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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:53 pm    Post subject: HIIT Reply with quote

Hi,

Jeff  (or anyone), I need your help.  I have read the hiit article on this site and the comments about hiit and am considering starting the tabata method next week.  Today on another forum, someone posted this message:

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HIIT is really great. It is not a great idea on a low carb diet UNLESS you periodically eat carbs to replenish muscle glycogen. I have be low carb for 6 months and have done HITT the whole time. I do weekend refeeds of carbs and I'm not on atkins obviously. I do 5 days low carb and 1 day high carb to manipulate my body chemistry. HIIT style training is great and the one I do is called the Tataba protocol. 20 seconds sprinting as hard as you can then 10 seconds resting. Repeat 8 times and the whole thing should take about 4 minutes. It is better than an hour on the treadmill running. It is a great workout and you should be exhausted. I have made huge increases in my stamina doing it. It is one of the best ways to improve VO2 max. However you should not do this style workout if you are on atkins because after the induction you have very little muscle glycogen left in your body and this workout needs/uses glycogen as the primary fuel source for the burst of speed and strength. If you don't have it then you will feel really terrible when trying the protocol and you cannot get needed power for this type of training. In addition you may get a completely exhausted feeling down to your bones from it without enough glycogen. I have had it happen to me when I skipped a week of carbs refeeds.


After reading your article, I am confused by this person's post.  In the absence of glycogen, what does a body burn for burst of speed?  I have been low carbing for a year and have done workouts with a trainer that have pushed to my max for bursts at a time and have not had any trouble.  Can you explain the science of why tabata and lc or zc are safe and effective.

Thanks!

Val


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Valcan-  I don't think that one needs carbs to do HIIT.  I would suggest starting out gradually the first few weeks.  The intensity used in the bursts can be tough at first.  I would suggest using a simple session including only 6 to 10 burst of all out intensity, alternating with the recovery levels.

Oh, and make sure to warm up before going all out.  I did get an ankle sprain one year doing running intervals.  I should have been a bit more gradual in building up, I think. (In other words, don't do the stupid thing I did and get hurt  LOL )
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Heather,

Thanks for the advice.  I have been working out in a group with a personal trainer for the last six months so I think I am somewhat prepared to try this out.  I found some excellent Tabata videos on YouTube that I will use.  The exercises they do are the same ones that are often incorporated in my workouts so I have already developed some muscle.  My last workout session is tomorrow so I am looking for a replacement workout for the summer and in the fall again.  Because my job has changed and I will have to commute in the fall, I will not be able to access these group workout sessions anymore.  Because I will have to start commuting, I will have less time for working out in the fall.  Tabata sounds like the perfect solution for someone with a busy schedule.

How many times of week would you do hiit?

Val
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well,  I don't find it necessary to eat carbs in order to do HIIT.  Tabatas will kick your ass!!   LOL   If done probperly, you will feel like you're going to cough up a lung when you're done.  I think every other day is enough.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I was doing HIIT and eating ZC last summer, I felt great... after the workout. LOL
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From what I hear 2-3 times a week is good.  They say definitely not every day.  Right now I throw in only one HIIT session in a week.  I think I just avoid them because they make me super hot and sweaty.  Ugh.

I know I should do them more often.  Oops
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heather,

With all the resistance you do, I think you should do these HIIT sessions only once a week.

After all, there are better activities that will get you super hot and sweaty... like ESC. Devil
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Heather,

With all the resistance you do, I think you should do these HIIT sessions only once a week.

After all, there are better activities that will get you super hot and sweaty... like ESC. Devil


Well then, I should be fine then since I am getting plenty of that.  Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've done two HIIT sessions so far. No, you don't need carbs to do HIIT. I'll do HIIT three times per week.

I'm not ready yet for Tabata. I do 10 cycles of 10 seconds sprint/30 seconds walk. Even that would be tough for someone out of shape.

Tomorrow I'm heading out to the park with my fancy Garmin GPS watch/heart rate monitor to gather some stats of my next HIIT session.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Sol,

I bought one of those fancy Garmin watches last fall and have not used it until a couple of days ago to time my Tabatas.  Now that I have six weeks off of work, I should probably play a bit more with mine.  I have the heart monitor as well.  Do you mind if I ask you questions if I get stuck?

I just finished my second HIIT too.  I am trying to do a Tabata every second day.  It does kick my butt when I do one but so far I am loving it.  It goes so fast.  I would like to try sprinting as well.  Where do you sprint?  Do you go to a track?

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does the Garmin do two intervals? I haven't used my Garmin for a year and didn't think to check that. If it does then it sounds great for interval training. Yes, do ask me questions if you get stuck. I have the 305 model.

There's a park near my house. It has different fields (football, baseball, etc.) and it has different surfaces suitable for running (grass, dirt, astroturf.) I just run wherever it's free. I most like astroturf!

I'll report tomorrow on my heart rate and other performance data from my Garmin. Post some of your data too!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I have the 305 also!  I guess I will get the directions out tomorrow and give it a spin.  It is Canada Day here tomorrow so I might just take a walk on the Millennium trail in town.   Every where else will be pretty busy.

To set your intervals, do the following:
Hit to mode button until you get to the menu
Select training
Select workouts
Select intervals
Select time/rest time
Set your two times
Press start to begin you workout

The first interval is your exercise.  It will count down the lat five seconds with a beep for each second then it will make a different noise to prompt you to rest.  Again it will beep down the last five seconds of rest and then it will make a different noise to start exercise.  At the very end it makes yet a different noise to indicate the end of your workout.

I love the five second warning.  It helps me to push to get a couple more reps done.  The ten second rest sure goes my fast though.  It seems that you just stop and already it is counting down the last five seconds.

It sure beats counting or trying to watch a clock.  The Garmin allows me to put the focus on the exercise instead of the clock.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That watch sounds so cool. You know, for coyote running, I was trying to find a watch with an alarm, so I'd know when my time was up (see the Coyote Running Distance Records sticky in Tribal Games). All the watches I looked at that had alarms, you could barely hear them. How loud is the one on this Garmin watch? Can you set it to vibrate as well? Also, what is the longest countdown timer you can set?

TIA

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Val -- thanks for the heads up on the interval feature. I'll have to check it out, although I might use my cheap Gymboss thing for the intervals and just let the Garmin record my performance data.

Dean -- you might really enjoy the Garmin 305 for coyote running. The great thing about the Garmin is that you can run anywhere you want and the Garmin will use GPS to track exactly where you are, how far you've run, speed, etc. Plus, you can upload your watch data to motionbased.com (the basic service is free) and get a Google map showing where you ran.

Check out this dashboard of one of my walk/runs from last year.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2698399

The heartrate data is bogus because I didn't use the chest transmitter during that walk/run.

You can click on the "larger map" link and see, in detail, where I went. The Garmin is so good that it is able to track that I ran on one side of the street and returned on the other side of the street in some places. You'll have to zoom in to see that, though.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

The beep is loud enough for me to hear when I am huffing and puffing through my last Tababata set.  I do not wear the watch, I just set it down on the bed in the room I am in.  It does not vibrate but maybe the newer ones do.  I was just playing with the countdown and set if for ten hours.  You can set it anywhere from ten hours to one second.

I got mine from ebay last fall.  They have more on ebay, I just looked.  I also saw a newer 405, it is much smaller and less bulky.  I would spend the extra money on the 405.  The 405 does not vibrate though.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sol,

That map was so cool.  I have a Mac computer so I am not sure if I can download the info, I will check tomorrow.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Sol and Val.

Yah, that map is really cool. Cool

I'm gonna check into this watch for sure. Yup
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

While I'm waitin' on a watch, I'm wanting to program my treadmill to start working toward this Tabata protocol.

Can someone give me a break down of what the seconds on the high intensity interval should be, and, also on the low intensity. Also, how many total reps.

What I plan to do is increase my speed and incline on the high side every time I do this, so that it gets more and more intense. Just wanted to get a general baseline that I should follow for maximum results.

Thanks.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Dean,

True Tabatas are 20 second exercise intervals followed by 10 seconds of rest.  You repeat this 8 times in a row for a total of 4 minutes.  I found this as a guideline:

Tabata on treadmills are done at 12% grades, and an appropriate speed for the individual. They will start with a warm-up and then get into 20:10 x 8! Foot pull speed is very important as the slower the pull you will begin to push and end up fatiguing much sooner.

Here is a video:
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFitNB_RunTabata1.wmv

Good luck!  Let me know if you try it.  I would be afraid that I would fly off the back of the threadmill.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, thanks for the vid, Val. Heart

Yah, falling off the back of the treadmill... especially on those ones! Shock They are short for running. I've got a really nice True (love that treadmill), and it's longer than those, and it's not even as long as the ones they sell for serious running.

Thanks for the info on how to go about this. I'm gonna figure out something I can handle, and work toward this. I can monitor my heart rate while I do this and see where I stand. I will just keep increasing the intensity I do every time I do it. I'm gonna space two days a week to do this. Is that a good number of days?

Such a quick and effective workout. Cool No "lack of time" excuses, huh? Wink

BTW, I was meaning to tell you that I Heart your avatar. Is that you?

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Dean,

I am new to Tabatas myself and am starting a level that I can handle and then working my way up from there.  Tomorrow will be the third time I do itl  It is supposed to burn fat for 12 - 36 hours after the workout.  From what I have read, 2 -3 times a week is good.  Any more would put too much stress on your system and would not be good for you.  Here is some more info about Tabata:

Hi,

Quote:
The Tabata workout is a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) regimen that produces remarkable results. A Tabata workout is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes. You can keep score by counting how many lifts/jumps/whatever you do in each of the 20 second rounds. The round with the smallest number is your score.

Credit for this simple and powerful training method belongs to its namesake, Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise.

Although Dr. Tabata used a mechanically braked exercise cycle machine, you can apply this protocol to almost any exercise. For example, a basic Tabata workout can be performed with sit-ups. The more muscles used the better, so use full knees-bent sit-ups. Sit-up non-stop for 20-second intervals, followed by 10 seconds of rest. Repeat for a total of 8 cycles.

How effective can just 4 minutes of exercise be? ... Very. You will be amazed at how intense the four minutes of exercise will feel. The intervals tax both your aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. To be clear, this isn't "eight sets of eight," although the goal of doing eight reps in each of the 20-second clusters is about right. Instead it's "as many reps as I can get in" during the twenty seconds, followed by ten seconds rest.

It helps to be able to see a wall clock with a second hand during your four minutes of fun. Stop at twenty seconds, rest ten seconds, and go again. Watching the clock helps with your focus and also in keeping count of the eight cycles.

Here is a longer Tabata workout example. This workout consists of 4 separate Tabata Intervals, each 4 minutes. The total workout will last 16 minutes. Always begin with a moderate warm-up and cool down session. And if you are not already in good shape, check with a doctor before trying.

* Jump Rope

* Pushups

* Squats

* Chin-ups or Pull-ups

Note the 10-second rest periods in the Tabata workout are important, both physically and mentally. Not only do they allow partial recovery, they also provide psychological relief. Switching back and forth from work to rest makes the workout go quickly. Plus, it allows you to train at a higher level of intensity, which what intervals are all about.

Another great Tabata exercise is the "squat thruster." The squat thruster is one of the great lifts being made popular by organizations such as CrossFit. Take two dumbbells and hold them at shoulder height. Squat down, pushing your rear-end back, keeping the dumbbells on the shoulders. As you rise up, press the bells to the overhead lockout position. You can either press as you rise or use the momentum to help "kick" the bells overhead. Keep your weight in your heals and go light! A 25 pound dumbbell in each hand is a very difficult thruster workout!

Pretty much any form of cardiovascular exercise that uses a large number of muscles can be tailored to fit Tabata interval workouts, so feel free to be creative. In addition to the exercises mentioned above, use them with sprints, burpees, a jump rope, the heavy bag, treadmill or rowing machine. Lessen the likelihood of injury by choosing a rate of intensity suited to your level of conditioning - be conservative. Incorporate variety into your Tabata workouts. A few sessions per week will offer plenty of intensity.

Keep in mind that cardio training of any type stresses the body both physically and mentally. Always check with your doctor before starting any Tabata routine program. Once you do start doing Tabata exercises, you'll learn to pace your workouts to a comfortable routine for your body.


If you go to You Tube and search for Tabata you can see what a Tabata looks like start to finish and get ideas of different things you can do for the 20 seconds of high intensity exercise.  Here are few to start with:

Tabata Squats or Tabata Demonstration or Tabata Workout

The avatar is not me, it is my 15 year old daughter.  I just got her the Leopard Operating system for her Mac and she was playing around with photo booth and took some amazing photos.  I love this photo of her so I posted it as my avatar not thinking that someone may think it is me.  Here is another one of her that I really like:




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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Valcan wrote:
I do not wear the watch, I just set it down on the bed in the room I am in.  

Tabatas in the bedroom!!  Now that's what I call ESC.  Devil
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Devil Gotta agree with jeff on that one! LOL

Wow, Val, your daughter is cool looking. Really beautiful.

I love that pic you just posted. She looks like some indy film star. Yup
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Val-  The pics of your daughter are so cool!  Glad to here you are starting off sensible and working up from there.  

The guys in the video make it look easy, but then you see how much they are sweating and know they are working hard. (I also know from doing speed intervals that they are super tough-- harder than they look)
Dean-- Doing the same thing on a track would prevent the falling off of the treadmill scene... but that just wouldn't be as funny.LOL    

Jeff-  ESC Tabatas in the bedroom... Shock  important "equipment" could get hurt.  We definitely don't want that!!  LOL
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ROTFL
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Jeff-  ESC Tabatas in the bedroom... Shock    important "equipment" could get hurt.  We definitely don't want that!!  LOL

No, we certainly wouldn't want that, would we? LOL   Perhaps long, slow, steady state would be better for this activity?  Devil
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Jeff-  ESC Tabatas in the bedroom... Shock    important "equipment" could get hurt.  We definitely don't want that!!  LOL

No, we certainly wouldn't want that, would we? LOL   Perhaps long, slow, steady state would be better for this activity?  Devil


Ooooh, now you're talking.  Devil  Devil Not that there is anything wrong with hot quickies... when it comes to ESC it is ALL good  Grin . hehe
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Jeff-  ESC Tabatas in the bedroom... Shock    important "equipment" could get hurt.  We definitely don't want that!!  LOL

No, we certainly wouldn't want that, would we? LOL   Perhaps long, slow, steady state would be better for this activity?  Devil


Ooooh, now you're talking.  Devil  Devil Not that there is anything wrong with hot quickies... when it comes to ESC it is ALL good  Grin . hehe

Yup  Yup  Yup
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What were we talking about, again? Confused Oh, yah, hot, sweaty something or other... Devil

Carry on... LOL
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Hi,

I just finished my third Tabata (yes, I was in the bedroom - hubby is out of town so get the dirty thoughts out of the way).  I did a 15 minute Oxycise warm up followed by a Tabata.  Today I alternated between jumping jacks and alternating knees to elbow.  My score on the jumping jacks was 27 (that last set was really hard to do).  My score on the knees was 26 (13 to each knee).  I like alternating two exercises way better than doing the same one.  I like the jumping jacks but I think I will alternate them with squat thrusts for my next Tabata on Saturday. Still loving it.

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Hey, Val,

Would you please explain some of these terms and scores? Like Oxycise, for instance. Confused

Yah, I think it would be really cool to come up with 8 different types of calisthenics to do for the reps. What a work out that would be. Of course, the treadmill would force one to keep a certain pace and HR, so, I can see where that may be useful, but, yah, either way, sounds great. Cool

Congrats on stickin' to this, even without your hubby! Devil
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hwy Dean,

Oxycise is a aerobic breathing program that I bought years ago and had excellent results with before.  It helped me to lose weight (with a low carb diet), improve flexibility and build muscle without weights, equipment and sweat.  Basically it is a controlled breathing technique that you use while contracting different muscles.  It only takes fifteen minutes so I figured it was as good as anything else to warm up all my muscles before Tabata.  I Oxycise in my bedroom too Devil .  Nothing like some heavy breathing in the bedroom.

The way you score Tabatas is to count the number of repetitions you do of each exercise during each interval.  At the end your score for the workout is the score of your lowest round.  It really helps to push me to keep score.  If I score a 27 in round one, I try my hardest to get a 27 every round.  If you score a 25 in the first interval and can only go 15 in the last interval, your score is 15.

Eight different exercises is something I have played around with in my head too.  Maybe I will experiment further down the line.  I am feeling pretty good tonight after my Tabata and six days zero carb.  I am almost back at my weight from a couple of weeks a go.  My plan was allowing me more veggies than my body could handle and I had a one day carb fest.  Zero carb feels so good (just meat and water, I even cut out all dairy).  I wish I could come to terms mentally with giving up the veggies for life.  I don't really like cooked veggies but I love salads like Greek salad.

Val
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Valcan wrote:
Zero carb feels so good (just meat and water, I even cut out all dairy).

Go, Val! Cool

Valcan wrote:
I wish I could come to terms mentally with giving up the veggies for life.

You will, trust me. I'm down to just shrooms, and, even those aren't that necessary. The dairy, on the other hand, is sorta hard to give up, I guess. Just ask jeff. Wink

Oh, wait. He's from Wisconsin, so, never mind. LOL
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Tabata scores for alternating rounds of jumping jacks with rounds of squat and reach:

Jumping Jacks:  25
Squats:  20

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Val,

I've been doing sprinting/walking for my HIIT but will try different exercises. Do you have a list somewhere of different exercises?

A friend of mine at the gym did some grueling HIIT a while back. He'd run 1/4 mile pretty hard then rest for, I think, two minutes. He'd do 4-5 cycles of that.

Thanks,
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Sol,

Sprinting sounds great!  I am not there yet.

Here is what I came with for exercises.  Basically do anything that involves as many of your large muscles as you can:

Front Squats- Hold a light barbell at shoulder height squat down raise back up.

Thrusts- With a dumbell or Kettlebell in each hand squat down raise up and press the dumbells overhead.

Barbell, Dumbell, Kettlebell Cleans - Take the barbell, dumbell or Kbell from the floor clean to shoulders.

Squat Press- With a Barbell set on your shoulders squat raise up and press it overhead.

Body weight Squats- If your just starting out try these, as your conditioning levels improve move up to using weights.

There are other exercises listed in this thread and some videos with some different ideas of how to get your heat rate up.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sol wrote:
Val,

I've been doing sprinting/walking for my HIIT but will try different exercises. Do you have a list somewhere of different exercises?

A friend of mine at the gym did some grueling HIIT a while back. He'd run 1/4 mile pretty hard then rest for, I think, two minutes. He'd do 4-5 cycles of that.

Thanks,
Sol

Sol, I often do somethng similar to what your friend does.  I'll run a half mile, then walk for 30 seconds.  Repeat for 3 miles.  During my half mile runs I'll get my heart rate up over 95% of max.

Sometimes I'll run a mile, then walk for 30 seconds.  I like to mix it up.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Here is a link with Tabata music you can download:

http://www.mansized.co.uk/talk/thread.phtml/post474915/

There are chimes during the music/

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Val, Jeff,

Thanks for the suggestions (and music). Sunny

I've been using my super duper Garmin GPS/heartrate watch and uploading the data to my PC. The cool thing is that after 10 sprint intervals I think I know what my max heart-rate is. So, when I do the weight lifting moves that Val recommends I can verify that I'm hitting the same heart-rate that I do when I sprint.

By the way, the reason those weight lifting Tabata moves that Val recommends are so great (uses all large muscles) is the same reason Olympic-style weight lifting is so great - it gives a great full body workout.

Hey, Jeff, are you hiding any of my lion team-mates?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Sol,

I think I spotted a small pride heading out of a McDonalds.  You know how those lions like their fries.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Val wrote:
Hey Sol,

I think I spotted a small pride heading out of a McDonalds.  You know how those lions like their fries.

Val

After the lions slaughtered the tigers in June, I think they're just in their carb loading phase. Didn't you know that, in the wild, lions go low carb for 5-6 days at a time then they carbo load to build extra muscle for that next snack/meal? I sure hope the lions remember that carbo loading is only supposed to go on for a couple of days at a time.  Oops
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hey, Jeff, are you hiding any of my lion team-mates?

Sorry Sol.......Shawn is the only one I have in my basement at the moment.  Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sol wrote:
Val wrote:
Hey Sol,

I think I spotted a small pride heading out of a McDonalds.  You know how those lions like their fries.

Val

After the lions slaughtered the tigers in June, I think they're just in their carb loading phase. Didn't you know that, in the wild, lions go low carb for 5-6 days at a time then they carbo load to build extra muscle for that next snack/meal? I sure hope the lions remember that carbo loading is only supposed to go on for a couple of days at a time.  Oops


Wow, I was a lion in June, thank goodness I changed into a Tiger.  If you are lonely posting your points with the lions, you can always add your points in with the tigers  Wink .  We would love your company.

Val


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