Intensity Question - AM/PM or smash it outin a row???

AussieGem

I have a question for everyone who has done 30DS/ Insanity / ripped in 30 etc, what is your workout schedule like??
Do you combine it with other cardio/strength workouts back to back to smash it all out, how is you intensity?
Or do you find it easier if you break it up in the am/pm and having all workouts at a high level of intensity?

I only ask as I am worried that I will not get the best results from my workout if my intensity doing shred drops. Does this matter that much??

MoonShadow_1au

Starting on a strength / cardio routines tomorrow at the gym. a 12 week program to build muscle.

The more muscle you want to build the less cardio you need to do. The fitted / more ripped you want to be requires a combination. What the BIG emphasis is on is not to overdo cardio. I have strict instructions to do no more than 3 x 20 min cardio sessions a week. NO cardio with weights, and I must get a rest day. Big changes for me.

Cardio works against a "perceived level" with L0 being comatose, L1 resting, L10 going as hard as you can. The idea of 20 minutes is to exercise in the following pattern

L5 - 2 min warm up
L6 - 1 min
L7 - 1 min
L8 - 1 min
L9 - 1 min
L6 - 1 min
L7 - 1 min
L8 - 1 min
L9 - 1 min
L6 - 1 min
L7 - 1 min
L8 - 1 min
L9 - 1 min
L6 - 1 min
L7 - 1 min
L8 - 1 min
L9 - 1 min
L10 - 1 min
L5 - 1 min

By working up to hard L9 and then resting L6 should get your heart rate up and down which burns calories WITHOUT burning muscle. Any longer that 20 min starts to burn muscle.

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kr3851

I'm doing 30DS as a supplement to my normal routine. I usually would go to the gym for cardio in the am for 30 minutes, then back in the evening for 30-60 minutes doing cardio/strength depending on the day. For the 30 days, I'm not doing any strength at the gym and doing 30DS in the morning and back for cardio in the evening. I've only been doing it a week and I can see results strength wise from day 1 until now. I've also started interval training at the same time (crazy I know!!) for my cardio so that is improving as well every day.

I felt that I wasn't putting enough into my workouts the last few weeks, which is why I've stepped it up. I feel amazing, looking forward to moving on to the next level of 30DS (Friday morning!!) and am now able to run for short spurts on the treadmill. You get out what you put in... and I need to get a bit more out of this at the moment!!