intervals or hiit

[newmoon]

for those who do these... how long do your interval/hiit sessions last? i started doing hiit about 3 months ago on the suggestion from an LS member and love it. but wonder if i am doing it for a long enough period. tia!

[lchf]

I'm a powerlifter so my conditioning needs to be top notch. I do 5 thirty-second sprints with 2 minutes in between and that's it. So that's less than 15 minutes of work. Generally im fked by the end of it.

[fitnessfan365]

I'm a powerlifter so my conditioning needs to be top notch. I do 5 thirty-second sprints with 2 minutes in between and that's it. So that's less than 15 minutes of work. Generally im fked by the end of it.

 

I respect you for having a powerlifting background. I powerlifted for ten years so I know how brutal it is. But in all honesty, your conditioning is hardly what I'd call "top notch". I mean right now you're done after only five sprints and you need two mins rest after each one. I mean it makes sense for powerlifters to have crappy conditioning though. We do heavy sets in the 1-5 rep range and then sit around for 4-5 minutes between them..LOL

 

Even though I was strong as an ox, I finally got sick of having such crappy overall fitness. So I actually switched over to athletic performance training three years ago. Hardcore conditioning - Prowler sled, hill sprints, battle rope circuits, burpees, etc.. Plus, full body circuits in a 50lb weighted vest - walking lunges, pull-ups, dips, push-ups, squat jumps, etc.. Even though I do miss heavy deads and squats from time to time, my body feels WAY better since I switched. Consistent powerlifting over a long period of time takes a toll on your body after awhile.

Edited September 19, 2015 by fitnessfan365

[lchf]

I respect you for having a powerlifting background. I powerlifted for ten years so I know how brutal it is. But in all honesty, your conditioning is hardly what I'd call "top notch". I mean right now you're done after only five sprints and you need two mins rest after each one. I mean it makes sense for powerlifters to have crappy conditioning though. We do heavy sets in the 1-5 rep range and then sit around for 4-5 minutes between them..LOL

 

Even though I was strong as an ox, I finally got sick of having such crappy overall fitness. So I actually switched over to athletic performance training three years ago. Hardcore conditioning - Prowler sled, hill sprints, battle rope circuits, burpees, etc.. Plus, full body circuits in a 50lb weighted vest - walking lunges, pull-ups, dips, push-ups, squat jumps, etc.. Even though I do miss heavy deads and squats from time to time, my body feels WAY better since I switched. Consistent powerlifting over a long period of time takes a toll on your body after awhile.

 

Well I meant conditioning good enough for the sport. When I did a Westside system for a long time, the speed days honestly were hard enough conditioning wise than the max effort days. I barely had a reserve to sprint at all during the week it was so taxing. But I still got my sled and prowler work done.

Edited September 19, 2015 by lchf

[Robert Z]

for those who do these... how long do your interval/hiit sessions last?

 

I am hoping to get more answers on this. I've only recently started incorporating HIIT into my regular sessions but have a habit of overdoing things. At what point does HIIT become a negative [presumably meaning that we start burning muscle for energy].

 

Total HI time interval, total rest time interval, number of repetitions?

 

For me, rest time is really just relatively low intensity periods. Does that work?

Edited September 19, 2015 by Robert Z

[newmoon]

I am hoping to get more answers on this. I've only recently started incorporating HIIT into my regular sessions but have a habit of overdoing things. At what point does HIIT become a negative [presumably meaning that we start burning muscle for energy].

 

Total HI time interval, total rest time interval, number of repetitions?

 

For me, rest time is really just relatively low intensity periods. Does that work?

 

i don't know if i'm doing it right or not - i've been following various videos and people, but i generally do 15 minutes total. the rest period is about 30-45 seconds of low intensity, and then the intense periods last between 1-3 minutes. i get through about 4 to 6 hiits this way. it has really helped my fitness, and i've seen great changes over the past few months. but i am wiped out at the end, and my hunger has increased :-( i was just wondering what others do as well, since it's so new to me.

[ufo8mycat]

For HIIT your intervals are too long at 3 minutes. This would be a sub threshold effort and while still awesome, if you are looking for the "top end" speed" drop your intervals down to 30/30.

 

5 minutes of intervals, 5 minutes steady, 5 minutes of intervals.

 

For HIIT they need to be absolutely flat out maximum effort. As in, lactic inducing, spew worthy.

 

Otherwise - they are just intervals

 

Keep HIIT to 2 x week. More isn't better.

[PogoStick]

There isn't a right or wrong way. The question is, what is your fitness goal? Or do you have other sporting activities in which certain training would be beneficial?

 

Imagine a football player, they only need to output for about 10 seconds at a time. Compare to say MMA where high output may need to last a minute or longer.