Comments on: What is HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training – And How Should You Use It?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:58:12 +0000

Timmy: Let me make it easier for you. For 10 minutes alternate jumping rope as fast as you can for 30 seconds, then at a moderate pace for 90 seconds, then as fast as you can for 30 seconds, then at a moderate pace for 90 seconds, etc… At the end of 10 minutes take a short break for recovery where you just walk around and breathe for about 2 minutes. Then do it all again. When you are done you will have completely 2, 10 minute HIIT circuits of jump rope in about 25 minutes. It will be good. If you are training specifically for boxing or fighting, you should shorten your HIIT circuits to 5 minutes and only take a 1 minute rest between rounds.

By: timmy

timmy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:50:10 +0000

sorry, i have a kind hard time understanding the routine. im doing the jumprope so how long do i have to do a Giant-sets? whats a Super-sets per giant-set? what do i do in a Active rest set??do i rest on Recovery set??
thanks,again a great article.

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:28:57 +0000

I can vouch for HIIT – I lost over 25 pounds in 3 months, solely with HIIT. I was on a fat loss, muscle building mission and my initial aim of fat/weight loss was totally attained with the help of HIIT.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:41:46 +0000

Toby: If you are going to do it that way, just stay on the exercise bike the whole time. Do your warm up, the sprint for 30 seconds and rest for 90 seconds, repeat for 20 minutes.

By: Toby ( Aged 14 )

Toby ( Aged 14 ) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:35 +0000

X Trainer = Jog =)

By: Toby ( Aged 14 )

Toby ( Aged 14 ) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:05 +0000

Hi steve is this a good HIIT Workout :
Exercise Bike : Sprint For As Long As Possible Highest Difficulty.
Then jump straight on X Trainer for 30 secs then repeat or rest ?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:37:00 +0000

Lisa: I would do the HIIT sessions on non-lifting days, but they can be worked into a regular lifting routine if that’s what you have to do. I would save HIIT for post-lifting if I were you.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:12:47 +0000

Great info.
My question is do I do this workout on non weight lifting days?
Or could the sprint sets be done inbetween lifting sets to help minamize time spent in the gym?

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:07:08 +0000

great article, Steve. I love HIIT because for those of us that want to build/maintain explosiveness, traditional endurance cardio actually has a negative effect on fast twitch muscle fibers. so HIIT allows for explosive training while burning fat simultaneously.

I do have a question. if I hit my legs hardest on friday with squats, and I want to perform some HIIT on saturday, should I avoid outdoor running sprints? I wouldn’t want to fatigue my quads.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:03:54 +0000

Yeah man running on a treadmill is lame. I haven’t done that for like 7 years. I have spent some minutes in the winter months on an elliptical and a couple minutes on a stationary bike, but mostly I can’t stand treadmills or endurance cardio. Cardio machines could theoretically be used for HIIT I suppose, but I think I’ll pass on that.