Article: All About HIIT

how the F do you do real HIIT on a stairmill? i would tumble off after the sprint portion...

hiit the ground?
 
Stairmill's are the only cardio equipment that get my heart rate up almost as quickly as heavy squats. Nothing has ever melted fat off quicker for me.
 
how long are your intervals? do you increase the speed or the resistance or both...

serious, have you ever fallen off? i have used them just regular cardio for like 20 mins and i almost popped off when i was not paying attention....
 
I would lower the resistance and pretend I was doing stadium sprints and up the resistance and go slower for the rest. To be honest though I didn't do it much as at the proper intensity you are going to be wiped in a half hour anyways.
 
When I do HIIT on the stairmill I go resistance 5 for 1 min and resistance 20 for 30 sec. I have found that 15-20 min of this has helped me burn some fat and also allow me to recover faster for when i weight train.

I think what is said in the article of 20 seconds max and 10 seconds rest/lower is closer to Tabata training than HIIT. I could be wrong, but that is just my thought.
 
HIIT on empty stomach ??? HIIT is anaerobic exercise is not just a cardio, you need to consume a meal 1-2 hours before like a normal weight training !!!
 
Just did HIIT on a stair master, fasted. Hardest HIIT training I have every done. There was pools of sweat everywhere.
 
I honestly just started back at the gym this friday after abandoning work outs since my Fiance got pregnant and then had our first child. I have limited time in the AM to work so what I do is my lifts first (simple 3 compound barbell lifts 5x5) and then I do 1000 steps on the stair master as fast as I can. On non lift days I do 2000 steps as fast as I can. That is leaving me with pools of sweat at the moment too but I will probably have to change that up in a couple weeks as I learn how to breathe again. There is a weight loss competition at work and I am trying to shed as much fat as I can while sparing as much lean tissue as possible so I figure the shorter more intense cardio sessions would help with that...
 
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