hiit question

[kennyb010]

my treadmill has a 30 minute program including a warm up and cool down

at the peak of the program is a hiit type run going from 6 mph to 4.5 mph for a few cycles follwed by the cool

the question is if i do this and after wards im not all that tired do i really need to step it up or is it still working me

is the point of hiit to really push it so that you're pushing yourself to the limit for the short period of time?

[illpunches]

yes, it's meant to push ur limits. warm up 2 minutes, then see what dead spring u can handle and do that for 2 minutes, walk 30 seconds, then sprint another 2 minutes. do this cycle for about 20 minutes.

[kennyb010]

thanks i'll ditch the treadmill workout and really push it with my own

[TwistedSteal35]

the point of a hiit is to play your target heart rate zone. You want to work out .65%-.85% of your max heart rate. here the formula

MHR = 220-age
THR = 220-age x .65

[TwistedSteal35]

and the 220-age x .85
220 is your heart rate when your born. You want to stay aerobic. im 23 so my

THR is 128-167
So i would want to keep my heart rate in that range for best fat burn. Actually more towards the 128 believe it or not... good luck..

Train smarter not harder lol

[beaul]

Originally Posted by illpunches

yes, it's meant to push ur limits. warm up 2 minutes, then see what dead spring u can handle and do that for 2 minutes, walk 30 seconds, then sprint another 2 minutes. do this cycle for about 20 minutes.

typically its the other way around, the work set is usually smaller than the active rest set. So sprint all out for 25-60 sec, then walk until you can go again or if you want to prescribe the rest period probably 1-3 minutes.



but there are many ways to do HIIT. whatever way you do it, you shouldn't be able to breathe after the work set.