Video Games to Play During Intervals
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:47 pm UTC
I've been playing Counter-Strike:GO lately and every time I die (a lot, I'm a Kamikaze) I do pushups, situps, curls, squats, etc. What exactly depends on how long I expect to wait till the next round and whether it's my arms or stomach or legs that are tired. This gives me around 25 pushups per set (for example), and 1 Minute or so rest in between. In 45 minutes to an hour I'll do something like 250 pushups, 200 situps, and some other stuff.
The point isn't just to exercise, I'm aware this method is probably not the most efficient way. But I'm motivated and having fun. I'm waiting anyway... I end up doing it almost every day (I try to switch what exercise I focus on) and I've been improving strength/endurance and bulking up (and losing fat) since I've been doing this. So it works a little anyway.
Point is, CS:GO alone is getting boring, and I'm hoping someone here has an idea for an alternate game that would play similarly. Not necessarily an FPS or multiplayer, but something where there is a natural 1-2 minute break every 1-3 minutes. I've tried playing single player games where I can pause and setting an alarm for every 3 minutes, but I end up just dismissing it or forgetting. Any ideas?
Alternatively, any recommendations for what to do to improve effectiveness? Do longer sets? Should I do 200 pushups and then switch to situps, or just switch every time?
The point isn't just to exercise, I'm aware this method is probably not the most efficient way. But I'm motivated and having fun. I'm waiting anyway... I end up doing it almost every day (I try to switch what exercise I focus on) and I've been improving strength/endurance and bulking up (and losing fat) since I've been doing this. So it works a little anyway.
Point is, CS:GO alone is getting boring, and I'm hoping someone here has an idea for an alternate game that would play similarly. Not necessarily an FPS or multiplayer, but something where there is a natural 1-2 minute break every 1-3 minutes. I've tried playing single player games where I can pause and setting an alarm for every 3 minutes, but I end up just dismissing it or forgetting. Any ideas?
Alternatively, any recommendations for what to do to improve effectiveness? Do longer sets? Should I do 200 pushups and then switch to situps, or just switch every time?