Hey guys I workout 5 times a week doin push pull legs and i wanna add some hiit to it.
I'm training after my breakfast so my question is when should I add it?? after my workout or on my rest days?
Hey guys I workout 5 times a week doin push pull legs and i wanna add some hiit to it.
I'm training after my breakfast so my question is when should I add it?? after my workout or on my rest days?
Up to you. The key is not do to more than 15 minutes and don't do more than 2-3 days per week. HIIT, when done correctly, is very taxing on the Central Nervous System (CNS). When you do it in combination with weight training, which also taxes the CNS, it is critical to provide enough recovery time. HIIT is very efficient so more is not better nor needed. Listen to your body - if there are days you are dragging even after resting, take another rest day or lighten up on the HIIT. If you push too hard, your workouts and fat loss will suffer.
John
thanks!
You'll be fine doing it every time you do a push and pull day. Just give it a break when you are on a leg day or rest day. I've been doing HIIT for over a year after every push/pull day and I'm currently on a leg/push/pull routine - with 6 days a week of lifting and that means 4 days a week of HIIT. I focus on 30 minutes, but when I'm too gassed I try to get in at least 15 minutes. Warm up for 3-4 minutes first, then hit it hard on a 1:3, 1:2, or if you dare a 1:1 ratio. When I'm only going 15 minutes and warmed up - I stay steady for 1 minute then that next minute of real HIIT - I may increase to 75% and 100% the last 15 seconds of the minute, then wait another minute of steady state, repeat. It all depends on how I feel each day. So - no worries about over doing it on push/pull days, as long as you WANT to continue to lose weight. If you are trying to bulk - you might want to limit it as he said - but not for weight loss. Go for it when moving in that direction. Good luck.
Great responses guys!
Well i want to bulk while satying lean so how many times u think will work?
Just 2-3 times a week of 15-20 minutes should be all you need bro!
My personal appraoch is to do HIIT on my non-lifting days (3 times a week). Lately I've been doing 30 second sprints with 2-3 minutes of rest in between, for a total of 5-6 sprints, and my metabolism is higher than ever (eating around 3000 calories just to maintain).
Like Scott said, 15-20 minutes total is plenty of time for HIIT.