How to construct a HIIT workout?

am06or

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NCchar130

bump to read later since I just started doing this a couple weeks ago.

enigma4u

:-)

Graelwyn75

Tried this a few days ago, having always just done interval training on the machines at a highish level.
Tried doing some HIIT on the elliptical but got my times wrong I guess. I did 1.10 at a slow pace, and 1.10 at an all out pace. My heart rate was varying from 75% of max up to 95% of max. Also had it set to interval anyway so the resistance was changing every 3 minutes or so. I managed an hour of that.

greeneyes0809

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Jynus

A) if you feel 12 miles an hour is slow, then you are certainly faster than I am.
b) 12mph is the max on the treadmills I have tried.
c) I noted I only do that particular workout when in a hotel with very limited equipment. when you travel for business, you sometimes have to make do.
d) yes.. if I had a track available, and it was daytime and the weather was acceptable.. i could do faster for a sprint but the net effect for the workout described is high intensity. it certainly is for me, and if you dont think it would challenge you then I bow to your awesomeness.

Again, no offence, but I challenge you to go to a track and run out 100m and see your time. I would bet cash that as long as you're not infirm in some way preventing you to run full out, you'll break 17 seconds easy. If you've been doing this sort of hiit regularly and have a decent cardio base, I wouldn't put it past you to break 15 seconds.

I used to train and I've seen this sooooo many times in clients at the gym who have never played sports. Very rarely though in athletes as they seem to know what all out means. Something about being on equipment and they just seem, I dunno, afraid to go all out? It's hard to explain, but put your *kitten* on the track and seriously give it all you got. Race against someone if you have to to get the motivation. I promise you you should obliterate 20 seconds.

And once you do that, then the realization should set in that your workouts are not near as intense as you think they are.. Or as they should be.

BurtHuttz

It is rude to tell a stranger that their workouts aren't as intense as they should be. You think that HIIT is based on velocity rather than an individual's heart rate. You calculate 12MPH as equivalent to something between 7.5 and 11MPH, and say that 'all out speed' is 13MPH. All silliness.

roro1925

I also love fitnessblender.com and their awesome workouts. They have a great one called Comprehensive Total Body HIIT and core workout and it's great!! It's 40 min total but it includes a great warm up and cool down session

Topsking2010

HIIT is an awesome workout!!!

claritarejoice

Good thread, thanks

jonesin_am

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