Is it too soon to start HIIT?

photocrazed · February 9th, 2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by snowJT

I feel fine, I think HIIT is really good on the body because after running for a long time my knees or my back can get soar (doesn't happen often) but, I think the rest periods really make it easier to get a good level of intensity, and having your body able to run the next day for just as long (we'll see tomorrow though). I don't know if you monitored your heart rate, but mine never went below 120, which I think is alright, isn't it?

I didn't monitor my heart rate..

I'm not sure how I can do that when constantly switching the treadmill up and down. I need to figure out how to program the thing to switch on its own.. wonder if it has that capability.

snowJT · February 9th, 2007, 02:46 PM

hmm, all I have to do is put my hands on the rests and it tells me, I only was checking when I was switching from rest

photocrazed · February 9th, 2007, 02:55 PM

Eh, mine doesn't have one of those!

Leigh P. · February 9th, 2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by photocrazed

WOW! All I can say is WOW!

Ok, This may not be the best HIIT, and it may not even be considered a good HIIT, but OMG! Thank you so much for the recommendation, Leigh! I never realized what exactly I may be capable of, even this early in the game. I was so surprised after running at 9.5 that 6.0 felt like I wasn't really doing much, even though, I know I'd never be able to keep up the 9.0 for long.

I just did a HIIT routine.

4 minutes warm up.
45 secs 9.0 speed (I thought, heck, why not try higher next time)
1 minute cool down ... at this point, 3.5 felt like I was crawling, so I stayed between 4.5 and 5 I believe.
30 seconds 9.5 speed
1 minute cool down
30 seconds 9.5 speed
1 minute 15 sec cool down
30 sec 9.5 speed
1 minute 15 sec cool down
30 sec (barely made it) 9.5 speed
This landed me somewhere near the 13 minute mark.

I then did a walk around 4.0 speed for a minute or 2 and then started jogging between 5.5 and 6.0 for a while and then slowed and then pushed it back up and slowed for a total of 25 minutes.

Is this better?

This is what I am talking about, way to go! WAY TO PUSH YOURSELF!
For you walk part make sure you are WALKING. My walk is 2.5-3.0 on the treadmill. Essentially I am barely moving.

Again solid Job, really proud.

photocrazed · February 10th, 2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Leigh P.

This is what I am talking about, way to go! WAY TO PUSH YOURSELF!
For you walk part make sure you are WALKING. My walk is 2.5-3.0 on the treadmill. Essentially I am barely moving.

Again solid Job, really proud.

Ok, so I'll stay at 9.5 for my sprinting and then do my cool down at 3.0 until I can make it a full minute 5-7 times for my sprinting and then move the speed up. Tomorrow, I'll go for the first 2 full sprints a minute long and see how I feel and try to do more if I feel I can push myself to do this. Also, with cooling down to 3.0, it will probably allow me to recover and achieve the longer sprints.

Again, thanks!

shygemini · 01:39 PM

Wow, i am glad i read this thread!

I have been trying to do interval training, albeit not on the treadmill (i use the crossramp)..so what i do is 2 min on lower resistance (4) and ramp 8, then i go 2 min on higher resistance (8) and ramp 12. Lately i haven't been feeling like it isn't all that hard anymore, although about 20 min into it i do feel quite tired, legs a bit shaky etc, heart rate up...but reading this had made me realize perhaps i can push myself even more!

That being said, i think there is a difference between regular interval training and HIIT?

Is it too soon to start HIIT?

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Is it too soon to start HIIT?