Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I do a half hour of HIIT cardio, 6 days a week, and have been for about 3 months now. I was expecting soreness in the beginning, but I'm still experiencing it, and was wondering if I'm not giving myself enough rest. From my understanding, when muscles are sore, a couple days of rest before working them again is important. Generally cardio doesn't get people sore, but since I'm doing HIIT, I'm targeting my thighs, butt, etc.intensely 6 days a week. My main goal is fat loss but muscle preservation is very important too. My muscles aren't so sore that I wouldn't be able to make it through these HIIT sessions, but I just don't want to be breaking down muscle. I really don't want to skip out on cardio more than 1 day a week, and I've found that interval training instead of steady cardio is really the only thing I see results through,, but I feel like I could be stripping my muscles with 6 days of HIIT since I'm experiencing sore muscles. Thoughts please?
Sore from HIIT cardio/rest?
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Why not try doing HITT cardio every other day total of 3 days a week and longer steady pace cardio the other 3 days?
I warm up and cool down for 5 minutes each. I also make sure to stretch before and after. I'll have to look into Glutamine, sounds like it would be helpful.
And I think I will try alternating HIIT with steady-state cardio. I've been reluctant to put any effort towards steady-state because I've heard that its somewhat useless (also cardio bores the crap out of me!) I guess I can work to keep my heart rate relatively high though and just not kill my muscles during sprints.
And I think I will try alternating HIIT with steady-state cardio. I've been reluctant to put any effort towards steady-state because I've heard that its somewhat useless (also cardio bores the crap out of me!) I guess I can work to keep my heart rate relatively high though and just not kill my muscles during sprints.
Glutamine really helps me a LOT. I can really tell a difference when I don't use it. I always get powder form and put in my post workout protein shakes. Lately I have been using NTBM's Replenisher though and it works great as well. It tastes good too. It's good to switch up with the protein shakes for a better variety.
I'll definitely give that a shot, thanks! There wouldn't be any difference taking the capsule form, would there?
Definitely slow down on your training. Sounds like you are listening to your body and it is saying "please". You may find that a program like super recommended will allow your body to rest a bit and then you can pick it back up hard and heavy. Are you also weight training? If so, 6 days of HITT is going to send you to adrenal fatigue hell quickly. Just listen to your body closely - it will tell you.
Don't worry so much about stripping down muscle. The soreness that you are experiencing is not causing that to happen. It is your body saying enough is enough. I'd also recommend getting 9 hours of sleep at night for the next couple of weeks (I call it natures Glutamine).
BTW - Welcome to the women's forum. Sounds like you could teach us a lot about your training!
Don't worry so much about stripping down muscle. The soreness that you are experiencing is not causing that to happen. It is your body saying enough is enough. I'd also recommend getting 9 hours of sleep at night for the next couple of weeks (I call it natures Glutamine).
BTW - Welcome to the women's forum. Sounds like you could teach us a lot about your training!
I feel you don't get enough with the capsule form. I don't feel it worked as well when I tried the pills the first time. It's better for me to just use the powder in my shakes and make sure I get the right amount. Plus I take enough pills as is.
If that is all you have though it will work, but powder form would be better imo.I haven't been weight training mostly due to how fatigued I've been from the consistent HIIT (as well as my main goal being fat loss). I do it on an elliptical, which I've found allows me to hit my muscles harder than any other cardio form. I focus on engaging my arms, legs, butt, back, and core with each movement, with high resistance. Its great to feel like you got a fully body strength-training session in as well as cardio... all in one (short) workout. I guess I didn't realize that I do sort of "weight train" then, so I need much more adequate rest.
Great advice guys. I have no problem upping my sleep from 8 to 9 hours to get my "natural" glutamine, as well as pick up some of the real stuff and mix it in my protein shakes. And I'll cut back on the HIIT and incorporate low-intensity cardio. Does anyone know what the deal is with steady-state cardio and the 20 minute rule. Is it true that your body will burn sugar, not fat, for the the first 20 minutes? Yuck... hour long cardio sessions here I come? What a snooze
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I haven't been weight training mostly due to how fatigued I've been from the consistent HIIT (as well as my main goal being fat loss). I do it on an elliptical, which I've found allows me to hit my muscles harder than any other cardio form. I focus on engaging my arms, legs, butt, back, and core with each movement, with high resistance. Its great to feel like you got a fully body strength-training session in as well as cardio... all in one (short) workout. I guess I didn't realize that I do sort of "weight train" then, so I need much more adequate rest.
Great advice guys. I have no problem upping my sleep from 8 to 9 hours to get my "natural" glutamine, as well as pick up some of the real stuff and mix it in my protein shakes. And I'll cut back on the HIIT and incorporate low-intensity cardio. Does anyone know what the deal is with steady-state cardio and the 20 minute rule. Is it true that your body will burn sugar, not fat, for the the first 20 minutes? Yuck... hour long cardio sessions here I come? What a snooze
I don't think you need to jump into an hour long cardio session for the steady state start with 40 then add more if you are not seeing the results you want after a month or two.
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