Which would help a fat guy better? Sprint8 or Couch 2 5k? I'm 6' 245 lbs and it's been a while since I've worked out on a regular basis.

Sprint 8 might be tough if you are really out of shape, I tend to work my way into my HIIT workouts (which is what I believe Sprint 8 is), 'cause is brutal.

I'm always about the HIIT over the distance. Sprint 8 might be hard on your joints and such starting out, though, if you're overweight.

Is it best to just do HIIT with weights then.....rather than cardio? Would that be better to cut some of the weight first and build muscle?

That's what I'd do.

Maybe. I mean, if you love the Sprint 8 concept, you could probably do it on elliptical or bike until you drop some pounds and are really feeling like running at full sprint.

But yes, a good HIIT weight program will accomplish as much most likely.

I've never seen results from anything as fast as I did with Sprint 8. Then again, nothing has ever sucked as bad, either. I never got a sense of accomplishment when I was done with it the way I do from every other workout...I just wanted to kill myself even an hour later.

I'm going to start it up again soon. Doing that plus distance running was too much.

Well the reason that Sprint 8 interests me is because I absolutely despise long distance running. 20 minutes of running is doable.....and I totally realize that it's going to be hard as shit. I wonder if I should just ease myself into it. Like cut the sprints down at first or add in a little longer rest time in between.

I ran 8*100 yard dashes in the heat yesterday, walking back to start for rest.

My workout partner worked the weights pretty hard. I did the cardio more. I dropped weight a lot faster than he did. He gained a lot of muscle.

He looks better than me in a short sleeved shirt. I look better than him in drum trunks. Just depends on what you're going for.

How many times a week were you doing Sprint 8?