Interval training is when an athlete will do a physical training consisting of periods of high and low intensity activity. An example of this would be sprinting for a minute, then jogging a minute, and continuing this pattern. I believe that HIIT training is very important and beneficial. It is efficient, it includes no equipment, its good for your heart, and it improves fat lose. HIIT is important for body builders or people with a lot of muscle because you burn fat and not muscle for energy while doing HIIT. Since i am focusing on building muscle and bulking up, and when you do normal cardio you can tap into muscle. Since while doing HIIT it doesn't do that, i will start to incorporate HIIT into my daily workouts.

http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/8-benefits-high-intensity-interval-training-hiit
http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/interval-training-short-workouts-really-pay

What is interval training? Is it valuable? Why/Why not? Will you incorporate interval training in your workout program?

Interval training is a kind of training that consists of periods of moderate to high intensity exercises with low intensity activity or a complete rest in between. If you are new to the interval training these routines need to be incorporated gradually so that you avoid injury. Interval training helps you to strengthen your heart and to increase circulation, decrease your chance of getting cholesterol, lowering fat levels as well as your risk of heart disease. I want to incorporate interval training into my workouts because I was to be able to tone up and gain more muscle mass for sports so that I can perform better as well as lessen my risk of injury out on the court or pitch/field.

Anna - YOU CAN DO IT!! It may become boring and it could become hard but you just have to keep going and change it up a bit to keep it interesting. You never know, you could surprise yourself with what you can do.
Hannah - I agree with you that interval training does burn calories and the routines can be used to burn the desired calories to obtain your weight loss goals but it can also be used as a routine to build muscle or to tone up.

Source:
http://greatist.com/fitness/how-often-should-i-do-interval-training

Comments:
Hannah = I really enjoyed reading your post and it is fun to know that you find it interesting. To me, it can be quite boring, it depends on the person I guess. I would use interval training to measure progress and development - the more reps/sets I do, the better. Just by knowing that I can keep going for a long time/long intervals will tell me that I am developing.
Ian = It was nice to read what you do when you come into the gym and that you gave an example of interval training. Good job.

What is interval training? Is it valuable? Why/Why not? Will you incorporate interval training in your workout program?


Interval training is a specific on and off type form of excersise typically used with cardio vascular workouts. During interval training, one will go hard for a period of time and then go easy. For example, you would bike on level 10 for 2 minutes, then put it up to level 15 for 1 minute. This form of excersise is good for increasing your arobic compacity and building good endurance muscles. If im in the gym, I will ussually start my workouts on the elliptical with 10 to 15 minutes, and this helps me get my heartrate up and my body warmed up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_training

Hannah-Solid post keep up the good work

Sofia-I like the idea of doing interval training at the end of a workout

1) Interval training is a type of physical training that involves a series of low- to high-intensity exercise workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods.[1] The high-intensity periods are typically at or close to anaerobic exercise, while the recovery periods involve activity of lower intensity.[2] Varying the intensity of effort exercises the heart muscle, providing a cardiovascular workout, improving aerobic capacity and permitting the person to exercise for longer and / or more intense levels.[3]Interval training can refer to organization of any cardiovascular workout (e.g., cycling, running, rowing, etc.), and is prominent in training routines for many sports. It is a technique particularly employed by runners, but athletes in many disciplines use this type of training.
2) It depends on what you are training for. For me it won't be valuable because i am not doing any sports at the moment that require me to do the HIIT.
3)Again, unless i am doing a sport that requires me to do it, i won't incorporate it in my workout program

Ian- Good post and also i like the workouts you put in with it
Sofea- I like your post and also how you will put it in with every single workout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_training

llabaw wrote: »

What is interval training? Is it valuable? Why/Why not? Will you incorporate interval training in your workout program?

Interval training is basically going between high and low intensity exercises to maximise your work out. The high and low intensity allows for you to increase the muscles built and calories burnt whilst reducing the amount of time spent exercising. It is both an anaerobic and aerobic training program in which people with not a lot of time but who still want to get a work out in can get what they need. I think this is very valuable and is basically the only type of workouts I do. I rarely spend long periods on the treadmill at the same speed and just hitting the weights passively, because I don't have to work hard. Interval training allows me to hit and build on almost every single muscle in my body whilst getting the sweaty cardio that I need. For example I might do jumprope for one minute (high intensity), and then hit jumping lunges next (lower intensity). For those who don't have access to gym equipment or time this can be a very good way of getting a workout in. My goal was to have total body fitness and interval training is a crucial part in getting there.

@Sofea - I would urge you to make sure and target specific parts of your workouts you want to implement interval training. It can be very useful if used cortrectly.

@Taylor - Totally agree that interval training can lessen the risk of injury in sports because it very much mimicks the conditions of most team sports like (american football or baseball) you may jog or stand around for awhile but will have to then spring into action very quickly.

http://greatist.com/fitness/complete-guide-interval-training-infographic

18amasarikova wrote: »

Interval training is when you alter periods of high intensity activity/exercise with rest periods (reps and sets). During the rest period your body stops moving or works at a very low intensity. In my opinion interval training is very valuable. Its advantages include: easy to measure progress and improvement, easy to see when you aren't trying, improves cardiovascular fitness, improves heart efficiency, saves time, has the ability to burn fat, will help you train for any sport, etc. For me, a disadvantage of interval training is that it can be hard to keep going or can actually be quite boring. However, I think that I will incorporate this type of training in my workout plan for sure.

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/tipsandtricks/a/Intervals.htm
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/interval-training-how-to-improve-your-fitness-and-increase-your-vo2max-471#
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/intervaltraining.html

How does doing intervals directly affect the cardio vascular system?

comments:
Ethan: I like how you explained the reason behind HIIT being necessary to everyone, even body builders.
Sara: I like that you sound very determined to practice and do interval training. It is something that is very important if used correctly in your daily workouts.

What is interval training? Is it valuable? Why/Why not? Will you incorporate interval training in your workout program?

It is when you switch between intense exercises and light exercises. For example, running very fast, then brisk walking, if you continue this pattern you will be doing interval training! WOW! It is good for burning fat. Also it activates the muscles and gives them a short period of time to rest, then BOOM muscles are activated again. This sudden change of pace makes the muscles adapt to all sorts of exercise quicker and quicker! I will definitely incorporate interval training inn my workout because I want to be able to do every exercise and make my muscles adapt to the exercise quicker and quicker!!!!!!!!!

comments:
Zefaan: If you want to see results faster than using this method is a good idea indeed.
Sofea: I like the way you have structured out your workout, I shall try it some time