I've been doing some reading on trainers' opinions of HIIT and its effect on muscle building, and the consensus seems to be that excessive HIIT, i.e. long sprints, longer-duration kettlebells, etc., can be detrimental to the total body recovery process, not just the areas trained during the intervals.
It's going to drive me crazy, but I've decided to remove any HIIT weightlifting while doing the THT program and stick with short-burst sprints either outdoors or on the elliptical coupled with my normal medium and low intensity steady-state cardio on non-training days. My leg muscle size gains might be hindered, but I'm pretty happy with their size as is, so no big deal there. I have no desire to possess the Dumbo McMeathead wide-leg rotation as I walk. I'm more concerned with losing this last bit of belly fat that just won't die. (I kid the leg freaks... I kid.)
Also decided to re-tighten the diet a bit and cut out the small amounts of white flour and rice that have crept back into my rotation. My calorie range for optimum growth is 33-3400 on training days and 30-3100 on non-training days, so I'm shooting for 3000 and 2800, respectively to facilitate fat loss and hopefully still build some muscle. Once the belly fat drops I'll move up a bit and focus more on size gains.
It's going to drive me crazy, but I've decided to remove any HIIT weightlifting while doing the THT program and stick with short-burst sprints either outdoors or on the elliptical coupled with my normal medium and low intensity steady-state cardio on non-training days. My leg muscle size gains might be hindered, but I'm pretty happy with their size as is, so no big deal there. I have no desire to possess the Dumbo McMeathead wide-leg rotation as I walk. I'm more concerned with losing this last bit of belly fat that just won't die. (I kid the leg freaks... I kid.)
Also decided to re-tighten the diet a bit and cut out the small amounts of white flour and rice that have crept back into my rotation. My calorie range for optimum growth is 33-3400 on training days and 30-3100 on non-training days, so I'm shooting for 3000 and 2800, respectively to facilitate fat loss and hopefully still build some muscle. Once the belly fat drops I'll move up a bit and focus more on size gains.
A.M. - HIIT / Cardio
Elliptical - 15 minutes, 17 resistance, 3 x 30 sec. sprints @ 20 resistanceTreadmill - 15 minutes, 6.5-7.5 mph @ 1.0 incline
Treadmill - 20 minutes, 3.5 mph @ 15.0 incline
Est. Calories ~ 915
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