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Hi everyone, I want to discuss something with you. I have always had a somewhat onorthdox training style and I am happy like that. I am always trying to come up with different exercises that will make me sronger faster and overall healthier and since cardio has always been my weak point I want to tackle this hard. I have come up several exercises that have done worders for others and I will be giving them a try but the one I want to discuss with you is pushing a car. I will soon start pushing a car about 100 -150 ft multiple times as part of the cardio and functional strength segment of my workouts and I want to know if any of you has done it before and what results have you seen as far as strength stamina and muscle size? For those of you who are crazy like me when it comes to exercise, let's hear your experiences.
Will it have a driver in it? I've pushed a car many times out of necessity and yes it does require very intense effort. It will be great exercise if you can find a way to do it safely and for far enough without having to turn corners, go uphill or do things that are probably illegal. Can't you just drag a heavy burlap bag through a field or something for the same effect? In any case, I'm all about finding interesting ways to workout which don't involve heavy steel discs and a smelly room so let us know how it goes.
This is why I don't understand when people think it's weird that I like to workout with my kids. They're great for things like weighing down a grass-sled or sitting on my back when doing pushups, etc… and they enjoy it just long enough to get through a few sets and then they move on and give me some space.
it seems inconvenient but I guess it would be a great workout if you do it enough.
this reminds me of a cool thing I saw once in the gym. basically, one person was wearing some kind of vest that had these bungee cords hanging behind it. the person wearing the vest tries to run while someone else is holding them back by the bungee cords. it was hilarious to watch the guy struggle to hold the lady back when she was trying to run. probably a great exercise for both.
Will it have a driver in it? I've pushed a car many times out of necessity and yes it does require very intense effort. It will be great exercise if you can find a way to do it safely and for far enough without having to turn corners, go uphill or do things that are probably illegal. Can't you just drag a heavy burlap bag through a field or something for the same effect? In any case, I'm all about finding interesting ways to workout which don't involve heavy steel discs and a smelly room so let us know how it goes.
This is why I don't understand when people think it's weird that I like to workout with my kids. They're great for things like weighing down a grass-sled or sitting on my back when doing pushups, etc… and they enjoy it just long enough to get through a few sets and then they move on and give me some space.
Damn I guess there are some people here as crazy as me well I feel better now. I guess we are a select group of misunderstood fellows. I have a plan and I think it will work just fine.
I guess there are some people here as crazy as me well I feel better now. I guess we are a select group of misunderstood fellows. I have a plan and I think it will work just fine.
In some open space near my house there are some very old cars (talking 40's-50's vintage) just sitting there. They're worth about $200-300 each in scrap metal but it would cost more than that to get a flatbed truck in there to winch them up and haul them away properly. I have a trailer that could carry them in pieces but it can't legally or safely be driven back into that area. I've tried to get a few friends together to go in there and drag it all out by hand. So far no one I've asked thought that sounded like much fun, but maybe if I charged people to do it as some kind of 'extreme fitness' event… ? And if I had a certain level of competition which featured 'laps' they might not even notice that it was all ending up in my front yard for me to capitalize on after the 'event'.
Yes, several times. It was EXTREMELY exhausting . We pushed it 2x for about 25 yards each time up a very slight hill (car was a 2006 hyundai elantra). We did that 2x for 2 weeks and that was the end of that.
Cardio (from Greek kardia - heart) may refer to: Heart, Cardiology, Cardiovascular System, Aerobic exercise, etc.
It's also a buzzword that people like to use to separate weight training from that other stuff. But the two do not always have to be mutually exclusive. If your heart is beating fast (60 and 85% of your max HR) and you're breathing hard, then you're getting aerobic exercise and training your cardiovascular system. If you're exerting significant energy against an external force (including the ground) then you're working your muscles (among other things) and they well be stimulated to grow stronger.
If you don't believe that you can do both at once, try doing some high-intesity, explosive punches, kicks and knees against a heavy bag and/or sparring partner for 30 minutes and tell me if you just did 'cardio' 'or 'strength'. I see no reason why pushing a car would not offer similar benefits. Just like anything, it won't be a total fitness solution by itself, but it sure sounds like an interesting addition. If my kids were a little older I'd put one of them in the driver side of my car and go try it myself.
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well I feel better now. I guess we are a select group of misunderstood fellows. I have a plan and I think it will work just fine.
. We pushed it 2x for about 25 yards each time up a very slight hill (car was a 2006 hyundai elantra). We did that 2x for 2 weeks and that was the end of that.
