MuscleScience's Iron Lab

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You sacrifice some, but my goal is to cut not improve my lifts at the moment. Plus when you get your heart rate up really high you release a lot more GH durning and post exercise. Which means hopefully more fat utilization and better recovery.

So my program will look something like this.

Bench:3x10
Tabata: stairstepper 2min
Incline press: 3x10
Tabata: Mountain climbers 2min
Chest flies: 3x10
Tabata: stair stepper 2min

And so and and so on. So by the time I’m done lifting I’ve got 20-26 minutes of HIIT done (cardio) and my heart rate is elevated into my desired range the entire workout. Which I want to be in the 130’s the entire workout. Then when I’m done with weights I will do 15-20 minutes steady state cardio to cool down and burn a bit more muscle glycogen off.

Here is a sample of what my heart rate looks like through my workouts.

if this holds true than thats why HIT is an amazing way to bulk recomp or cut imho - my HR reaches 65-172 during my w/o's alone its like cardio and heavy weight training in one