[DanceDiva]

And that again comes down the use of the term HIIT. I am also one of the people who is considering doing intervals before weight-lifting. I make a distinction that I am not doing HIIT because I don't intend to do anything that makes me want to cough up a lung on a regular basis. However, since I know that my discomfort zone is different from others, I don't have an issue when I read someone's intervals and the description doesn't match what I think HIIT is supposed to be.

But I think the comment that your muscles are then too tired to put forth the effort required for an effective weight-lifting session is a generalization (especially for an individual workout session) that does not take into account person's goal, the intervals that are being performed, and the variables that may be used to determine progression.

Just my 2 cents.