suggestions about hiit workout

[xtacy]

hey. i came up with the following hiit routine. i am a beginner, so the duration is ok for now.

is it good? any suggestions? the numbers are seconds btw.

jumping jacks 20
squat 30
standing side crunches 30

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
dips 20

rest 30

standing side crunches 30
jumping jacks 20
high knee 30

rest 30

wall sit 30
push up 30
squat 30

rest 30

jumping jacks 20
squat 30
dips 20

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
standing side crunches 30

rest 30

wall 30
high knee 30
jumping jacks 20

 

[BigHulk]

What is hiit?

 

[xtacy]

What is hiit?

high intensity interval training

 

[BigHulk]

How much you do that workout? How long does it take?

 

[ArnoldS]

That looks tough. I have been wanting to try more cardio. I am going to try this!

 

[Big Beef]

This would definitely be tough. Nice routine. I need to do something like this. I would throw in some pull-ups, if I did it though. Make it a total body routine & just workout 3 days a week lol

 

[ArnoldS]

Would be good to do to plus a weight routine.

 

[KaiGold]

Thanks for posting! Great workout!

 

[xtacy]

thanks for the replies.

i revised it a little bit. added pull ups as someone suggested. again the numbers are how many seconds i am doing each exercise, not reps.

i am doing this 3 or 4 times a week. plus i go to gym for weight training 3 times a week (shoulder/leg - chest/triceps - back/biceps on each day).

jumping jacks 20
squat 30
standing side crunches 30
dips 20

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
pull up 15

rest 30

standing side crunches 30
jumping jacks 20
high knee 30

rest 30

wall sit 30
push up 30
squat 30

rest 30

jumping jacks 20
pull up 15
squat 30

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
standing side crunches 30

rest 30

wall sit 30
high knee 30
jumping jacks 20

 

[Big Beef]

thanks for the replies.

i revised it a little bit. added pull ups as someone suggested. again the numbers are how many seconds i am doing each exercise, not reps.

i am doing this 3 or 4 times a week. plus i go to gym for weight training 3 times a week (shoulder/leg - chest/triceps - back/biceps on each day).

jumping jacks 20
squat 30
standing side crunches 30
dips 20

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
pull up 15

rest 30

standing side crunches 30
jumping jacks 20
high knee 30

rest 30

wall sit 30
push up 30
squat 30

rest 30

jumping jacks 20
pull up 15
squat 30

rest 30

high knee 30
push up 30
standing side crunches 30

rest 30

wall sit 30
high knee 30
jumping jacks 20

Looks great. That's a LOT of work for one week!

 

[ArnoldS]

Would love to see a video!

 

[Alexandoy]

For a warm up, that program of yours looks okay to me. And for starters, that would do. However, you may say that it is boring with the many rest periods. Maybe you can increase the reps to 50 for the jumping jack and observe if your legs can endure it pretty well. But I’m not an expert in that, just my opinion.

 

[Big Beef]

For a warm up, that program of yours looks okay to me. And for starters, that would do. However, you may say that it is boring with the many rest periods. Maybe you can increase the reps to 50 for the jumping jack and observe if your legs can endure it pretty well. But I’m not an expert in that, just my opinion.

Pretty sure the workout is done with seconds & not reps. At least that's what he put & that would mean you could go as fast as you want with the reps. I'll admit it would be tough for me, but I seldom do hiit routines. Probably do them more in the future.

 

[Pharmacom]

Looks cool, but take care of the heart

 

[BigTex]

Here is another example:

[h=3]Traditional Sprints (Track or Treadmill)[/h]

• Warm-up
  • 2 min brisk walk then 25% jog (30 sec)
  • 2 min brisk walk then 50% run (20 sec)
  • 2 min brisk walk then 90% sprint (15 sec)
  • 2 min walk
• Workout
• Sprint 100% (5 to 10 sec) then 2 minute walk
• Repeat multiple times
• 2 min walk cool down

Total time with 3 work sets is about 18 minutes.

 

[remnant]

It would be tedious to follow the routine. I would rather establish a timetable and do several of there on a day to day basis. I believe in spontaneity to avoid the dread and grind of daily exercise.