lean protein and complex carbohydrates (ex: lowfat cottage cheese on a rye Wasa bread) about an hour before your workout. And be sure to have healthy snacks periodically throughout the day and drink LOTS of water.
HTH,
Sabine
You could also do an endurance or cardio workout and just do as much as you can. Then the next time try to do 1-2 reps more, or go for 1-2 minutes longer. Next thing you know you'll be doing the whole workout.
I am also wondering if perhaps you are overtraining. Are you giving yourself 1-2 rest days per week? Also, are you getting enough to eat? You sound like you are quite active and you may need to up your food intake in order to have the energy for your workouts. You may want to have a small meal/snack with a combination of lean protein and complex carbohydrates (ex: lowfat cottage cheese on a rye Wasa bread) about an hour before your workout. And be sure to have healthy snacks periodically throughout the day and drink LOTS of water.
HTH,
Sabine