Comments on: 4 Steps to a Great HIIT Workout http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed improve your health, habit by habit Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: healthhabits http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-3489 healthhabits Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:57:10 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-3489 1. Hill Sprints 2. Stair Climbs 3. Wind Sprints 1. Hill Sprints
2. Stair Climbs
3. Wind Sprints

]]> By: molly http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-3488 molly Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:42:21 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-3488 great blog! thank you for making yourself and your knowledge available to us all! i've been doing HIIT builds the past 3 years based on rpe (1-2 min @ 5; +1@6; +1@7; +1@8; +1@9 then rest for 1@6 then repeat same pattern 3x until "10" for final minute at last set) and it's great. i also do Hi-Lo 1:2 x 6. they are the way to go. i try to get people on the bandwagon, but they don't seem to bite. i think the "high intensity" scares them off -- even though it's all based on their personal abilities... i continue to do it because i know i'm burning fat. i like your HIIT schemes though - i use mostly an erg or elliptical; haven't taken it outdoors yet and i know that will be very different when i do. any advice for when i do take it outside? thanks! great blog! thank you for making yourself and your knowledge available to us all! i’ve been doing HIIT builds the past 3 years based on rpe (1-2 min @ 5; +1@6; +1@7; +1@8; +1@9 then rest for 1@6 then repeat same pattern 3x until “10″ for final minute at last set) and it’s great. i also do Hi-Lo 1:2 x 6. they are the way to go. i try to get people on the bandwagon, but they don’t seem to bite. i think the “high intensity” scares them off — even though it’s all based on their personal abilities…

i continue to do it because i know i’m burning fat. i like your HIIT schemes though – i use mostly an erg or elliptical; haven’t taken it outdoors yet and i know that will be very different when i do. any advice for when i do take it outside?

thanks!

]]> By: Paleo Exercise Routine « At Darwin’s Table http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 Paleo Exercise Routine « At Darwin’s Table Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:17:16 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-3462 [...] high intensity workouts I want to involve HIIT sprint training following the guidelines set out by Douglas Robb at Health Habits. I am also going to involve some resistance training. With this I am going to go for the three [...] [...] high intensity workouts I want to involve HIIT sprint training following the guidelines set out by Douglas Robb at Health Habits. I am also going to involve some resistance training. With this I am going to go for the three [...]

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]]> By: Truth About Abs http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Truth About Abs Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:15:17 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-203 wow, I do alot of HIIT work... those are awesome ways to change it up, I've made a note of a bunch of them. Was getting a little stale with mine. thanks for this. totally rocks!! TAA wow, I do alot of HIIT work… those are awesome ways to change it up, I’ve made a note of a bunch of them. Was getting a little stale with mine. thanks for this. totally rocks!!
TAA

]]> By: Brandon Thomson http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Brandon Thomson Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:24:34 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-202 Love this article, I think you should link it from the front page of your site... I have been doing Burpees for the HIIT since there is no steep hill nearby where I can sprint. Although, not sure it is too good on the knees long term. Thanks for your great blog! Love this article, I think you should link it from the front page of your site… I have been doing Burpees for the HIIT since there is no steep hill nearby where I can sprint. Although, not sure it is too good on the knees long term.

Thanks for your great blog!

]]> By: Bill http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Bill Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:58:10 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-199 oh yeah.. just to add.. Does it matter when these are done? I do them at night cuz I'm not a morning person but if it was helpful as far as EPOC is concerned .. I might try changing. oh yeah.. just to add..
Does it matter when these are done? I do them at night cuz I’m not a morning person but if it was helpful as far as EPOC is concerned .. I might try changing.

]]> By: Bill http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Bill Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:40:26 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-200 Thanks for the info, Increased to 6 /30 second sprints at the 1:9 ratio.. so yeah about a 30 minute workout. Jumped the gun a little and doing this every other day.. still completely exhausted but seeing big improvements. I do the same hill and able to sprint the 6th sprint as far as the 1st sprint when i first started 2 months ago... feels like I'm tearing up the hill the first several sprints. Feeling really good. Weight loss is continuing.. and really haven't changed my diet much.. just usually not hungry after the sprints. I usually do them at 6 or 7PM after work and not hungry afterwards.. don't usually eat much or anything after, and that is the biggest diet change. Thanks for the info,

Increased to 6 /30 second sprints at the 1:9 ratio.. so yeah about a 30 minute workout. Jumped the gun a little and doing this every other day.. still completely exhausted but seeing big improvements. I do the same hill and able to sprint the 6th sprint as far as the 1st sprint when i first started 2 months ago… feels like I’m tearing up the hill the first several sprints. Feeling really good.
Weight loss is continuing.. and really haven’t changed my diet much.. just usually not hungry after the sprints. I usually do them at 6 or 7PM after work and not hungry afterwards.. don’t usually eat much or anything after, and that is the biggest diet change.

]]> By: DR http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-201 DR Wed, 27 May 2009 14:04:04 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-201 Bill, How long are your sprints? - 30 seconds? If so, I would try increasing the number of sets from 4 to 6. This will increase the total workout time to 30 min. however. If time is an issue, we could increase the number of sprints from 4 to 6, but instead of sticking with the 30 sec sprints, we could use 3 different sprint durations - 10 sec, 20 sec & 30 sec. 10 sec sprint/ 90 sec rest - 20 sec sprint/180 sec rest - 30 sec sprint/270 sec rest - repeat - This would keep the workout at 20 minutes. After a few weeks of this (when you have adapted) we can reduce the work/rest ratio to 1:6 Have you changed your diet or is the weight loss mainly due to your new workouts? Bill,

How long are your sprints? – 30 seconds?

If so, I would try increasing the number of sets from 4 to 6. This will increase the total workout time to 30 min. however.

If time is an issue, we could increase the number of sprints from 4 to 6, but instead of sticking with the 30 sec sprints, we could use 3 different sprint durations – 10 sec, 20 sec & 30 sec. 10 sec sprint/ 90 sec rest – 20 sec sprint/180 sec rest – 30 sec sprint/270 sec rest – repeat – This would keep the workout at 20 minutes.

After a few weeks of this (when you have adapted) we can reduce the work/rest ratio to 1:6

Have you changed your diet or is the weight loss mainly due to your new workouts?

]]> By: Billy http://www.healthhabits.ca/2008/06/09/4-steps-to-a-great-hiit-workout/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Billy Mon, 25 May 2009 16:26:16 +0000 http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-198 So I started around 6 weeks ago.. I'm doing the 1:9 ratio for 4 sets every other day now and feel really good about it.. first couple weeks or 5 workouts were nausea city+puke. So now that I'm comfortable with the 1:9 and 4 sets... I continue to 1:9 6 sets of 30 seconds hill sprints? or do I shorten the ratio first and do more sets in the 20 min? BTW lovin this workout.. definitely seeing and feeling the results.. 10lbs down and 10-15lbs to go. THanks for the info Bill trioxin@msn.com So I started around 6 weeks ago.. I’m doing the 1:9 ratio for 4 sets every other day now and feel really good about it.. first couple weeks or 5 workouts were nausea city+puke. So now that I’m comfortable with the 1:9 and 4 sets… I continue to 1:9 6 sets of 30 seconds hill sprints? or do I shorten the ratio first and do more sets in the 20 min?
BTW lovin this workout.. definitely seeing and feeling the results.. 10lbs down and 10-15lbs to go. THanks for the info
Bill
trioxin@msn.com

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