Well I can't seem to kick my ass hard enough that I don't want to do anything after HIT. Even on hill sprints. I tear up the hill as fast as I can and walk back down and do this for 7 times or 20 min. I mean it is only 20 minutes. I am a distance runner and am used to doing 3 hours of cardio. In the USMC we did physical stuff all day long. I know the intesity of HIT is different but even so after a 20 min run of any sort I am just warmed up for lifting. Of course I have to take a few minutes rest but once I've had that time I feel like I want to really hit the weights.
The converse however is not true. I tried doing my HIT after my lifting and I just cannot bring myself to do it. Lifting does kick my ass. Perhaps this is because my body is so used to running and cardio and so new to lifting? I don't know. I just know that it doesn't work for me to do them in the prescribed order.
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