I freaking hate cardio. It's not really the feeling after that I dislike, but mostly the process. Now, there's some amount of cardio that I love, and it's boxing and Muay Thai, but most of your "conventional" cardio like running or cycling or swimming I find to be extremely boring.
Weights, on the other hand, don't lie to you. Now I'm not talking about hitting up some biceps curls or some machines, I'm talking real weights like squats, deadlifts, overhead pressing, and bench press. The weights are either "I can do" or "I can't do," when you make the attempt.
Cardio, in the conventional sense, is drawn out and honestly not very exciting. I used to love running and honestly I have some great memories running with some very awesome people. Sadly, I just don't enjoy that action anymore. Swimming is something that I can do to survive, but not for fitness. Honestly, I just like the ability to not drown. Cycling hurts my butt, so enough said.
When you lift, it's short and sweet. Yeah, it may suck something awful at the time, like sets of 10 squats, but nevertheless you can hit it and quit it. In the end, you keep adding weight to the bar and see what you can do. Honestly, being able to lift over 400lbs is much more satisfying than bein
g able to run a mile at all.
The best application of both cardio and strength is in combat. Muay Thai and Boxing both highlight strength and cardio by being able to strike hard and often. This is a thing that anyone at any age can go ahead and do and in addition to your normal fitness goals with it, it helps to reduce stress.
Obviously, I'm an advocate for the martial arts and combative
. I believe that in addition to improving your fitness that it helps to improve your life in general. Combine this with weights and I think you've hit a gold mine.
Weights, on the other hand, don't lie to you. Now I'm not talking about hitting up some biceps curls or some machines, I'm talking real weights like squats, deadlifts, overhead pressing, and bench press. The weights are either "I can do" or "I can't do," when you make the attempt.
Cardio, in the conventional sense, is drawn out and honestly not very exciting. I used to love running and honestly I have some great memories running with some very awesome people. Sadly, I just don't enjoy that action anymore. Swimming is something that I can do to survive, but not for fitness. Honestly, I just like the ability to not drown. Cycling hurts my butt, so enough said.When you lift, it's short and sweet. Yeah, it may suck something awful at the time, like sets of 10 squats, but nevertheless you can hit it and quit it. In the end, you keep adding weight to the bar and see what you can do. Honestly, being able to lift over 400lbs is much more satisfying than bein
g able to run a mile at all.
The best application of both cardio and strength is in combat. Muay Thai and Boxing both highlight strength and cardio by being able to strike hard and often. This is a thing that anyone at any age can go ahead and do and in addition to your normal fitness goals with it, it helps to reduce stress.Obviously, I'm an advocate for the martial arts and combative
. I believe that in addition to improving your fitness that it helps to improve your life in general. Combine this with weights and I think you've hit a gold mine.
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