HIIT...do you see people doing it?

[Lisa~]

Originally Posted by Mahler

Maybe that's why I like Alwyn's workouts. Lots of Bulgarians and the Romanian Deadlifts as well. I call them my Eastern European workout.

I had a client once who asked me why all the horrible exercises came from the eastern bloc countries! She said, "Can't we do an American exercise?"

HAHAHAHA

[Lisa~]

Originally Posted by Mahler

I think its an ego thing with a lot of lifters (read "men" here). They look upon stretching, foam rolling and the like as sissy stuff. HIIT makes it look like they are running or peddaling for a short while and have to slow down because they can't cut it, so they go steady state to look oh so endurancified.

This is so very, very true! Same attitude goes for single-leg exercises. I've got a client who says, "Just don't make me stand on one leg again! You're just trying to humiliate me. I'm sure of it!"

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by Lisa~

I had a client once who asked me why all the horrible exercises came from the eastern bloc countries! She said, "Can't we do an American exercise?"

HAHAHAHA

I'll stick with the mad Scotsman. LOL