The FastDay Forum

HIIT is going on hold for me at at the moment. Even on the spin bike, my tail bone is quite sore. I think just because it's sore already… I watched a video on seat adjustment, which may help, but I'll leave it until after the half-marathon on the 1st. I will still continue with weight training, though, and I'll give the strength training circuit a go, at least the ones I can do without hurting my wrist. (I'm being ruled by my injuries at the moment!)

Second HIT day today. I had wanted to try hill sprints but it was raining so I did an indoor circuit. The hardest part is pushing myself to get the high intensity (I'm built for sloth not speed). The good part is that it's short so I'm not slogging away for ages.
Also thanks for sharing all your exercise routines it's a very interesting topic.

Tried my first HIT last night on the exercise bike - 3 x 20 seconds. Seems OK today - would like to join the club!

Second hiit session of the week done In a hotel room too. No equipment required just motivation. Just thinking of posting here got me up and through it.

[Debs]

Hi Umleila,
Well done on your HIT, can you let me know what you actually did in your hotel room, as I am always looking for exerise options to do in my room!

Hi Debs

I follow the seven minute workout that has been posted here on a nytimes article I think. I had it first as an app but now I have modified it in my own tabata workout app.

I first do two mins of the micheal moseley sets 20 secs (jumping jacks, high knees running and then a jump and twist) with ten secs rest in between.

That is followed by one set of seven min workout which I have modified somewhat as I can't do some of the more strenuous arm exercises. The exercises include plank, side plank, sit ups, push ups, push ups with rotation, jumping jacks, squats, triceps dips, lunges, high knees running in place. I think that's it

Then another two mins moseley style.

Then another seven minute set and finally two mins of moseley.

Total is twenty minutes and all possible with no equipment.

Hi
Member 29 here.

So far so good. been on treadmill every day, increasing speed and time. yesterday I went on for 15 mins and did 1km today I increased the speed to 5 and did 16 mins and 1.2km, very proud of myself. Felt good after doing it.

I know it's not HIT, but will get there eventually due to bell's palsy.

Hope everyone is well.
Connie

Member #8 reporting in for my second HIT session of the week, yesterday was a fast day so I should be running on empty-ish.

Tried my first HIT last night on the exercise bike - 3 x 20 seconds. Seems OK today - would like to join the club!

Thank you for requesting to join. So glad we have a good big group to share ideas.

@Langstane, you are member 36

All the best.

Revision of my exercise regime by my instructor. I'm now to try and do my HIT on the cross trainer. I HATE cross trainers. But I will persevere. He has also upped the weights but lowered the reps for my strength training and cautiously added in crunches, with the proviso that if it causes pain to stop immediately and if there is more pain than normal the day after to also stop doing them. I do like the caution this instructor is showing. It means I'm in no danger of hurting myself.

Another bike ride today, 14.6 miles in 51:37 (a minute quicker than Sunday) but with a different strategy. This time I intended to go reasonably hard the whole way but particularly hard on the hills, and hoped to see peaks in pulse rate of 150+ to show the appropriate intensity. However, the HR strap went back to its old behavior and failed to count properly after the first couple of miles (saw a peak of 236, then half an hour of 60 - patently rubbish, but started to read OK when I got home...)

Anyway, the efforts were there even if there is no proof - I was certainly breathing heavily at times...

for all HIT members, if you can, can you add to your siggy your latest HIT regime. Ive updated some people in post 1 and ill try and do a bigger update this weekend. its so good to see what others are doing.
no doubt peoples programs will change over time
for signatures, go to User control panel, profile then edit signature. you have a 425 character limit in there.

and if your wondering, me, HIT club instigator has not yet started her HIT program. here are my excuses.. I had a very out of the ordinary weekend last week (with lots of eating and socialising) and didnt even get to bring in my treadmill out of storage. hopefully this weekend. Trying to use my resistance band in the meantime whenever I can.

Does anyone have any good resistance band ideas with HIT in mind. i think someone asked about exercise in hotel rooms. i guess the bands of today dont weigh much. mine looks like this....

My resistance band

(very retro, circa 1970s)

Mark's Daily Apple has a good primer for the benefits of sprinting today (22 Jan, but articles get archived anyway). I don't do links, I'm afraid, so don't ask!

Mark's Daily Apple has a good primer for the benefits of sprinting today (22 Jan, but articles get archived anyway). I don't do links, I'm afraid, so don't ask!

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/15-reaso ... -this-year

Thanks, CreakyPete!

#26 checking in, lost count, is it 8 or 9? I think it's 8, or actually I think it's 7 - missed some during the 43 deg last week. Tough to get on today, but it made a difference in that I was allowing myself, if feeling too shocked, to stop at the 15 min mark - but of course I didn't have to. Also cut back the intensity of the sprints by about 5% I'd estimate, so I only got my HR up to 158, but I reckon that's enough! Otherwise it won't be sustainable. Now sitting in the cool of the back deck, eyeing the pool! Unfortunately I don't have time now, but I might dive in after teaching pilates this morning. I did find my breathing a bit more full on today too - maybe that's more aerobic and less anaerobic, or (just guessing) a change in my respiratory quotient (from burning carb to burning fat I hope!) - but I don't think i'd necessarily notice the change in RQ, kidding myself I think. And I need to take in a towel to sweat on! Oh my goodness, the towel - I seem to recall that was part of the ritual from "hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" - Ford Prefect gave Arthur a towel to put under his feet for some hyperspace transfer or other - he said it felt like being drunk - Arthur said, "what's wrong with being drunk?" to which Ford replies,"ask a glass of water!" - that's what it feels like! So I'm off to get my own water now!

Happy HIITing everyone