Your Favorite Kind of HIIT!

jasonalvear
jasonalvear Posts: 72 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Good day everyone! Just looking for new ways to do my HIIT over the coming weeks. What is your favorite kind of HIIT? Please be specific in the intervals, timing, and description of the exercise :D

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  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Good day everyone! Just looking for new ways to do my HIIT over the coming weeks. What is your favorite kind of HIIT? Please be specific in the intervals, timing, and description of the exercise :D

    Sprints.

    Is there really a need to define distance, reps and time between sprints?

    Just SPRINT
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Pretty much http://www.fitocracy.com/knowledge/dr-layne-nortons-best-damn-cardio-humanly-possible-in-15-minutes/
    and
    sprint intervals
  • OtiWanKenobi
    OtiWanKenobi Posts: 340 Member
    Sprints!

    I sprint any where from 20 to 30 seconds walk for 2 mins...as I get more tired I rest for 3 mins.
  • suppakana
    suppakana Posts: 307 Member
    My primary workouts are DVDs... My favorite kind of HIITs are the Turbofire ones! Mm yeah. They get me a damned good sweat on.

    Oddly enough, one of them is on youtube! Not sure how long until it's taken down for copyright <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXvhT2ni-TY&gt;
  • rjmudlax13
    rjmudlax13 Posts: 900 Member
    bumpidy
  • jasonalvear
    jasonalvear Posts: 72 Member
    Good day everyone! Just looking for new ways to do my HIIT over the coming weeks. What is your favorite kind of HIIT? Please be specific in the intervals, timing, and description of the exercise :D

    Sprints.

    Is there really a need to define distance, reps and time between sprints?

    Just SPRINT
    A need? No, but I just wanted to know what you like to do. So from what you put, you sprint for an unknown amount of time and intervals. Thank you.
  • Turtle003
    Turtle003 Posts: 133 Member
    I like doing 1-2x a week using the treadmill for HIIT. I do 20-30 minutes total depending on my fatigue of the following:
    5 minute warm up at 6.0 (jog)
    2 minutes at 8.0 (sprint for me)
    1 minute at 4.0 (walk)
    repeat this 8/4 interval for ~20 minutes
    5 minute cool down at 6.0 (jog)

    This really blasts my calorie burn!
  • walterm852
    walterm852 Posts: 409 Member
    I work out with a group of guys 35-47 M, W, F 5:40am that mostly do Hiit and then head to work. Its difficult to exercise after work because of kids activities.

    Here are a few
    1) Plate pushes are just awesome for legs, hips, shoulder stability and breathe, we do them on a synthetic turf that adds friction. All you need is a 45lb plate. Put plate on the ground and push it back. The length varies but we use a 15 yard area and go. Here is a you tube with other variations, but just back and forth with keeping track of your loops will catch you attention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0019R-lvgI

    2) Burpee to pull up - do a burpee under pull up station and jump to elevated pull up bar (ours is against wall, very sturdy). Since many cant to a lot of pull ups, this is good because its more than they get otherwise (unless they use bands)

    3) Heavy rope training, check out you tube for better description. It will get a lot more than your arms if you do them right
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    You can do HIIT with any exercise or training program. Just up the speed for 20-60 seconds. Screw reps, just get the work done.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    Usually do my HIIT on the treadmill: 1 minutes intervals @ 6mph and 9mph. Hope to up this to 10mph soon.
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    I do some HIIT Rowing. All out for 1 minute, rest 1 minute. I do this for 10 minutes, then cool down for 3.
  • jasonalvear
    jasonalvear Posts: 72 Member
    You can do HIIT with any exercise or training program. Just up the speed for 20-60 seconds. Screw reps, just get the work done.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    The question was what kind is your favorite.
  • sanjoparolas
    sanjoparolas Posts: 549 Member
    Exercise bike using Tabata Pro app: Eight 20-second intervals of maximum effort with 10-second rests in between.
  • jacklis
    jacklis Posts: 280 Member

    2) Burpee to pull up - do a burpee under pull up station and jump to elevated pull up bar (ours is against wall, very sturdy). Since many cant to a lot of pull ups, this is good because its more than they get otherwise (unless they use bands)

    This or if you aren't strong enough in the chest yet -like me: Burpie to jump up and leg lift. Repeat 15 times, 3 sets will do it!
  • TwoPointZero
    TwoPointZero Posts: 187 Member
    A nice post:

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=134941211&page=1
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    You can do HIIT with any exercise or training program. Just up the speed for 20-60 seconds. Screw reps, just get the work done.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    The question was what kind is your favorite.
    No favorite. I hate 'em all. I just like the results.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    I live by HIIT; usually 4 times a week in between lift days. I do a 5 minute warmup jog on the treadmill, then put my feet to the side, crank that puppy up to 10, then run like hell for 20 seconds followed by 40 seconds of rest. Do that 10 times. I used to HIIT on my bike but my legs got so big that I couldn't pedal it hard enough to get my HR up to 90%. :| I also try to do at least one of my HIIT days at the gym on the elliptical; it works a completely different set of muscles and is awesome for plateau busting.
  • JGT2004
    JGT2004 Posts: 231 Member
    Bump for ideas :smile:
  • Carmella9
    Carmella9 Posts: 171 Member
    10 minute warm up (jog) >
    200 metre sprint followed by 200 Metre slow jog/walk back x 6

    kills me off every time :) but good for results and easy to measure improvements!
  • Derpes
    Derpes Posts: 2,033 Member
    Tabata style - 20 seconds all out, 10 seconds of rest for 4 minutes.

    I usually do intervals of jumping jacks, burpess, or high knees.

    I also like 100 meter sprints (10 reps).
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    Jump Rope, Kettlebells, Mountain Climbers.
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    Also as an aside, this is the page that got me going on HIIT: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ultimate-8-week-hiit-for-fat-burning-program.html Enjoy!
  • Grendel07
    Grendel07 Posts: 112 Member
    Starmaster/mill HIIT:

    1 mintue of level 6
    30 seconds of level 10

    I usually do this for anywhere between 15-20mins. It kills me every time
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    I do some HIIT Rowing. All out for 1 minute, rest 1 minute. I do this for 10 minutes, then cool down for 3.

    I see some people in the gym doing this...looks like an awesome burn!
  • mheebner
    mheebner Posts: 285 Member
    I haven't done a bunch of HIIT, but I do the elliptical a few times a week. Put on a interval workout, any level. When the resistance interval starts, go all out as fast as you can for as long as you can. I usually try 2 min. Follow up with recovery till the next resistance interval. With my HRM, I am getting into almost the 90% HR going, on recovery it usually stays in the 60% HR.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    No favorite. I hate 'em all. I just like the results.
    Right there with you, man. I keep promising myself I'll get back to Tabatas on the elliptical as soon as I get through C25K treadmill (just to prove I can get through it), but at this rate, it may never come! Maybe I should just do it now.
  • viglet
    viglet Posts: 299 Member
    I'm a lover of hiit and usually enjoy the tabata style workouts.

    I usually stick to videos one fitnessblender.com
  • carlom18
    carlom18 Posts: 174 Member
    All i know are sprints and hill sprints but i want to learn more about HIIT with weights for when summer hits here
  • RawMomma10
    RawMomma10 Posts: 89 Member
    Always do 5 min warm up on the treadmill (speed 3 incline 8-10) or 5 min jump rope before starting...

    Do 10 min light walk, or yoga stretch after for cool down.

    Using interval timer set to 12 rounds 1 min work and 50 sec rest
    2 sets per excersize

    Day 1:
    smith machine lunges
    smith machine squats
    standing weighted calf raises
    leg curls
    leg press
    split squats


    Day 2:
    alternating hammer curls
    lat pull downs
    upright rows
    bent over rows
    flat bench press
    chest flys


    Day 3:
    Russian Twist
    plank
    side plank left
    side plank right
    crazy ivans
    bicycle crunches

    Day 4:
    30 min cardio of your choice keeping to the intervals set above... 1 min run 45 sec walk.... 5 min warm up and cool down


    Day 5:
    Front squats
    smith machine lunges
    flat bench press
    hammer curls
    bent over rows
    seated military press

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