Plyometric Cardio Workout For a Lean and Tone Body
Posted by Brad Campbell
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Aug, 2009
By now we all know that the over-emphasized ‘slow-go’ cardio workouts just don’t cut it when it comes to losing body fat and maintaining lean muscle.
Sure, jogging for 45 minutes on a treadmill has its benefits- such as strengthening and conditioning the heart and lungs, increasing vascularization, improving overall body efficiency, etc- but when you really want to change the way your body looks and feels…I mean drop your body fat percentage like a bad habit…there are much more effective and efficient means to do so.
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One of those methods would be plyometric training. What the heck is that, you ask…
According to Wikipedia:
Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, often with the goal of increasing the height of a jump.
Sounds pretty technical, huh? I generally refer to plyometrics as jump training. Because I’m a big believer in training like an athlete to promote fat burning, build lean muscle and create an efficient body that is highly functional (along with being ‘easy on the eyes’)…it’s no surprise that I regularly have my personal training clients perform plyometrics as a form of cardiovascular exercise.
Here’s a 15 minute plyometric workout that I’d like you to try for one of your weekly cardio sessions. If you’re new to jump training, I must warn you…this can be very humbling. It shouldn’t take long to see why this is such a powerful fat-burning tool that you need to incorporate into your overall fitness plan.
Remember, to look like a person who’s in great shape…you actually have to BE in great shape yourself! There’s no shortcuts to sculpting a killer beach body…it’s going to be hard work.
Without further ado…let’s make like Kris Kross and JUMP, JUMP (if you didn’t catch that, no worries…you’re either a lil older or a lil younger than me).
Plyometric Cardio Workout Routine:
Well, did you make it through the entire workout? If not, just start slow and try to make it a lil farther each time until you’re jumping your way right through the end.
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Your Coach,
Brad Campbell
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