HIIT/Tabata cardio

[starscream]

How would you say HIIT style or Tabata training for cardio compair to traditional cardio?

Recently in a different thread I mentioned to another member that I was doing about 15 minutes of HIIT 20sec on/10sec off, 3 days a week for cardio. he advised I should up it to 1hr.
While I agree I should do more cardio than I am. I feel like 1 hour of HIIT is just a LOT!

[krugerr]

How would you say HIIT style or Tabata training for cardio compair to traditional cardio?

Recently in a different thread I mentioned to another member that I was doing about 15 minutes of HIIT 20sec on/10sec off, 3 days a week for cardio. he advised I should up it to 1hr.
While I agree I should do more cardio than I am. I feel like 1 hour of HIIT is just a LOT!

You couldn't do HIIT for an hour. The idea behind this and Tabata is they're intense, you get your heart rate real high, burn a lot of calories in a short period of time.
I would think the member intended to suggest that you change to LISS (Low Intesity Steady State) for an hour, keeping heart rate around 60-70%. This is better for fat loss, personally I would do either, as long as the calories are burnt, you're creating a deficit and that's what ultimately causes weight loss.

[starscream]

You couldn't do HIIT for an hour. The idea behind this and Tabata is they're intense, you get your heart rate real high, burn a lot of calories in a short period of time.
I would think the member intended to suggest that you change to LISS (Low Intesity Steady State) for an hour, keeping heart rate around 60-70%. This is better for fat loss, personally I would do either, as long as the calories are burnt, you're creating a deficit and that's what ultimately causes weight loss.

Thanks. That's what I was thinking.. No way could I do HIIT for an hour! I did dead landmines tabata style for 8 minutes last night and wanted to die haha.

I've kinda started to do both.. Start with about a half hour of light to moderate walk/run then do my HIIT (usually on the cybex machine) or Tabata with light weight dumbells or bodyweight exercises

[BIGTIMEPUSH]

Yeah agreed, no way you could do an hour of HIIT. Well at least I could never!!! lol The idea is to burn as much calories as possible in a short amount of time... I do 20 min of HIIT three days a week and has been producing results!!

[starscream]

Yeah agreed, no way you could do an hour of HIIT. Well at least I could never!!! lol The idea is to burn as much calories as possible in a short amount of time... I do 20 min of HIIT three days a week and has been producing results!!

That's almost exactly how I'm doing mine.. But only 15 minutes 3 days a week. I am planning on bumping it up though

[kapper]

I was under the impression that you dont do HIIT for any longer than 25min, HIIT creates the most EPOC (excessive post-workout oxegyn consumption) which in fact continues to burn calories for a number of hours after the exercises are complete! Where as with longer low intensity workout you only burn calories for the time your doin the exercise! I prefer HIIT personally as i get a better pump and sweat from it. I still throw in a 5 to 8km outdoor road run once a fortnight just for endurance! Correct me if im wrong though

[cj111]

You doing our tabada on max incline?

[starscream]

You doing our tabada on max incline?

I do my HIIT at max incline, max resistance on the cybex "elliptical" thing 20 on 10 off

I do my tabada with either bodyweight exercises (push ups, jumping jacks, burpies, high knees) or lighter weight dumbells, kettlebells, or other weighted movements like landmines and dead landmines.