AEROBIC TRAINING

CARDIO-ENDURANCE-STAMINA

Whatever you want to call it- as long as we’re talking HEART training.

Aerobic fitness is a reflection of how long a person can sustain work for. It is a measure of the body’s ability to deliver and utilize oxygen in the working muscles.

Cardio- refers to the cardiac muscle- YOUR HEART! Any aerobic training you do doesn’t only benefit the muscles of the working limbs and core, but it gets that heart pumping and causes adaptations that essentially make that heart of yours more efficient!

As a TOUGH MUDDER trainee, Aerobic fitness is extremely important. How else are you going to trek your fastest and hardest through unforgiving terrain for up to 12 miles?!

Exercise Examples

[We’ll have you mastering these in no time!]

Suicides– “TOUCH THE LINE, PUT YOUR HAND ON THE LINE”- Coach Carter. Running back and forth (did we say run? We really meant spring!), touching each of the horizontal lines on the gym floor. 1 complete suicide means you ran to the first line-then back, the 2nd line- then back, the 3rd line- then back, and finally the end line and back.
Army crawl suicides- What we said above, only… you army crawl.
Laying down quad pusher suicides- Again, what we said above but this time… You lay on your back and push yourself with your feet- trust us. Your quads haven’t experienced these before.
Quick feet- Also known as fire feet- move those feet as fast as you can!
Jogging– long distances at a maintainable pace to build up a solid physiological base
Biking– Whether stationary biking or not, you can do hill climbs, long straight stretches, intervals and more. These are all excellent ways to training for different speeds and intensities.
Elliptical– A very popular modality of training, you can go forwards and backwards and sprint or ride it out slowly.
Stairs– We all feel the burn at some point when hiking up to the TOP floor of the Highest Buildings. Stairs are great and extremely versatile. You can run, jog, walk, lung, “mountain climb” (and so many more) up the stairs! What more could you need?