HIIT Question

Fat J · 11-18-2006, 11:21 AM

It's me again.

I've found that I'm seriously sucking wind after my workout (Fatloss 1). I've put myself into the "really needs help" category as outline in the book and am trying to add the metabolic overdrive to my weight sessions. However, I feel like I'm not able to give a full effort once I get there.

Question: Should I just do what I can after the weights or do the HIIT on non-lifting days?

Thanks in advance for any comments.

Lost Dog · 11-18-2006, 11:28 AM

Ah, HIIT is all relative. If you can walk, walk fast, walk, walk fast, repeat. That's good. You'll get better.

Do the low and high levels that you can do, and work up.

Fat J · 11-18-2006, 11:32 AM

Thanks Lost Dog. I appreciate your advice. So I assume your answer is: HIIT on lifting days?

Lost Dog · 11-18-2006, 11:45 AM

If you can go to the gym on non-lifting days, you'll get a metabolism boost by doing some HIIT then. If you are limited to 3 days a week, it's okay to do it after lifting.

RobLL · 11-18-2006, 03:42 PM

I think that I have regularly seen comments that even if you can do HIIT after a normal weight workout you likely will not be able to do them after the Fatloss WOs. It certainly was true for me. Now that I have moved on to strength I am back to HIIT on weight days. Rob