Video Tip Extra: Deadlift Cardioacceleration Workout

I shot a Tip of the Day video recently on implementing cardioacceleration in your leg workouts. (The video is posted below in case you didn't see it.) A lot of people forego cardioacceleration on leg day since big compound exercises like squats, deadlifts and lunges take a lot out of you and burn a ton of calories in their own right. I get it. I used to never do cardioacceleration on leg day either.

But if you're avoiding cardioacceleration on leg day because you think it's going to zap all your strength, I strongly suggest rethinking this approach – you can (and should!) do cardioacceleration during lower body workouts, particularly if you want to maximizie fat-burning and stay lean. As I mention in the video, you can still do your squats and deads with appreciable weight while doing cardioacceleration because it's a form of active recovery.

The key is selecting the right cardioacceleration exercises. The large muscles of the lower body (glutes, quads, hamstrings) do need some rest between heavy sets of big lifts, so you probably don't want your cardioacceleration moves between sets of deadlifts and barbell squats to be jumps squats and step-ups. Instead, I recommend focusing on core/ab exercises that also involve the lower body, albeit to a much lesser degree than true leg exercises. My personal favorites here include: band woodchoppers, band roundhouse elbows (an MMA-inspired move), battle ropes, barbell rollouts,

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