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Are my intervals enough? Please look at my routine :)

franticfoxx
franticfoxx Posts: 50 Member
edited February 20 in Fitness and Exercise
hey everyone! i want to share what my interval workout is before I ask my question

WARM UP I run 1 mile for warm up. 12 minutes or so.
next..

WORKOUT SERIES 1: 8 rounds of 50/50sec no rest. Intervals of jump roping/skipping/pretty fast (50 sec) then i jump on treadmill and jog/run with an incline (50sec)

NEXT
WORKOUT SERIES 2: 8 rounds of 50/50sec no rest. Jog/run slight incline (50sec) then I do a cross train workout such as jump squats (50secs), then back to the treadmill (50sec) then back to the floor with another cross train exercise, ( jump lunges, push ups, burpees, skaters, planks, toe touches...etc)

NEXT
WORKOUT SERIES 3: I go back to work out number 1, the run/skip interval

NEXT
WORKOUT SERIES 4: I do another 8 rounds of number 2 workout

FINALLY
WORKOUT SERIES 5: I do interval of 8 rounds 50/50 again, this time run/jog/slight incline (50sec) then to the floor to do abs (50 secs)

In the end, it's about 1hr 1/2 total, around 700-800 calories burned according to my Polar.

This workout series makes me happy and I feel burned out. So its good. But my question is, I used to do two days of cycling. I took last week off it because I was sore, and just exhausted. this week, honestly I don't want to go to class. I like working out alone. I like to feel that intensity alone and push and push by myself. And I feel like maybe I don't need to go to class? I will USUALLY workout 4-5 days a week. AIM for 5 or else I'll be angry.

Will this damper my figure? By cutting out cycling two days a week? Maybe I'll do one day out of the week. I think that would be decent. But I want to be able to take 2 or 3 days off without feeling guilty!!! I think I work out hard enough to not have to feel that way. And I don't eat that bad. A lot of fruit and veggies.

What do you guys think? I burn more with my workout than cycling anyways! lol.

Replies

  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    There's a chance that you're overthinking this
  • iwantmydenimback
    iwantmydenimback Posts: 194 Member
    There's a chance that you're overthinking this
    Yep.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Serious question, what are your goals? Are your intervals enough....for what?

    You're doing a lot of random cardio. If your goal is to do random cardio and increase conditioning to an extent then I guess you're fine. If your goal is to just burn a ton of calories then I guess that's fine too.
  • franticfoxx
    franticfoxx Posts: 50 Member
    Goal is to increase definition, and to lose a few pounds
  • franticfoxx
    franticfoxx Posts: 50 Member
    There's a chance that you're overthinking this
    Lol I can agree. Sorry to be a rambling mess!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Goal is to increase definition, and to lose a few pounds

    People usually switch to HIIT because you work at a higher intensity for a shorter time. I can complete the same calorie burn I used to get in just over an hour of running type cardio in 30 minutes doing it, so an hour and a half seems like too much. But if it is working, and you are loosing weight, then stick with it.

    Search FitnessBlender on YouTube for other activities to add in.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Goal is to increase definition, and to lose a few pounds

    If you want to have muscle definition, hit the weights. Doing crazy amounts of cardio is pretty much the opposite of what you want.
  • glennstoudt
    glennstoudt Posts: 403 Member
    Goal is to increase definition, and to lose a few pounds

    If you want to have muscle definition, hit the weights. Doing crazy amounts of cardio is pretty much the opposite of what you want.

    This 100%
  • franticfoxx
    franticfoxx Posts: 50 Member
    Goal is to increase definition, and to lose a few pounds

    If you want to have muscle definition, hit the weights. Doing crazy amounts of cardio is pretty much the opposite of what you want.

    This 100%

    thank you guys, I guess I do so much cardio because I enjoy it, but I can rev up the weight training as well. appreciate the responses.
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