Damn Hiit!

[JKurz1]

Well, I switch up my cardio yesterday am and today am.......before I was doing 35 minutes of incline walk at about 75% max....

I switched to HITT for 35 minutes....well 1st and last 5 were a light walk......anyways, I would ramp the incline about 4 notches...start at 6mph for 1 minute....go to 7.5 for 1 minute and puke, errrr.....sprint at 8.5 for 30sec - 1 minute.......then back down to 4.0 to walk..........for one minute......is this insane? Yesterday I felt awesome....today I feel like I can't lift in 5 hours.....drained...too much? too often?

 

[Jesse1]

Check this thread that I started on another fitness site concerning this.

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=8000

 

[Synpax]

What is your goal?

I don't quiet get the HIIT thing. This is where you run really hard and then lift weights at the track? Who wants to carry weights to the track?

 

[JKurz1]

What is your goal?

I don't quiet get the HIIT thing. This is where you run really hard and then lift weights at the track? Who wants to carry weights to the track?

No, it's high intensity interval training......cardio......it's getting your HR up near max, sustaining for a brief period, and then recover.....try 1-2 minute cycles....jog, sprint, walk, jog, sprint, walk........

 

[brunette]

i walk at a 6mph incline, how the hell do you jog at one? btw, i am only 5'1 as well to boot!

btw i'd expect you to be taller than me, so walking at 4mph is snail pace.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I am having a hard time understanding your psot - the timing of the workouts. Are you doing HIIT everyday?

HIIT shuld NOT be done on consecutive days. Treat it like weights - do not do on back-to-back days. At the most, true HIIT should done no more than 3x/wk. Also, refuel yourself afterward as you would a weight workout.

HIIT is best done on alternating days from weights.

 

[Jesse1]

I am having a hard time understanding your psot - the timing of the workouts. Are you doing HIIT everyday?

HIIT shuld NOT be done on consecutive days. Treat it like weights - do not do on back-to-back days. At the most, true HIIT should done no more than 3x/wk. Also, refuel yourself afterward as you would a weight workout.

HIIT is best done on alternating days from weights.

Is it okay to do low intensity cardio on weight days in am if you are lifting in pm, and then do HIIT on off lifting days?

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Is it okay to do low intensity cardio on weight days in am if you are lifting in pm, and then do HIIT on off lifting days?

Yes.

 

[JKurz1]

Yes.

I've done it the last three ams in a row............I'm going to do 2 moderate sessions and 3 HIIT sessions of cardio/ week..............what is your take on the burning of fat/calories/etc. with each?

 

[Jesse1]

Don't know if this was posted before, but it is an interesting article on HIIT.





http://forum.xtrememass.com/archive/index.php/t-2062.html

 

[JKurz1]

making low- and moderate-intensity, continuous exercise the best choice for individuals that are unmotivated

great line.....lol

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I've done it the last three ams in a row............I'm going to do 2 moderate sessions and 3 HIIT sessions of cardio/ week..............what is your take on the burning of fat/calories/etc. with each?

I'd vote you alternate HIIT....for example, do HIIT M-W-F and moderate T-TH.

HIIT is excellent for fat burning and muscle preservation. Especially in the very lean. It is much better than doing long duration low-mod intensity if you are lean and well-conditioned. ESPECIALLY if muscle preservation is an issue. HIIT challenges your muscles like a weight workout - it is anaerobic. But this is also why it should not be done on consecutive days...too much strss on the body. You MUST give your body recovery time if you want to progress.

Doing HIIT properly will allow you to burn calories at a much higher rate during AND after the workout. Your metabolism will stay raised for *much* longer than after a moderate cardio workout.

 

[JZ13z]

I'd vote you alternate HIIT....for example, do HIIT M-W-F and moderate T-TH.

HIIT is excellent for fat burning and muscle preservation. Especially in the very lean. It is much better than doing long duration low-mod intensity if you are lean and well-conditioned. ESPECIALLY if muscle preservation is an issue. HIIT challenges your muscles like a weight workout - it is anaerobic. But this is also why it should not be done on consecutive days...too much strss on the body. You MUST give your body recovery time if you want to progress.

Doing HIIT properly will allow you to burn calories at a much higher rate during AND after the workout. Your metabolism will stay raised for *much* longer than after a moderate cardio workout.

What would happen if you did HIIT 6 times a week? Just curious.

 

[JKurz1]

The same thing that happens when you bump a 4 year old thread.......