Why running and cardio alone aren't giving you what you want

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ninerbuff

I just do both.

Before I found weights, I only ran. I trained for a marathon. I defiantly was not fat, but then again, I did HITT training along with the long runs.

Now I do Oly lifting and running. Three days a week running HITT style (3-4 miles with 1.5 mile warm up and cool down). I lift on my own twice a week and Oly classes twice a week. On the days I lift, I usually spend an hour or so on the stair machine.

That's not HIIT, if you're claiming 3-4 miles is HIIT you're doing it wrong. A lot of people do interval training and call it HIIT, but they're not the same thing. True HIIT intervals only last between 30-60 seconds, because they're at 100% maximum exertion (they also can't be done safely/effectively on a treadmill). A real HIIT workout takes maybe 20 minutes (and that's including warmup/cooldown).

Agree. A lot of people throwing in a couple of bouts of intervals at a faster pace, speed, intensity is well..................interval training, It's not HIIT.

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sexymuffintop

To me this just sounds like someone who hates cardio and wants a valid excuse to never do it again.

Everything in moderation.

I like to run, and will continue to do so until the day I die. I've never seen an overweight runner. I don't spend hours every day, running though.

Really? I see overweight runners in my gym every single day.

OMG ! I have seen bunches of overweight lifters !

My post wasn't made in a lifter v runner way. It was in response to the post I quoted about not seeing overweight runners. I don't see what you seeing overweight lifters has anything to do with the fact that I see heavy runners in my gym at all....

I found the error. It's super rare to find a runner on a treadmill at the gym.

Ha! That was done to death in a thread a couple of days ago. There were a LOT of treadmill users with their pants in a bunch if I remember rightly lol

nexangelus

I found the error. It's super rare to find a runner on a treadmill at the gym.

Agreed, we like running outdoors on trails and roads, in the fresh air, actually moving places... : )

pinkraynedropjacki

I found the error. It's super rare to find a runner on a treadmill at the gym.

Agreed, we like running outdoors on trails and roads, in the fresh air, actually moving places... : )

I'm a runner. I joined a gym 2 months ago just so I could use the treadmill on the really hot days. Does that then make me NOT a runner despite the fact I run outside now it's cooler? I was a runner outside before I was inside. I hate the treadmill cause I can't actually get a breeze going that will cool me down & I end up sweating way more.

I know it must be rare & trust me I've not been to the gym in a month because I hate it so much on the damn thing.