I get the feeling people are going to look at me weird turning the treadmill way up and then way down. Never saw anyone do that there before.
I did see that. That was on a bike? HIIT is just an overall concept but can be done using many techniques? I really don't want to have to go anywhere other than my home to do it. Have a treadmill, rowing machine, weight machine and free weights.
Or, do the weights three times a week and the cardio as a warmup. Or, weights three times a week and cardio two times on off days. Rest days are just as important as workout days. 8 hours of sleep has also been proven to be as beneficial as anything else you can do.
Yes, my road bike mounted on a fluid trainer. But nearly any cardio exercise would work for a HIIT program. Mix it up and you will be far more likely to stick with it. I am taking my mountain bike out after work and going to hit it hard on one of my farms and hope to snag a shed or two in the process. Riding indoors on a trainer does get old, but the snow is nearly gone so I can get out.
Since recovering from my ankle surgery, I've lost 15lbs in 6 weeks. I use an app called fitness pal to track calories taken in and calories burned (using a fancy gps watch/heart monitor)
I try to make it simple due to my busy life, I have a feeling your life is much the same Brad. I will do upper body one day, and lower body another. I have no set routine, other than I workout 4-5 days a week (keeps me sane). I only lift for maybe twenty minutes a shot. And when I say "lift" I mean pushups, weighted pushups, pull ups, lunges, and light dumbbell stuff. For cardio I pick up some light hand weights and rapid fire punches until my heartrate hits 160+ or so, then rest for a minute, then repeat. I left my ego at the workout door many years ago. I have enough pain coursing through my body without ripping something else while working out. My knee has really been bad lately so Ive had to quit running....my mountain bike awaits.
I also have an office job, and my co-workers and I have made a fun little game, every hour we draw a small piece of paper with a little work out on it. For example, today we pulled 1 min planks, 20 air squats, 15 push ups, 20 vertical pulls, 15 Russian twists, 30 sit ups, 10 elbow in push ups, and 15 crunches. This has really helped me improve my core strength, and it keeps ya awake during the day. By the time I'm done with work, I'm ready to go into my cardio training!
Yeah that's my only problem with it. I try to do it in the off season for me and that is even hard to do. Heck of a workout though if you stick to it.
Know what you mean Brett. I broke my femur, backbone and pelvis in a motorcycle wreck when I was 23 and still have the plate and screws in. I don't want to be running a lot to put a lot of shock on it.
