Warrior Cardio: The Revolutionary Metabolic Training System for Burning Fat, Building Muscle, and Getting Fit Paperback – Bargain Price, April 10, 2012

For more than 7 decades my lifelong passion has been the combative arts and warrior fitness (Judo, Jujitsu, Karate-Do, Boxing, Wrestling, Military/SEAL fitness programs, Circuit training, HIT routines, Tactical aerobics and Iron man training) kind of routines. I had read several training books by this author (Martin Rooney) in the past, but I had not read this fantastic over 400 page massive oversize volume (Warrior Cardio: The revolutionary metabolic training system for burning fat, building muscle, and getting fit) until recently. When I saw this giant size book on Amazon for a bargain price I had to purchase it.As someone who has read hundreds of exercise and training books and manuals over the years it is not easy to impress me; however, this amazing book just blew me away. When I began reading it I could not believe how many different kinds of exercises and intense workout routines this book showed. The large and clear color photographs make this book a pure joy to read. Even though I have been into working out all my life with doing hundreds of different exercises, this book had numerous unique exercises I had not been aware of or known about previously.This incredible volume is organized into three very detailed parts. Part one is about getting started explaining what is cardio anyway? The science of warrior cardio, mental cardio, warrior performance self-evaluation, warrior prehab 15 and warrior cardio warmup. Part two covers metabolic training and focuses on the 10 commandments of metabolic training, energy circuits, hurricane training, use of various kinds of weights, body weight circuits, specialty strength circuits, sprint training, the finishers and core training workouts. The final part deals with warrior nutrition and workout which includes the warrior cardio 12-week workout.In conclusion, if you are into any of the warrior professions and/or combat arts this is a MUST book for your library. This is a book you will want to use as an essential reference source to achieve all your fitness goals. I only wish I had this book when I was a young man when I could do all the intense routines this book shows.If there is only one total warrior fitness book you will buy, you may want to choose this one. It is one of the very best on the market today.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Tactical Principles of the most effective Combative Systems)

This book is not so different from the other 2 main books Martin Rooney wrote, sure there are some new information, like the scientific part of calorie storage and expenditure brillantly done by Tony Caterisano, and some cool circuits that can be done easily without so much equipments. But the downside for me was the nutrition part. Of course you can't write it thoroughly with some pages to explain why and what to eat, but the diet John Berardi advises is pretty much impossible to stick to by regular people with limited budget. There could be some tips with everyday food, not only coconut milk, rare norwegian fish oils, etc...Regarding the routines (which is the core of the book), they are pretty difficult to perform because of the tools and equipments you have to put together in a single environment, and I personally think that 35 minutes warming up is a little too much. Some concepts should be better explained too so we believe more in the TFW system. Well, I can't complain if it's more efficient or not, these guys spent years to get to these routines, so us, average guys with equipment, partnet and time restriction should try to absorb what we can and incorporate with our trainings. And that's what I do. That's why I give 4 stars, not less, still it's worth the reading and the workouts.

So much great information packed into this book. I love the full color pictures of the exercises. This is a whole body/mind book. Don't rush through to just get the 12 week work out. Follow the steps. You become stronger mentally and physically if you do. The nutrition element is on point. I have cut 15lbs so far and feel better than ever. Don't wait, change your life for the better and get this book today!

Excellent book ! It has a lot of options and combinations with common equipment that anyone seriously interest in physical training should have in home (sandbags, bars, weights, pull-up bars, fit ball, kettlebells, treadmills. Only the sled and tires probably few people have). There are enough workout options in this book to a whole life of funny raining, and the programs are much more simple to understand than Training for Warriors. I think the programs are very “naturally” structured too, nothing “from Mars”.I only have a correction to do: the stiff-legged deadlift has no pictures showing its execution in the book. The description of the technique is correct, but:1) the picture in the page 151 shows the sumo deadlift execution, not the stiff-legged deadlift.2) The picture in page 157 shows the deadlift execution, not the stiff-legged deadlift.3) And the picture in the page 269, that should show the deadlift execution, shows the stiff-legged deadlift with a little more bending legs than stiff-legged deadlift, but more close to stiff than the deadlift anyway.All of three exercises has the same description word by word, the description of the stiff, not the summon nor deadlift.Except by this confusion about the pictures showing the technique, the book is excellent.

I like Martin Rooney. I have read a couple of his books. I wouldn't necessarily do all of the workouts, but the philosophy behind his workouts can be adapted to any form of exercise. If you are not looking for something to make you sweat and breath like there is no tomorrow, I wouldn't get this book. However, if you are looking for a nice kick in the pants, give this a read. Guaranteed to learn something.

Loved and still love the programs Martin Rooney delivers in this book. This program isn't for everybody and definitely shouldn't be used for people just starting out in the fitness area unless you're just that type of person who loves a challenge. These programs are made for fighters and athletes but for me, it helped me get in shape for my area of occupation. Highly recommended for intermediate and advanded players alike.

Rooney's book is billed a text which gives trainees a variety of options when it comes to cardiovascular training. These will yield better results in less time than the more traditional approaches to cardio. His model relies on interval training which allows a trainee to abandon the hamster wheel approach to cardio and instead go for something that is not only a little bit more fun, but also more efficient. Whilst Rooney provides lots of examples of programs I feel that this text does not provide enough to justify its purchase. If you look beyond these examples what he provides gives the trainee enough to design their own protocols which will allow them to target their specific goals. Content wise the book is very light. Moreover the book itself is more a picture book filled with pictures of chubby men wearing tight shirts! I received it at 11am and returned it at 6pm, so infer what you will.The book's outstanding section is its opening one which outlines the basis of how the warrior system will work. It is from here that the book grows. The next section is pretty standard American self motivational bull, hard to avoid in the field. The warm up and `pre-hab' routine would be useful if I had not come across it before. It looks to be lifted from the work of the Cressey crew. All in all this section is a bit of a waste. Not enough is explained. Not once am I told why I should foam roll or when I should stretch. Experience tells me that these are very important aspects and they would be found in a comprehensive text. Such a text would allow me to take the warm up programs outlined and pick what was applicable to me at a given point based on the information provided. What we have here is just a how to manual.The meat and bones of the book is the section which tells the reader all about the different systems Rooney has been working on. They are good, but he gives too little basis for the reader to be able to make decent judgement about crucial aspects of program design. Instead he opts for more pictures of how to do his circuits. Astoundingly he fails to mention how to fit these circuits in alongside a strength, hypertrophy or sports specific program. I would imagine the majority of his readers will be wondering how. Worst of all, this section does not link in with the first at all. The first told us why interval training was more efficient. A good second section would tell us how the program will work and when to apply it. Not only this but it would tell us how to sensibly program in interval training sessions without compromising gains in other areas. Remember, for most, cardiovascular exercise and conditioning are pursuits complementary to a primary goal, be it strength work or boxing etc. Rooney offers us none of this potentially useful information but does give us more pictures of guys in favourable lighting conditions.The final section is put together by John Berardi and comes replete with the usual nonsense about training nutrition. An example being the theory that carbohydrate and fat should not be ingested at the same time- widely established as nonsense. As a beginner program its acceptable but beyond that its garbage.Overall the book is big, but content wise it is very light and this is the problem. I was hoping for a book which would provide an account of how to program in interval training alongside sports or other training commitments. What I got was a good introduction and lots of pictures. The ideas are there but you have to infer them, and the only reason I am able to do so is because I have a lot of experience with the subject matter. There really is not anything great here. If you are similar to me in your levels of experience then have a look at the book but do not buy it. It will give you some ideas. If you are a beginner do not, it will distract you and fill your mind with nonsense about how to progress sensibly.

Unfortunately the particular sample of the book suffers from the publishers inattention - in the middle of the book there is a a mess with pages' normal sequence. Those are mixed and do not follow one by one. Unfortunately in the one page can be printed information from totally different topic.

I am a bit bummed that I purchased this book as it just doesn't deliver. It contains way too many pictures and offers basic/general information about training and nutrition, which is something one can easily find in web forums. On top of that it was fairly pricey. I can't recommend this to anyone except to a beginner.

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This book is superb as it teaches you not only how to train your body but also how to train your mind. It will teach you how to stay motivated to achieve your goals. As well as showing you loads of workout scenarios, it also teaches you how to properly warm up to prevent injury and also the science behind the workout structures. A must have for anyone who is a fitness enthusiast or someone who needs that extra bit of support.