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Did some tonight on a high school track. I ran FULL OUT for 10 seconds, slowed to walk for another 10 sec, ran FULL OUT 10 sec, walked 10 seconds, repeat several times.
Did some tonight on a high school track. I ran FULL OUT for 10 seconds, slowed to walk for another 10 sec, ran FULL OUT 10 sec, walked 10 seconds, repeat several times.
Oh.... those are brutal. Sprints are no joke. I hope you stretch well! A good friend of mine who is generally very well conditioned (bodybuilder) wasn't used to sprinting and tried HIIT with it put herself out of the game for months....
Oh.... those are brutal. Sprints are no joke. I hope you stretch well! A good friend of mine who is generally very well conditioned (bodybuilder) wasn't used to sprinting and tried HIIT with it put herself out of the game for months....
Yeah. Just pulled a muscle in my leg doing sprints yesterday. Bug*er.
Oh.... those are brutal. Sprints are no joke. I hope you stretch well! A good friend of mine who is generally very well conditioned (bodybuilder) wasn't used to sprinting and tried HIIT with it put herself out of the game for months....
I didnt warm up sufficiently but luckily I didnt have any problems. I did stretch pretty good afterwards though.
in my opinion, the primary benefit of HIIT is GLUT-4 translocation to muscle cells. this will drastically improve nutrient partitioning. even though HIIT may not necessarily burn more calories than low-intensity, it will make your efforts more effective at the other times of the day.
How is this for a begginner..Im just trying to lose some major weight and my husband just bought me a treadmill, after all my begging! Im not used to a lot of physical exercise, so I start with a warm up.. then I kick it up to 3 and walk for one song : ) Then I kick it to about 4.2 to jog as long as I can without cramping.. slow it down to walking again for a bit .. am I on track for HIIT? Again, this is just my warm up, I plan on taking it up a notch as soon as I get used to it..
Oy... that sucks. I hope you recover quickly and fully!
Thanks!! Actually it wasn't as bad as I thought. I just did the elliptical machine for a while instead. Now I'm alternating between the two.
Did treadmill HIIT again today. 1 minute at 3 mph and 1 minute at 8.5 mph for 20 minutes. The last 3 sprints I had to slow to 8 mph. It's really hard and harder on our new gym treadmills - before I could just hit the 3 mph button and it would slow down, now I have to hold in the slow down button until I reach the right speed. Surprising how much harder that makes it!
I'm also lifting heavier. Up from 6lb weights to 15 lb dumbells for arm exercises, and lifting much heavier on the legs too.
Still not losing much weight, but feel fitter I guess.
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I hope you recover quickly and fully!
