Anyone tried HIIT plus LISS before weightlifting?

[Jax019]

I did 20 minutes of HIIT and instead of doing 5 minute recovery, I did 20 minutes. So I basically did 20 minutes HIIT and 20 minutes LISS. The 20 minutes LISS felt like heaven, time passed by easily while I was recovering.

Weightlifting became easy after the cardio. Anyone have this experience before?

[ashleyannbarker]

Originally Posted by Jax019

I did 20 minutes of HIIT and instead of doing 5 minute recovery, I did 20 minutes. So I basically did 20 minutes HIIT and 20 minutes LISS. The 20 minutes LISS felt like heaven, time passed by easily while I was recovering.

Weightlifting became easy after the cardio. Anyone have this experience before?

this is what i do before lifting regularly (except for leg days) i like it as long as i've had enough to eat prior to. i usually go home and finish out another 20 mins of cardio then. my liss is more like miss though. (moderate... i am still pushing hard for that, just not intervals.) always wonder what other people have tried for cardio splits around weights.

[AlphaMisc]

Why cardio before lifting.

Was always my thought that you lift first (glycogen reserves are higher) so that you have plenty of engery.

Then cardio second (glycogen is low) so that you can burn fat instead of useing food / glycogen reserves.

Inform me if I am wrong... but I thought this was well known.

[mKor]

When I was actually being good (I haven't updated my weight on my bodyspace for awhile for a reason) I used to do 8-12 intervals of 30 on 60 off interval training followed by a cool down of like 20 minutes low intensity.

...but it was always after the lift. I don't see how people do HITT before lifting, but maybe they are tougher than I.

[kpettitt]

There is a guy at my gym that dose what appears to be HIIT before he lifts and he always has a good workout. he gets on the treamill and increases the incline, runs as hard as he can for like a min, lowers it, and fast pased walks for a min, the raises it back up... etc... but that treadmill is COVERED in sweat when he's done....
I personally can only do a HIIT properly after or on an off day... or else I slack or just don't have the strengh most days!