“Here’s one great reason not to: it’s [censored] awful”.
Was one response I got to my “17 great reasons to do hard cardio” email.
It’s a fair comment.
Hard cardio is awful.
It’s perhaps the most awful training-related thing you can put yourself through inside or outside the gym. (Yes, even worse than heavy, high-rep squats).
Certainly for men who have a patchy relationship with cardio.
But here’s the thing: You’ve gotta do stuff you don’t want to do – if you want to achieve anything of note.
To quote my darling wife:
“Everything worthwhile is on the other side of a wall of pain”.
So if you want a powerful physique, you have to knuckle down and make hard cardio a fixed, firm part of your routine.
There is no other way – as much as I wish this wasn’t the case. (And believe me, I really do wish there was some way besides becoming a drug addict to be strong, lean, and muscular *without* doing hard cardio. But, alas, there is not).
It’s not all doom and gloom, however.
One of the funny things about being a man is where you lead, others will follow.
This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your actions.
To continue the theme, let’s use cardio as an example:
When you start doing cardio on the regular, don’t be surprised when your misses does the same. (Jess told me she decided to enter a 10k race this summer after seeing me take cardio much more seriously).
Same with your kids. Our little girl’s favourite thing to do in the park is “ditioning” (she means conditioning) where she runs up and down in a straight line mimicking the sprint workout she saw Jess and I do a few times.
My point is, the improvements you’ll see in your physique are great – but the best part is the transformative effect doing regular cardio has on those who matter to you.
It’s for this reason I’ve decided to devote March’s issue of The Phil Tyreman Letter to the strategies and tactics you need to successfully integrate cardio into your routine.
If you’re someone who struggles to stay consistent because you feel it’s a waste of time as you can only manage very little or you just find it deathly boring, this issue is a “must read”.
Men who are already doing cardio regularly will also benefit, as my methodology is predicated upon balancing it with lifting, creating a virtuous cycle that leads to better, more sustainable results in both disciplines.
And, when you subscribe, you get virtually unfettered private access to me for answers to any questions I’m qualified to answer, support with designing your training programmes, video critiques of your form, and anything else I’m qualified to assist you with.
A subscription is £100/month which works out at £3.29/day. (Cancel any time for any reason or no reason).
Not a princely sum by any stretch of the imagination, but you should only subscribe if you’re genuinely serious about doing what’s necessary to build a powerful physique, live a healthier, happier life, and, ultimately, become the man your family deserves.
‘Cuz trust me, it ain’t easy.
If you’re serious and you want in before the deadline, read the below very carefully:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/information/
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman
P.S. Subscribers will also enjoy a bonus this month in the form of my prestigious “Running Starter Kit”.
This concise and straightforward guide will take you from not running at all to confidently running respectable distances multiple times per week.