ifokust’s Body Transformation Blog

My cardio regimen has always been inconsistent at best.   When I was in high school, basketball and track too care of my heart enough for me to exclude any other cardio work.  As I got older and made less trips to the basketball court I tried to motivate myself to climb the treadmill after my weight training sessions but often left the gym with excuses instead of a sweat drenched shirt.

My focus now is sharper than ever thanks to HIIT training.  I know, this is not a new phenomenon.  I always understood the basic principles  but didn’t know much passed that.  I hit the internet (mostly bodybuilding.com) and tried to educate myself.
I implemented an HIIT routine that was short, challenging and sustainable.  One week in (5 seperate sessions) I feel I can offer an opinion.
Does HIIT offer anything that the general methods of lower impact cardio training doesn’t?

YES!!!! How about better results in half the time?  Now again, I’ve only been an HIIT student for a short time but I’m literally watching that fat drop off of my body by the hour.  I’m burning more calories, have more energy and generally feel better about my results from HIIT without the guilt.  Usually, doing something hard in less time would seem as though one is cutting corners or cheating themselves out of something.  Not when it comes to HIIT I have the results I want with no guilt and the sweat drenched shirt.

I HATE THE TREADMILL!!!   I use to avoid it like the plague in the past but not anymore.  Below is my current HIIT routine:

- 25 MINUTES TREADMILL CARDIO
- 3.6 Jog interval (30 sec)
- 7.3 Run interval (1 min 30 sec)

Props to WantGreatGlutes for the help she inadvertently provided to jump start my HIIT training.

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