Weight Lifting timing with HIIT

LazSommer
LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
edited December 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Been doing Insanity with my wife around lunch time - wondering when the best time to fit weight lifting back in would be. Going to do SS to get back into it - options are early morning 6ish before insanity or evenings around 8 pm after insanity. Anyone have any input or experience? The weight training progress is my main interest so performance for that is what I'd like to prioritize.

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  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Not a fan of hard cardio before a heavy lifting session -- doing heavy squats with tired legs is not my idea of fun. Can your legs fully recover in ~8 hours?

    Vote for weights first, Insanity second (or alternate days -- SS is generally run as a 3x a week program, which leaves you four other days to be Insane).
  • suzely0530
    suzely0530 Posts: 150 Member
    I think it's great that you continue to lift when doing another program. My priority was lifting and then I tried P90X3. When I completed the program and returned to lifting, I lost so much strength and I was not happy :(
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I would lift beforehand.
  • julie_broadhead
    julie_broadhead Posts: 178 Member
    I'm doing SS while adding in HIIT style cardio and here is what my training looks like:
    Monday-SS
    Tuesday- HIIT
    Wednesday- SS
    Thursday- HIIT or rest
    Friday- SS
    Saturday- HIIT or long run
    Sunday- Rest

    If I need an additional rest day, I take it. I have been doing Starting Strength for the past month. I'm still experiencing the novice effect. Right now, this split works for me. I am willing to drop the HIIT when the weights for SS start to get really heavy.
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    Thanks guys.
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