HIIT it Hard
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HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and is currently one of the most popular health trends to hit the industry.
The basic idea behind HIIT is simple: you alternate between periods of high intensity, such as sprinting, and periods of lower intensity such as jogging. This is a form of training that allows us to burn more calories and enjoy better health benefits in a shorter space of time compared with many other types of training.
There are right and wrong ways to perform HIIT. In this guide then, we will be looking in detail at how you can go about making an amazing HIIT home workout that will help you to both build muscle and burn fat.
You will see how to transform your body using this incredible form of training and you will learn some incredibly powerful strategies for getting even more from it.
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HIIT it Hard - BookLover
HIIT it Hard
How to Melt Fat and Optimize Performance With HIIT Workouts
Think working out has to be hard? Think again! HIIT workouts appear to do the impossible by helping you to burn more calories than a 40-minute run in a quarter of that time! Better yet, they also build muscle, improve athletic performance and give you more energy. They’ve been transforming the lives of people all around the world and if you want to achieve one of those ‘cover model physiques’ then this is probably just what you’re looking for.
Ready to get started with the most highly effective and efficient workouts on the planet? Then let’s get started! Along the way, we’ll discover that there’s a lot more to HIIT than just the basic alternating speeds; we’ll learn some advanced techniques like cardio acceleration, fartlek training, speed drills, concurrent training, metcon, tabata, finishers and more.
Let’s HIIT it!
Contents
Chapter 1: Cardio Training, Then and Now
More Benefits of HIIT
Chapter 2: The Science of HIIT, Understanding Your Body So You Can Get More Out of It
The Three Energy Systems
How We Progress Through Energy Systems
Chapter 3: How to Start HIIT Training With Running
How to Build Up a Basic Level of Fitness
A Gentle Introduction to HIIT
Chapter 4: Tips for Better HIIT Results
Should You Use Machines?
Incorporating Fasted Cardio
Chapter 5: Concurrent Training and Using Kettlebells
Concurrent Training (Resistance Cardio)
Introducing the Kettlebell Swing
Chapter 6: Advanced HIIT Protocols – Tabata, MetCon and Cardio Acceleration
Tabata
Cardio Acceleration
Fartlek
MetCon
Chapter 7: Creating Whole-Body Circuit Routines
How to Design the Perfect Circuit Routine
Building Muscle With Circuits
Last Works: How to Add HIIT to a Healthy Lifestyle
index-3_1.jpgChapter 1: Cardio Training, Then and Now
If you want to build muscle, then you need to cause muscle damage and metabolic stress. By lifting weights, you can cause a build-up of damage and this will provide precisely the stimulation you need to trigger muscle growth during rest.
To lose fat, improve your fitness and get better health though, you need to use cardiovascular training.
Cardiovascular training is any type of training that involves exerting yourself for an extended period of time. Very often this will mean running long distances, with jogging being perhaps the most popular form of cardio training. Not far behind though are swimming, cycling, skipping, rowing and others.
Traditionally, this kind of cardiovascular training has been ‘steady state’. That means that you put on your running shoes, you step out of the door and you run for about 40-60 minutes. It’s steady state because you are maintaining a steady level of exertion throughout the course of the exercise. In this case you are jogging at a set pace and then maintaining that pace.
For a long time, this was thought to be the very best way to burn the maximum number