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    Ideas to improve stamina

    Hi guys can we have a discussion to a 'short cut' method to improve stamina. Exercises, routines, methods, ideas and etc

    Thanks in advance

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    iron ball juggling. my goal is one continuous hour with 3 nine pound balls... i am up to about the 5 minute mark... 6 months with the balls, two years with the 3 pound bars.

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    Shortcuts in gaining stamina? lol...

    Cocaine maybe?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JGTevo View Post
    Shortcuts in gaining stamina? lol...
    there are shortcuts everywhere to anywhere.

    Cocaine maybe?
    the powder of giant strength... actually in norway i met a guy who eats amanita muscaria and claims it gives him strength, power, and endurance when walking in the forests... only the amanita formosa variety of muscaria grows around here in pennsylvania, so i cannot verify. yet the formosa is an experience in it's own right.

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    Running is a great way to improve your stamina/endurance.

    Another way is circuit training. For example, I have a rowing machine, a wooden box that I do box jumps on and a barbell.

    I row 500 meters, do 20 box jumps, 20 pushpresses with the barbell and 20 push ups. with no break. I do 3 to 5 rounds of this.

    I time myself. When my time improves, I know I'm gaining fitness. I've also done this routine with a weight vest.

    You can do a routine like this with just about any exercise to switch it up. A routine like this builds great stamina as well as mental focus.
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    jumping squats. a lot of them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigsam View Post
    Hi guys can we have a discussion to a 'short cut' method to improve stamina. Exercises, routines, methods, ideas and etc

    Thanks in advance
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    jumping squats. a lot of them.
    That's an anaerobic endurance. Running is aerobic endurance.

    Also stamina is the same as endurance? Right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenCloudCLF View Post
    jumping squats. a lot of them.
    man..i use to this before...i was in so good shape..well i would jog/run too on top of it..and do push up..and hard core shaolin training....
    i use to do like 300 a day..well in sets of 50...****...shiet made me jump high and fast and i had good endurance too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chaiwai View Post
    That's an anaerobic endurance. Running is aerobic endurance.

    Also stamina is the same as endurance? Right?

    Stamina can refer to much more than fitness. Endurance is relating to aerobic and anaerobic exercises.
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    there are shortcuts everywhere to anywhere.
    There's no such thing as a shortcut to stamina. There are good training methods and there are bad training methods, for what you want to do. There's supplements which can help you build muscle, but regardless, no pain, no gain, and there's no way around that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigsam View Post
    Hi guys can we have a discussion to a 'short cut' method to improve stamina. Exercises, routines, methods, ideas and etc

    Thanks in advance
    Stamina in what?
    While there tends to be some crossover, in regards to cardiovascular endurance, from one physical activity to another ( endurance activities), the cross over is not in proportion to the time and effort put into it.
    If you want stamina in a specific physical endevour, you need to be specific to that endevour.
    Psalms 144:1
    Praise be my Lord my Rock,
    He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !

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    Think about baseball.

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    Which type of endurance are you looking for? Actually, I should ask what is your sport? If we know the sport your playing, we can give better exercises for you.

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    The best thing that I recently discovered is Hot Yoga. It is also know as the Bikram or Barkan Method. It is a yoga pattern that takes place in a room usually around a hundred degrees. The humidity level can be around 50 percent. It has greatly increased my endurance. The last few times I have sparred, I have not got winded at all. Also, I ran three miles the other day and it was quite easy. I'm planning now on increasing my miles. My yoga instructor told me this morning that she ran a half marathon without really doing any traditional run training. She was just doing Hot Yoga five times a week. I strongly recommend anyone trying it out a least once. It has been great for my flexibility, meditation time, and endurance. If you are looking for Hot Yoga at your local YMCA...watch out. It is not the traditional Bikram or Barkan method and you will not get much benefit from it in comparison. Been there, done that.

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