No Nazis in Canyon de Chelly - strictly against regulations.

I love that movie. Of course, it is actually just a standard documentary about the humdrum scholarly life of the average dedicated archaeologist. I rolled my eyes at the old swap-the-bag-of-sand-for-the golden-idol; we have been doing that for years and it regularly discussed in every Archeo 101 class during the first week.

From the article, I do appreciate the bit about super slow weight lifting. I have done this before with successful results, and I actually forgot about this technique. It's a good way to shock the muscles into growth. However, again, it's about variety. My body can burn out from doing too much super slow weight lifting, just like doing too much of anything else.

I fit in traditional cardio (e.g., jogging) whenever I can. For strength, I don't have time for the gym. So, I do a modified version of Grease-The-Groove (GTG). I recommend this option for people with tight schedules who work at home or at a place where GTG is possible. My strength is just as good, or better, than my strength when I was going to the gym regularly.

Here's an interesting true story that comes from the Amazon. It's got nothing to do with "cardio" ... except that if you are Indiana Jones and you get chased by indigenous warriors ... you better run really fast.

Many years ago an ornithologist visited a region in the Amazon. He was impressed with the hummingbird species, but did not have time to take a lot of specimens. So he asked the local Indian people to shoot some hummingbirds with their blowdarts.

In due course, some hummingbirds reached the ornithologist. They were shot dead with darts. But he wasn't happy because the darts damaged the feathers and the bodies of the birds. So he sent back a message to the Indians that he didn't want the feathers disturbed.

After some time a second package arrived. When the ornithologist opened it, he was amazed to discover several dead hummingbirds with their eyes pierced. The Indians had shot the hummingbirds through the eyes with their blowdarts.

Now ... that's accuracy for you !!

Definitely a good reason to work on cardio. :-)

Pete2

I do agree with you people here cardio exercise is one of the best exercise for all people from fitness point of view. It also save us from different diseases as well .