One of the greatest ways to exercise is to use a very quick and heavy workout with weights. This method is called High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT and is one of the greatest ways to have a weight workout.
The main advantages to doing this type of workout is that you keep your concentration for a very short amount of time. You get to have a very punishing workout in 20 minutes. And finally, you get to burn a lot of calories and raise your metabolism.
If you have tried interval training before it is really great and exhausting. If you would like to be like a top athlete and do this style of interval training here are a few tips.
How to do High Intensity Interval Training
High Intensity Interval Training
1. Use machines instead of free weights. You do not want to waste any time puttingweights on bars as your break between exercises should only be 20 -30 seconds.
2. Use slightly lighter weights as your muscles will tire very quickly. And you are going to be gulping for breath really really soon.
3. Don’t rush through the exercises, rush between the exercises. Remember you are trying to push yourself during your sets and not rest between so the best method is to really push the weights hard on each set and then move to the next muscle group for the next set.
4. Try to not hit the same muscle group in consecutive sets. For example if you do bench press it will tax your pecs as well as triceps and shoulders so your next set should work your biceps or some part of your legs.
Compound exercises (the ones that hit more than one muscle group) are going to be tough to do in a High Intensity Interval Training session but if you can strategically work it our ahead of time your workout will be much tougher and better for you.
There are many people including me that believe that higher intensity workouts are much better for you than long low intensity workouts.
Give this method a try occasionally or even more often than that and the change up will really help to push your gains (or losses) much quicker than just regular workouts will.
The other side effect of this high intensity interval training method is that it will give you a much shorter workout.
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