BREATHING LADDERS

While researching for an alternative or different cardio interval training I was reminded of “Breathing Ladders” [Dragondoor] No it is not jogging with a ladder to a wall climbing up and down and jogging back, although…..
Anyway let me remind you what a “Ladder” is, it is doing an exercise or exercises in an increasing number of reps then decreasing if you choose. So for example you can do 1 hindu squat [hs], rest then 1, rest then 3 rest….until you can not do any more or a preset level, then if you choose come back down the “ladder”. Understand? Ok.
With “Breathing Ladders” you control your breaths between sets, and that is your rest time. You use a high body demand exercise such as “squat thrusts” [“burpees” if you choose to call them that – or as I remember in boot camp them being called “8 count bodybuilders”…], I like to use “kettlebell swings”. You do 1 swing then 1 controlled breath, a controlled breath being slow in thru the nose then out slowly and fully through the nose. That is one then you do 2 swings, 2 controlled breaths, 3 swings, 3 controlled breaths and so-on. You do this until you can not control your breathing and start “panic breathing” [panting]. I used a 70lb bell, [2 handed swings], up to 14, that’s 105 reps in @ 19 minutes. Give it a try, if you don’t have a kettlebell [???], try burpees. Good luck
OH Thanks to the GYM JONES site for reminding me of these brutal ladders!!!