HIIT help, please

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific approach.

--
Keith

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes,
then sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a
minute and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk
for 5 minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an
hour to eat breakfast and then go to school.

I don't know if it is HIIT, but it will probably get you fit. The
only problem that I see is that it is pretty hard for me to really
sprint on a treadmill. Of course I tend to use shorter intervals so I
am probably moving a little faster. I am also probably a lot bigger
than you (225 lbs); I don't fit so well on a treadmill.

Good luck,
Jason

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be just
as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart risks for
the average person with limited time available.

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15.

So you sprint at minutes 3.0, 5.5, 9.0, 12.5?

A couple of comments. One of the reasons HIIT is good for you is the
active recovery element. Walking for a minute and a half may be too
much walking. You're missing the intermediate levels.

I'd recommend walking/jogging for half a mile, then doing an all out
sprint for as long as you can hold it (45 seconds, a minute, a minute
15) and then walk only as long as you need to stop gasping for breath
and then ramp it up to a jog. After a minute of jogging pick it up to a
5K race pace, and after another minute do the all-out speed interval again.

Depending on your conditioning, this might mean you jog at 4.0 mph for 5
minutes, then sprint at 7.0 mph, then walk at 3.0 for 30 seconds, ramp
it back up to 4.0 as soon as possible, and then go up to 5.5 before you
hit 7.0 again.

Quoted message said:

Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

I don't believe there is any advantage in waiting an hour to eat.

Dally

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be just
as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart risks for
the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

Thanks,
Jason

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jason Earl said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] wrote:

> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>
>
> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
> sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
> and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
> minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
> breakfast and then go to school.
>

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be just
as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart risks for
the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

AFAIK there is no data supporting the effectiveness of the GXP, unlike
the Tabata which has been exhaustively studied. The main idea is that it
is easier for the average person to perform and effective enough for
normal fitness needs.

--
Keith

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:47:02 -0700, Jason Earl <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] wrote:

> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>
>
> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
> sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
> and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
> minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
> breakfast and then go to school.
>

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be just
as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart risks for
the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

If you are wanting CV and VO2 Max benefits without losing LBM, then
Tabata is effective, but there is a risk of heart failure if you are
not already suitably conditioned - and even if you are given the
levels to which you may aspire or achieve.

Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) gives much the same benefits but with a
much reduced risk. See:

http://www.fitnessprat.no/showthread.php?t=16088

http://www.mikementzer.com/stimulation.html

HTH.

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:04:18 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jason Earl said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>In article <[email hidden]>,
> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>>
>>
>> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
>> sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
>> and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
>> minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
>> breakfast and then go to school.
>>
>
>2 intervals isn't very much.
>
>Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
>approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be just
as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart risks for
the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

AFAIK there is no data supporting the effectiveness of the GXP, unlike
the Tabata which has been exhaustively studied.

I believe the two links I gave Jason have been thoroughly studied and
peer reviewed, as has this further link:

http://ageless-athletes.com/perfect_gxp.shtml

Quoted message said:

The main idea is that it
is easier for the average person to perform and effective enough for
normal fitness needs.

I assume you mean GXP, and there is not doubt that it can be a better
option than Tabata.

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:47:02 -0700, Jason Earl <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>In article <[email hidden]>,
> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>>
>>
>> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3
>> minutes, then sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of
>> breath), walk for a minute and a half, and repeat until the
>> timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5 minutes at a slow pace, get
>> off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat breakfast and then go
>> to school.
>>
>
>2 intervals isn't very much.
>
>Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
>approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be
just as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart
risks for the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

If you are wanting CV and VO2 Max benefits without losing LBM, then
Tabata is effective, but there is a risk of heart failure if you are
not already suitably conditioned - and even if you are given the
levels to which you may aspire or achieve.

Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) gives much the same benefits but with
a much reduced risk. See:

http://www.fitnessprat.no/showthread.php?t=16088

http://www.mikementzer.com/stimulation.html

HTH.

OK, that makes sense. Before asking I did a bit of googling and the
hits I turned up for GXP all centered around reaching a moderate level
of fitness for health reasons (as opposed to performance reasons). I
didn't find the article at fitnessprat, but I found a similar one on
the Master Trainer site:

http://ageless-athletes.com/perfect_gxp.shtml

For the peanut gallery here's the studies that are cited:

Chong, D.L., Blair, S.N., Jackson, A.S. Cardiorespiratory fitness,
body composition, and all-cause and cardiovascular disease
mortality in men. Am J Clin. Nutr.1999; 69: 373-380.

Wei, M., Gibbons, L.W., Mitchell, T.L., Kampert, J.B., Chong,
D.L., Blair, S.N. The association between cardiorespiratory
fitness and impaired fasting glucose and Type 2 diabetes mellitus
in men. Ann Intern Med. 1999; 130: 89-96.

Manson, J.E., Hu, F.B., Rich-Edwards, J.W., Colditz, G.A.,
Stampfer, M.J., Willett, W.C., Speizer, F.E., Hennekens, C.H. A
prospective study of walking as compared with vigorous exercise in
the prevention of coronary heart disease in women. N Engl. J
Med. 1999; 341: 650-658.

Basically the idea is that there is a certain amount of fitness that
provides a huge health benefit. This health benefit is was found to
be even more important than body composition in determining health
risks such as heart failure or diabetes. To quote the article:

Certainly, the minimum level of protection that frankly brings the
biggest bang for the buck (the biggest benefit is going from unfit
to modestly fit) is reachable by the vast majority of people
without much effort.

The Winett article on Mike Mentzer's site was more interesting, as it
applied these same ideas to strength athletes and not to sedentary
folks. The basic premise was that GXP allows you to reach your
aerobic "genetic limitation" easily and without adding undue stress to
your system. Here's a quote:

We could also use the special Tabata interval protocol 2 to 3
times per week to reach the same fitness goal. We could do the
same graded warm-up as in the GXP and GXT. Then we could do 6
full-blast 20 second sprints with only 10 seconds rest between
each. We would be sure, as called for by the protocol, that our
subject reached a point of absolute exhaustion at the end of the
sixth repeat.

The Tabata protocol can be even more devastating metabolically
and skeletally than the GXT. This is because you need to go to
complete exhaustion and because of the fast pace of the sprints.

So, it isn't clear in the long run if the interval protocol would
produce any better results than the GXP and over time, it too may
be worse.

Personally, I have my doubts. I certainly didn't read any study that
came close to suggesting that GXP would be better at raising VO2 max
over time than Tabata interval drills (as the Winett article
suggests), and I am not interested in getting "fit enough." I want to
be a super hero. If I am going to go through the trouble of training,
I don't want to simply be "healthier than the average sedentary male."
I am not overly concerned that the Tabata drills are going to kill me.
I'm only 34, with no history of heart problems. I should be able to
run up and down the block a few times without keeling over.

Thanks for the info though, it might be useful if I ever get to the
point where I am simply maintaining myself, or if I ever decide to
concentrate even more on pure weight training. I can certainly see
where GXP would fit in if you were only interested in limit strength,
power, or aesthetics.

Jason

Hobbes said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jason Earl said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>In article <[email hidden]>,
> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>>
>>
>> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3
>> minutes, then sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of
>> breath), walk for a minute and a half, and repeat until the
>> timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5 minutes at a slow pace, get
>> off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat breakfast and then
>> go to school.
>>
>
>2 intervals isn't very much.
>
>Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
>approach.

It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be
just as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart
risks for the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

AFAIK there is no data supporting the effectiveness of the GXP,
unlike the Tabata which has been exhaustively studied. The main idea
is that it is easier for the average person to perform and effective
enough for normal fitness needs.

Yeah, that's what I came up with too. However, I can see how GXP
would be useful in cases where your goals didn't require much aerobic
fitness (or if you just wanted to do the minimum amount necessary to
gain most of the health benefits of exercise).

Jason

Jason Earl said:

JRH said:

Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) gives much the same benefits but with
a much reduced risk. See:

http://www.fitnessprat.no/showthread.php?t=16088
http://www.mikementzer.com/stimulation.html

OK, that makes sense. Before asking I did a bit of googling and the
hits I turned up for GXP all centered around reaching a moderate level
of fitness for health reasons (as opposed to performance reasons). I
didn't find the article at fitnessprat, but I found a similar one on
the Master Trainer site:

http://ageless-athletes.com/perfect_gxp.shtml

For the peanut gallery here's the studies that are cited

I prefer to be called "the brass section".

DZ said:

Jason Earl said:

JRH said:

Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) gives much the same benefits but with
a much reduced risk. See:

http://www.fitnessprat.no/showthread.php?t=16088
http://www.mikementzer.com/stimulation.html

OK, that makes sense. Before asking I did a bit of googling and the
hits I turned up for GXP all centered around reaching a moderate level
of fitness for health reasons (as opposed to performance reasons). I
didn't find the article at fitnessprat, but I found a similar one on
the Master Trainer site:

http://ageless-athletes.com/perfect_gxp.shtml

For the peanut gallery here's the studies that are cited

I prefer to be called "the brass section".

When I actually start quoting studies I am generally hoping that
you'll chime in. I will make sure that I will use the term "the brass
section" in the future.

Jason

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:11:24 -0700, Jason Earl <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

JRH said:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:47:02 -0700, Jason Earl <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

JRH <[email hidden]> writes:

> On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:44 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>>In article <[email hidden]>,
>> [email hidden] wrote:
>>
>>> Would this workout be good for HIIT?
>>>
>>>
>>> Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3
>>> minutes, then sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of
>>> breath), walk for a minute and a half, and repeat until the
>>> timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5 minutes at a slow pace, get
>>> off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat breakfast and then go
>>> to school.
>>>
>>
>>2 intervals isn't very much.
>>
>>Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific
>>approach.
>
> It is considered that the Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) can be
> just as effective as Tabata, without the inherent health/heart
> risks for the average person with limited time available.

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,
and I really like how Tabata-style drills make me feel (after I
recover), but I am certainly interested in hearing more about
something that is still effective without being as murderously
intense.

If you are wanting CV and VO2 Max benefits without losing LBM, then
Tabata is effective, but there is a risk of heart failure if you are
not already suitably conditioned - and even if you are given the
levels to which you may aspire or achieve.

Graded Exercise Protocol (GXP) gives much the same benefits but with
a much reduced risk. See:

http://www.fitnessprat.no/showthread.php?t=16088

http://www.mikementzer.com/stimulation.html

HTH.

OK, that makes sense. Before asking I did a bit of googling and the
hits I turned up for GXP all centered around reaching a moderate level
of fitness for health reasons (as opposed to performance reasons). I
didn't find the article at fitnessprat, but I found a similar one on
the Master Trainer site:

http://ageless-athletes.com/perfect_gxp.shtml

For the peanut gallery here's the studies that are cited:

Chong, D.L., Blair, S.N., Jackson, A.S. Cardiorespiratory fitness,
body composition, and all-cause and cardiovascular disease
mortality in men. Am J Clin. Nutr.1999; 69: 373-380.

Wei, M., Gibbons, L.W., Mitchell, T.L., Kampert, J.B., Chong,
D.L., Blair, S.N. The association between cardiorespiratory
fitness and impaired fasting glucose and Type 2 diabetes mellitus
in men. Ann Intern Med. 1999; 130: 89-96.

Manson, J.E., Hu, F.B., Rich-Edwards, J.W., Colditz, G.A.,
Stampfer, M.J., Willett, W.C., Speizer, F.E., Hennekens, C.H. A
prospective study of walking as compared with vigorous exercise in
the prevention of coronary heart disease in women. N Engl. J
Med. 1999; 341: 650-658.

Basically the idea is that there is a certain amount of fitness that
provides a huge health benefit. This health benefit is was found to
be even more important than body composition in determining health
risks such as heart failure or diabetes. To quote the article:

Certainly, the minimum level of protection that frankly brings the
biggest bang for the buck (the biggest benefit is going from unfit
to modestly fit) is reachable by the vast majority of people
without much effort.

The Winett article on Mike Mentzer's site was more interesting, as it
applied these same ideas to strength athletes and not to sedentary
folks. The basic premise was that GXP allows you to reach your
aerobic "genetic limitation" easily and without adding undue stress to
your system. Here's a quote:

We could also use the special Tabata interval protocol 2 to 3
times per week to reach the same fitness goal. We could do the
same graded warm-up as in the GXP and GXT. Then we could do 6
full-blast 20 second sprints with only 10 seconds rest between
each. We would be sure, as called for by the protocol, that our
subject reached a point of absolute exhaustion at the end of the
sixth repeat.

The Tabata protocol can be even more devastating metabolically
and skeletally than the GXT. This is because you need to go to
complete exhaustion and because of the fast pace of the sprints.

So, it isn't clear in the long run if the interval protocol would
produce any better results than the GXP and over time, it too may
be worse.

Personally, I have my doubts. I certainly didn't read any study that
came close to suggesting that GXP would be better at raising VO2 max
over time than Tabata interval drills (as the Winett article
suggests), and I am not interested in getting "fit enough." I want to
be a super hero. If I am going to go through the trouble of training,
I don't want to simply be "healthier than the average sedentary male."
I am not overly concerned that the Tabata drills are going to kill me.
I'm only 34, with no history of heart problems. I should be able to
run up and down the block a few times without keeling over.

Thanks for the info though, it might be useful if I ever get to the
point where I am simply maintaining myself, or if I ever decide to
concentrate even more on pure weight training. I can certainly see
where GXP would fit in if you were only interested in limit strength,
power, or aesthetics.

I agree with your summation and I too would not use Tabata or GXP as
they do not fulfil for me what I call a 'traditional' and challenging
general workout. Like yourself I have always needed to be involved in
something a great deal more demanding which is structured and sport
specific. I do like, and always incorporate, interval training.

However, in a group that involves some people who are anti CV type
exercise because of the inherent risk of losing LBM, then it is
inevitable that Tabata would be considered as an alternative. I would
always advise those considering using the Tabata method to consider
their personal suitability for such a regime, and consider GXP as a
more suitable alternative.

The benefits to those people of a more sedentary lifestyle are perhaps
obvious, where much can be achieved in a relatively short space of
time.

Dally said:

Depending on your conditioning, this might mean you jog at 4.0 mph for 5
minutes, then sprint at 7.0 mph, then walk at 3.0 for 30 seconds, ramp
it back up to 4.0 as soon as possible, and then go up to 5.5 before you
hit 7.0 again.

Please don't use 7.0mph and "sprint" in the same sentence (unless 7.0 refers
to a recovery plod in between sprints!) Even you can "sprint" faster than
that (I hope!).

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute

If you can do it for a minute, it's not a sprint. In fact, if it's within
what the treadmill is capable of, it's probably not a sprint.

It's not a bad workout (total of 6 reps, right ?) but I'd suggest something
besides running (elliptical for example) to reduce your injury risk.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Hobbes said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific approach.

Seems to me that he's doing 1 minute on, 1.5 off for 15 minutes -- so that's
15/2.5 = 6, right ? That would seem about right to me -- if he does much more
than 6, intensity begins to suffers (we only do 6-7 x60-90s for an anaerobic
hill workout, for example, because they all need to be fast).

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Jason Earl said:

Where can I get more info on GXP? Personally, I don't see Tabata
sprints as being much more dangerous than a rousing game of soccer,

One of the main differences is that if you're playing that rousing game
of soccer, you have a fairly solid base of "soccer running". Most of the
people who start doing these interval workouts are coming from doing
absolutely no running.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Hobbes <[email hidden]> wrote in news:khobman800-33923C.11444409012006
@sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific approach.

More than two intervals, yes? Surely 6 or so with warm-up and cool-down not
included in the 15 minutes?

Tabatas are fun. Try them. So are other forms of speed play--intervals,
pyramids, hills. Fool with it.

Hugh

--
Exercise is a dirty word. Whenever I hear it, I wash my mouth out with
chocolate. ("Ladi"😉

In article <[email hidden]>,

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Hobbes said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Would this workout be good for HIIT?

Wake up at 5:30 AM, stretch, warm-up walking for 2-3 minutes, then
sprint for a minute (making sure I'm out of breath), walk for a minute
and a half, and repeat until the timer gets to 15. Then walk for 5
minutes at a slow pace, get off the treadmill, and wait an hour to eat
breakfast and then go to school.

2 intervals isn't very much.

Do a google search for "Tabata Interval" for a more scientific approach.

Seems to me that he's doing 1 minute on, 1.5 off for 15 minutes -- so that's
15/2.5 = 6, right ? That would seem about right to me -- if he does much more
than 6, intensity begins to suffers (we only do 6-7 x60-90s for an anaerobic
hill workout, for example, because they all need to be fast).

I misread that. You are right - that is a pretty good aerobic 'power'
program.

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Keith