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Originally Posted by trainerty
I read some HIIT comments in another thread but did not want to take the thread off track with this discussion:
HIIT seems to have different key aspects depending on who you are talking to.
IMO- HIIT is not high enough in intensity if a person can last for more than 10 minutes.
I think the idea of what "high intensity" gets changed up a bit depending on who you speak to. Most ideas of it sound like a lower form of intensity or just high volume and low intensity interval training.
One last point, I think many people lack the technical know-how to use a given exercise at their maximum potential. A good example is sprinting. I have witnessed a lot of mechanic breakdown when someone attempts to sprint. Trying to sprint on treadmills just enforces bad habits or keeps a person at a fast jog and not a max speed sprint (excluding those heavy duty treads that are built for sprints). It is like someone saying their max "clean" is one weight, but that person does not truly tap into his/her max potential because of mechanic breakdown.
Just curious on the ideas of HIIT from others.
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Finally someone knows what they are talking about. People get too confused with normal interval training and HIIT.
If I had a dollar for every time I've said "Don't do HIIT on a treadmill".....
Also, people dont take into account their heart rate enough. A HEART RATE MONITOR IS ESSENTIAL FOR HIIT. Otherwise you are just guessing and not getting maximum results.