That rest interval (from Natalia's HIIT intervals, I'm referring to the 90 seconds at about 128 bpm). Is that the time that you should have between those high intervals or should you make sure that your heart rate is at that lower ~128 level for that long. I did HIIT on the treadmill this morning, and sometimes it took me about 50-60 seconds of the rest time just to get down to that lower heart rate. Might be a stupid question, but maybe somebody can indulge me.
It's not a stupid question at all. You don't have to maintain the lower heart rate. You're ready to go again as soon as your heart rate slows.
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Originally Posted by maggieandmommy
Oh, and Lisa, I love that you were able to do HIIT while doing something fun with your husband (or at least not technically exercise-related). What a great way to get your workout in! And awesome that you could do both shoulders!
Yeah. It was fun. He always calls me outside to help whenever he's going to be swinging the sledgehammer, because he knows I like to do it.
__________________ Lisa Holladay, CSCS
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
--Thomas Carlyle
Ok, and while I'm bugging you guys with my incessant questions (tell me to stop, really)...what do you do when the treadmill slips when you're sprinting. Is that a me issue or more likely a treadmill issue? I had it on 7 when I was doing my HIIT sprints, and I found I had to hold on because it kept slipping and I'd almost lose my balance. It's bad enough that I've fallen off the ball a couple of times doing the Prone Jackknife--I don't need to fall off the treadmill, too! lol
Thanks, Lisa! I suspected that was it, so I'll keep doing it that way. I was proud of myself for getting through the 30 min set of intervals today, and I bet it's just going to keep improving!
Either use another treadmill or just do your HIIT workouts somewhere else. And report the slippage to the gym's management. The treadmill is probably the worst place to do HIIT. It just isn't designed to manage the quick changes of pace.
__________________ Lisa Holladay, CSCS
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
--Thomas Carlyle
Yesterday's HIIT-style workout was so fun. I swung a sledgehammer to help my husband remove a concrete stoop in the back of our house. His swings were more effective than mine, lol, but I swung 12 times over my right shoulder, then 12 times over my left, then rest (his turn). He couldn't swing over his left shoulder! HA! I don't know how long we worked on it. A long time. But we laughed and had fun together, which made it even better. That sledgehammer will get your heart rate up for sure!
He always calls me outside to help whenever he's going to be swinging the sledgehammer, because he knows I like to do it. 
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