thebigguy's Journal, 02 May 17

Questions if you don't mind: Does HIIT mean High Intensity Interval Training? Exactly how do you do it? That's a lot of calories to burn in 25 min! 

Yes, HIIT is exactly that. The ideal method is to go as fast as you can for 20 seconds then rest by a slow walk or stride for a minute or so. it is meant to be short in duration. There are many variations to the intervals and the equipment used. In the little gym I go to, the Elliptical machines have a high resistance/ low resistance interval function for one minute each. SO what i do is the high resistance (15/20) is pumped hard between 4.0 and 4.5 mph for 1 minute, then walk it out on low resistance (1/20) between 2.5 and 3.0 mph for 1 minute, then go hard again. The HIIT purists would balk, but it works for me. i tried the treadmill but the rampup/slowdown was too slow and good not ever get in a rhythm. I was doing 30 minutes for approximately 441 kcal, but weight loss was a bit much. So I am trying 25 for now. it is said HIIT is the best method for burning fat, and far superior to steady state. So far, I cannot refute that! 

Interesting! Thanks for the great description. I will look at the elliptical machines at my gym and see if they can do something similar. 

Great to see that there's someone else focused on writing down their exercises as opposed to what their food intake was.  

Well my food journal would be pretty boring as i pretty much eat the same handful of protiens, carbs, and fats. main variation is the spices i used to make it tast different. it is the resistance training and continuing the progressive overload is what i am focused on. I am eating plenty, so eassy to hit my 2,560 target. Protien intake target of 280 grams can be a bit challenging but nothing egg whites can't fix. :)