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  • In fact, the recovery time is the same as if you sat down and did nothing. You are still not performing the targeted muscle group for the 1-2 minutes. Instead of sitting down though you replace it with a short burst of cardio. It will add about 20-30 minutes of high intensity cardio for the workout. You may even recover…
  • Good luck...hope it helps!
  • Science based magic...indeed
  • Close...I would shoot for something closer to 30 secs "all-out" then recover for 1-3 minutes and do it again 5-10x if you are on the treadmill. The reason being you can't really go "all out" if you do it for 2 minutes, you will naturally slow down. You want to get your heart rate up as much as possible, recover, then do it…
  • My own opinion, take it as you will. I saw my bf% drop the most with a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) after every weight training session for 20-30 minutes. I was on a 4 day split at the time. The steady state cardio of the treadmill, bike, or stair master never worked for me. Pure cardio days also didn't seem to…
  • What kind of cardio are you performing?
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