HIIT on Ellipitcal

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Melissaol
Melissaol Posts: 952 Member
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I'm wanting to start HIIT on the Elliptical. So I'm not sure how to start.
2 minute warm up
Then I'm not sure what to do.
Can anyone help...

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  • cparter
    cparter Posts: 754 Member
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    See the following thread from 4/10/2011 (it has some great user comments and ideas with regards to your question):

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/214064-hiit-on-an-elliptical
  • mbreed75
    mbreed75 Posts: 125 Member
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    Elliptical HIIT doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
  • devon0324
    devon0324 Posts: 57 Member
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    I'm wanting to start HIIT on the Elliptical. So I'm not sure how to start.
    2 minute warm up
    Then I'm not sure what to do.
    Can anyone help...

    I heard Dr. Ian talking about doing HIIT this way. He says do a 2 mo=in warm up, CRANK IT UP for 2 mins, slow it back down then repeat!
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
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    Any HIIT I do, i use the same protocol. It's based on a program called the Sprint 8 by Trainer Phil Campbell:
    3 minute warmup
    8 intervals of 30 seconds all out and 90 seconds rest
    2.5 minute cooldown.
    Total 20 minutes

    I do this running, biking or elliptical.
  • erikrichter
    erikrichter Posts: 19 Member
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    By "rest", do mean stop or just ease back to an easy pace?
    Any HIIT I do, i use the same protocol. It's based on a program called the Elite 8:
    3 minute warmup
    8 intervals of 30 seconds all out and 90 seconds rest
    2.5 minute cooldown.
    Total 20 minutes

    I do this running, biking or elliptical.
  • Melissaol
    Melissaol Posts: 952 Member
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    So I should do 2 minutes of warm up
    2 Minute at resistance 8
    3 minute at 4
    Back up to 8 resistance and keep repeating for 30 minutes and then a 5 minute cool down.
    Does this sound right. Or anything I should change.
  • lorcart
    lorcart Posts: 406 Member
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    Don't overthink this....go at a "reasonable" pace to warm up for a couple minutes, increase it either speed, incline, both...just make it harder..for a couple minutes, repeat, repeat, back down, back up, go like hell...back down...do this for 20 minutes. Done!
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
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    By "rest", do mean stop or just ease back to an easy pace?
    Any HIIT I do, i use the same protocol. It's based on a program called the Elite 8:
    3 minute warmup
    8 intervals of 30 seconds all out and 90 seconds rest
    2.5 minute cooldown.
    Total 20 minutes

    I do this running, biking or elliptical.

    Ease back to a recovery pace. For example, on the recumbent bike, I warm up at 11, do my peak intervals at 13 or 14 and my rest intervals at 9. I actually had the name of the program incorrect. It's the Sprint 8 and the trainer who came up with it is Phil Campbell.
  • Melissaol
    Melissaol Posts: 952 Member
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    So do the warm up

    11 for 2 minutes
    to 8 for 1 minutes
    Repeat for 30 minutes
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
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    I'm currently doing this as I sprained my ankle a few weeks back and still cant sprint on a treadmill. I do 3x30 secs sprints interset with either: bodyweight exercises for time or reps or weighted exercises for time or reps. For example, Monday was 30 secs sprint, 10x30kg squats and 10x30kg rows, 3 rounds.

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