Darknesss23’s BodyBlog

Because someone asked me and there just isn’t enough room in the comment box..lol  anyways here’s why I do for cardio, its very simple.  It works both upper and lower body and helps build endurance, stamina, and reaction times.  Because I have to deal with winter I can’t run outside, and to be honest I don’t in the warmer weather due to a knee injury from high school so my alternative is Speed rope.  I started doing speed rope when i was in college I found that it really helped with my speed and agility during the late night basketball games that my roommates and neighbors played.

I do speed rope in sets.

First Set = light, about 10-20 skips just to get the motion down basically a warm up set to work on proper technique
Second Set =  about 50 skips, alternating between using both feet to skip and left and right feet individually

"Third Set" =  attempting to get to 100 skips or  so just like the second set. (i placed third set in " " because i haven’t quite gone all the way to 100 without messing up a little, but I’m working on it)

fourth set = try to go as hard and as fast as i can within a 2.5-5 minute time period.

NOW Cardio part 2 = Shadow boxing

This is great for after speed rope or after shoulder workouts kind of like a finishing exercise for the shoulders.

Get into a "Fighting Stance" i’m right handed so left leg out front, right leg in back, square the upper body to target (I don’t have a speed bag or a punching bag so i have placed TAPE athletic tape on the wall in the shape of a square is something of a target, something to focus on as I do this)

I do this in 3 "sets"

Each set consists of ten(10)  sub-sets.

Each Subset is as Follows;   (L & R are used to determine left and right hands)  L-Jab, L-Jab + R-cross, L-Jab +  R-Cross + L-Hook, L-Jab + R-Cross + L-Hook + R-uppercut

This is one (1) subset and will be done Ten(10) times in the first set as a warm up to get the technique down.
The second set is  is basically the same only with 5lb wrist/ankle weights strapped to…the wrist.lol
Third set  is the same, only fifteen times(15) not 10 with the wrist weights off and going full bore non stop, because the weights are off you can move faster or…thats what it will feel like.

When performing this, tighten abs for the whole time, and maintain proper breathing techniques to help with the motions.

This is what i do for cardio, any critques that can be made are more then welcome as i am always looking to improve.

I don’t know how healthy this was but i figured i’d treat myself to a nice home cooked meal!…and I went fancy with it..haha

Baby Spinach and Romano Cheese omelette  w/ italian bread/french toast style (sorta)
4 Egg Whites

2 Whole Eggs

Fresh Grated Pecorino Roman Cheese

1/2 Cup Fresh baby spinach diced into thin strips

Mixed in a bowl with a little bit of salt and pepper

Italian Bread Thinly sliced and Dipped into the mixture above before it was poured into the pan. Pieces  of the baby spinach placed onto the bread, then once omelette was finished, the bread slices were tossed into the pan and then seared to allow the spinach to stick

Once placed on the plate for serving, a little more freshly grated romano cheese was added for garnish and thin tomato slices to add  color and other nutritional value…

like i said i don’t know how healthy this was but…IT WAS DELICIOUS!