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Is this HIIT exercise good?

 
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snorkles




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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:29 pm    Post subject: Is this HIIT exercise good? Reply with quote

I have seen many saying that sprinting is good. in case one is going to a vacation or somewhere where he cannot be able to sprint due to lack of space or because he desont know the place is running on the spot good? and i mean running as fast as possible. i tried it once it did increase my heart rate a lot.

and i may be missing some HIIT exercises. jumping rope and jumping on the spot are the other alternatives?

if one had to rate the best HIIT exercises from 1-5 what would they be? thanks
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nitecrawler




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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can use HIIT for any exercise you want not only on cardio like..Pushups , burpees, Bench press, Squat , Cleans etc etc...and this will sure enough Kick ur arse no matter which exercise you choose. Smile

A brutal form of HIIT is called Tabata where you work 8 sets of 10 seconds rest and 20 sec work in 4 min span.
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swanso5




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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1 - sprints
2 - cleans
3 - burpees
4 - tuck jumps
5 - hill sprints

off the top of my head.....
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snorkles




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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks.i really liked the tabata workout.

is it better to have 10 mins for example of each? rope, tabata squat thrusters and tuck jumps or should i focus on a particular exercise and change it every time i do HIIT (3-4 times a week)
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swanso5




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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just do 4mins of one exercise as a finisher to each of your workouts should do enough but i think you'll also need some longer interval type stuff
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snorkles




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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and apart from that second question which are the most effective HIIT exercises from these?

-squats & deadlifts (if they are considered as HIIT)
-sprints
-Tabata squats or trusters
-jumping rope



swanso5 do u recommend tabata thrusters or tabata squats?
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swanso5




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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sprints would be best
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