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Originally Posted by Silock
Steady-state cardio is what you described. It's not as effective as HIIT given the same amount of time.
http://www.hiitsource.com/
http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybui...tness_tip.html
For beginners, I'd recommend an interval structure like this:
30 seconds as hard and fast as you can go, 1.5 minutes of active recovery (faster than a warmup, but not nearly as fast as the previous 30 seconds)
20 minutes of that, and you should be exhausted. |
That is GREAT information. I'm sure you've talked about this before and I just missed it. That's perfect. I can do my steady state training while I'm training for my 5k, and use the HIIT on weight lifting days.
So it's as simple as jump roping or jumping jacks? Can I put that to use on the basketball court at all? Do you have some suggestions on what a guy my size would be best suited to start off with?
Thanks again dude. I've really been trying to figure out how to mix my cardio up some so I'll continue to get the results that I'm looking for.