Don't let the face fool you. He adores me.
Wednesdays are my day off from strength training since I do a four day split. So now Wednesdays have become my unofficial HIIT day. High Intensity Interval Training is fantastic for fat loss as the calorie burning continues for 24-48 hours after you do the workout. The point is to bring your heart rate up quickly and then back down again. It hurts, but it's important to include in your weekly routine.
Today I started off with sprints on the treadmill. I do a 5 minute warm up, then 10 sets of 30 seconds of sprinting followed by 1 minute of recovery pace. After the 10 sprints, I cool down with 5 minutes of recovery pace.
Then I got on the stairstepper again. Stair stepping is my version of hell, but I put on the interval setting and do 10 minutes of 40 seconds work, 40 seconds recovery. I actually lasted the entire 10 minutes this week! My calves were burning when I got off.
Then I head upstairs to finish up my workout with Tabatas. I grabbed a Kettlebell and did swings, sit ups while holding the kettlebell, and weighted squats. I had dinner plans with the best friend, so I only did 3 rounds of tabatas instead of four, but my Mexican food was so worth it.
I know I will be feeling the HIIT tomorrow, but this week I have been experiencing a lot of DOMS this week for some reason, so it will only add to my already sore chest and triceps. I love it, though.
I highly recommend adding HIIT in at least once a week. Choose a cardio that you enjoy doing and then do it as hard as YOU can on and off for as long as YOU can.
Do you already do HIIT in your workout routines?
LMAO Boyfriend's face looks like he is taking massaging you VERY seriously. That Futurama meme is one of my favs haha. I don't do HIIT because I figure my intervals and tempo runs count!
ReplyDeleteThat's his "I-love-you-SO-much" face. ;-) Your interval and tempo runs DEFINITELY count!
DeleteI like doing HIIT just because I really hate cardio and in my mind, 20-25 minutes of HIIT feels justified lol. Unfortunately, I am doing more of a stair stepper, stationary bike cardio to retain as much muscle while I am cutting for my show coming up in a couple of months.
ReplyDeleteThat 20-25 minutes is justified if it's the hardest 25 minutes of your life. I've been there. And you'll notice that I did not do the bike, nor have I done the bike in probably 4 years. I HATE biking. It hurts more than stairs. Way to go!
DeleteI do speed work once a week. It's a 35 minute treadmill workout. I've heard of people going from the treadmill to the elliptical in intervals. I should probably try it out. The stair stepper is the devil! I don't know how people stay on longer than 10 minutes.
ReplyDeleteAshley @ Eat Run Live Happy
I feel exactly the same way. Some people are on that thing for an hour. They have will powers of steel!!
DeleteLooks like a heckuva workout! Does your gym have the stairsteppers that are like a moving staircase, or the pedal ones? I like the staircase ones better but my gym doesn't have one. :( I do HIIT between marathon training cycles; when I'm training, I'm like the first commenter -- tempos and intervals take over.
ReplyDeleteMy gym has the moving staircase. I don't know if I've ever seen the pedal ones? I can't even fathom doing anything between marathon training cycles, so you are awesome!
DeleteI hate HIIT work outs!!! haha
ReplyDeleteI am actually doing one tomorrow with my running....wish me luck in this dang heat! :)
You will do absolutely fantastic! Good luck, bestie!
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