Tuesday - June 10th, 2008 - HIIT
Yesterday’s interval training was strictly time oriented, as opposed to distance. I started off with some stretching, a 5 minute warmup, and some additional stretching before getting underway. I did 7 intervals, which consisted of 30 seconds of sprinting and 90 seconds of jogging. The last two intervals I found myself struggling - not as much on the sprinting (although tough as hell), but the continuing to jog in between. I managed to push through!
I stretched before doing my cool down, and before I knew it I was finished. I like the ability to get a great workout in, in less time than performing the steady state running.
Also, I weighed in at 201 this morning. Getting close to being under the big 200! The great thing is I think I’m putting some muscle on at the same time (this has been long debated by the fitness community to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time, as it appears to be a contradiction… essentially to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume, and to gain muscles you need enough calories (protein) to build/regrow the muscle).
Regardless, I’m toning up, and slimming down. I’m happy that I’ve been sticking to it, however, I do know I need to incorporate WAY more lifting than just my bar/dumb bells.
