If I do HIIT, can I still gain weight?

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  • Camish911
    Camish911 Posts: 150 Member
    TonyMo25 wrote: »
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    TonyMo25 wrote: »
    ... so HIIT alone isn't optimal?

    Are you trying to win races?

    Actually, I would like to compete in a tough mudder

    I'd highly recommend it. I did a Tough Mudder last year and it was AWESOME!
  • TonyMo25
    TonyMo25 Posts: 31 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    That's not every day. I think a typical day for me is 3500 - 4000 but some days I need 5000+. Honestly, once I'm up and over 1 gram of protein per pound I slack off the macro requirements and do stuff like peanut butter to fill in calorie holes.

    If you have a really heavy workout day and can't get all the calories you can make up some of it the next day. Your body won't go into starvation mode or throw off tons of weight if you're short a bit one day and make it up the next.

    Thanks this is helpful
  • TonyMo25
    TonyMo25 Posts: 31 Member
    AmberSpamber wrote: »
    Are you on Instagram? If so, follow Hiitrainer. He's ripped, does HIIT and posts about his food intake so I think it will be good to look at some of what he does. He also posts videos of his workouts and is very easy on the eyes ;) ( subtle insert for the ladies) haha! He's pretty motivational and I think he is worth checking out. Good luck!

    I don't have an instagram but if he has youtube videos then i could look him up. Not for the eyes of course lol
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Just to clarify, you still are going to be following a structured lifting program as means to gain muscle? So HIIT for cardio?

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