Author Topic: What's your opinion on HIIT Cardio? (Read 10253 times)

DeketheCreep · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2009, 10:41:41 PM »

'' It will only hurt for a little while''

The True Adonis · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2009, 10:56:43 PM »

Title of the song says it all.

The Master · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2009, 10:59:38 PM »

Very good exercise, and brutally hard.

jtsunami · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2009, 11:32:15 PM »

no pro uses this shit

johnnynoname · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2009, 02:37:32 AM »

u r all crazy/too afraid to try HIIT or tabata's

go ahead- keep wasting hours on end walking on a incline on a treadmill at 4.0 miles an hour

webcake · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2009, 02:39:47 AM »

Very hard.

Quick too. Not the typical "bb'ing style cardio", but worth a shot. Next time i cut i will do a mix of HIIT and low intensity cardio.

INSOMNIA · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2009, 02:42:40 AM »

Its perfect for people that train drug-free.

Nordic Superman · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:06:54 AM »

Quote from: jtsunami on March 22, 2009, 11:32:15 PM

no pro uses this shit

Quote from: INSOMNIA on March 23, 2009, 02:42:40 AM

Its perfect for people that train drug-free.

Pros would die of heart attack at the first attempt of HIIT.

HIIT is awesome, results are better than anything else I have tried.

pumpster · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:16:26 AM »

You have to make the adjustment to the demands, once you do it's faster and at least the same results as lower intensity for longer periods of time. When i do HIIT then go back to longer cardio my endurance has increased.

Same thing as lifting with higher intensity using less volume; more work is done in less time.

CoolDuck · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:28:12 AM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on March 22, 2009, 10:36:34 PM

HIIT is ok, but 4x4 (Warmup->4 minutes @ 80 to 95 percent of mx heart-rate->3 min active rest-> repeat the preceeding 3 more times) is probably better for athletic purposes.

CD

johnnynoname · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:30:03 AM »

Quote from: Nordic Superman on March 23, 2009, 03:06:54 AM

Pros would die of heart attack at the first attempt of HIIT.

HIIT is awesome, results are better than anything else I have tried.

QFMFT

BroadStreetBruiser · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:40:12 AM »

I like intervals.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:46:58 AM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on March 22, 2009, 10:56:43 PM

Title of the song says it all.

That song is about gay people.

Fatpanda · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:49:18 AM »

good way to get fit and slim quickly

The True Adonis · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:42:43 PM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on March 23, 2009, 03:46:58 AM

That song is about gay people.

I have never listened to it. I just saw the title and thought it fitting.

All Cardio is a inefficient if its purpose is to "lose bodyfat".

It should be used to rejuvenate and sustain the respiratory system.

MuscleMcMannus · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:45:01 PM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on March 23, 2009, 12:42:43 PM

I have never listened to it. I just saw the title and thought it fitting.

All Cardio is a inefficient if its purpose is to "lose bodyfat".

It should be used to rejuvenate and sustain the respiratory system.

Translation = I'm talking out of my ass and as with many getbiggers I have no fucking clue what I'm talking about when it comes to training and nutrition.

jehwit · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:46:52 PM »

As someone who has recently decided to become a Pro Bodybuilder, let me add my two cents. I think my good friend Bobby Chick has the right idea with low intensity steady state cardio. It's what we feel is best to prevent muscle wasting.

Andy Griffin · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:49:57 PM »

I'm no bodybuilder, but I find HIIT to be effective.

MuscleMcMannus · « **Reply #19 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:16:33 PM »

Quote from: jehwit on March 23, 2009, 12:46:52 PM

As someone who has recently decided to become a Pro Bodybuilder, let me add my two cents. I think my good friend Bobby Chick has the right idea with low intensity steady state cardio. It's what we feel is best to prevent muscle wasting.

Please.........Chick's tubby ass couldn't sprint up his driveway without gassing out. Say what you want about HIIT but if done correctly is very effective at sparing muscle and losing fat. But it can lead to overtraining if abused. That's the problem with bodybuilders they have no clue what moderation is. If this is effective well shit I can do 10x as much and it must be even more effective. With dieting, drugs, and proper training cardio as far as losing fat and gaining muscle is useless. The only point of cardio is keeping yourself in half way decent "shape" cardiovascularly speaking. I see the same old people day in and day out month in and month out on the treadmills because they think steady state cardio is so effective at burningn fat. Especially women. Meanwhile the women that are lifting weights or atleast doing circuit type training and miles away ahead of them in the fat burning department. Women idolize the fitness/toned type female physique but they train to look like a runner. Makes no sense to me.

Andy Griffin · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:23:04 PM »

A fellow that doesn't do HIIT...

QuakerOats · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:24:13 PM »

Quote from: MuscleMcMannus on March 23, 2009, 01:16:33 PM

Please.........Chick's tubby ass couldn't sprint up his driveway without gassing out. Say what you want about HIIT but if done correctly is very effective at sparing muscle and losing fat. But it can lead to overtraining if abused. That's the problem with bodybuilders they have no clue what moderation is. If this is effective well shit I can do 10x as much and it must be even more effective. With dieting, drugs, and proper training cardio as far as losing fat and gaining muscle is useless. The only point of cardio is keeping yourself in half way decent "shape" cardiovascularly speaking. I see the same old people day in and day out month in and month out on the treadmills because they think steady state cardio is so effective at burningn fat. Especially women. Meanwhile the women that are lifting weights or atleast doing circuit type training and miles away ahead of them in the fat burning department. Women idolize the fitness/toned type female physique but they train to look like a runner. Makes no sense to me.

are you ever going to post a picture of yourself?

MuscleMcMannus · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:29:13 PM »

Quote from: QuakerOats on March 23, 2009, 01:24:13 PM

are you ever going to post a picture of yourself?

Dude you really are obsessed with me posting a pic.

pumpster · « **Reply #23 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:33:10 PM »

Quote from: jehwit on March 23, 2009, 12:46:52 PM

I think my good friend Bobby Chick has the right idea with low intensity steady state cardio. It's what we feel is best to prevent muscle wasting.

Guys like chick do that because it's easier IMO, but ponderous and often boring in terms of time. If you're ready to make some serious effort it's a lot faster to get it out of the way with higher intensity.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #24 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:33:47 PM »

Quote from: MuscleMcMannus on March 23, 2009, 12:45:01 PM

Translation = I'm talking out of my ass and as with many getbiggers I have no fucking clue what I'm talking about when it comes to training and nutrition.

Right.