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Cardio, how much is too much?
- Thread starter Z1P2
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Then it sounds perfect for me... until I get halfway to my goal anyway. I'm only thinking about doing the 6 minute HIIT routine to start anyway... 4 minutes warm up jog, six 30 second intervals, then 2 minutes cool down jog... I don't think that I will be too tired to move from just that... and even if I am, if it will help me reach my goal faster, I'm all about it. As I get more accustomed to running, I'll try increasing the time to 45 second intervals and finally six one minute intervals.
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Not really.
1 - 5min cool down minimum! no less.
2 - you'd be far better off putting in more effort for one workout per day rather than less effort over 2 workouts.
3 - six 30sec intervals is not enough you'll only be getting your heart rate up for 90seconds per workout. there is not much point in that.
1 - 5min cool down minimum! no less.
2 - you'd be far better off putting in more effort for one workout per day rather than less effort over 2 workouts.
3 - six 30sec intervals is not enough you'll only be getting your heart rate up for 90seconds per workout. there is not much point in that.
Yeah, after I posted that I read up some more on some of your HIIT routines, I think I'll just try the beginner routine, and if I can't sprint for a whole minute I'll just go as long as I can and work my way up to a minute. I also got to thinking about when I could actually do it, and there's really only one day a week that I could even manage to go in the morning and evening... so I'll do it 2x on Sundays, but only once on the other days, in the evenings... I could manage to walk on the treadmill for a few minutes on the other mornings though... which isn't much, but at least it's something.
Dont plan to run every day and twice on sundays.
This is a sure-fire way of giving up in a week or two.
Your starting off too extreme. Be a bit more realistic by starting with 3 times per week and slowly build up to every day. Otherwise the pains of not restting will build up and build up every day. You will quit within a 2 weeks.
If you start on 3imes a week you'll be getting plenty of rest, and you can be sure that you can manage it.
Dont run before you can walk - as they say.
This is a sure-fire way of giving up in a week or two.
Your starting off too extreme. Be a bit more realistic by starting with 3 times per week and slowly build up to every day. Otherwise the pains of not restting will build up and build up every day. You will quit within a 2 weeks.
If you start on 3imes a week you'll be getting plenty of rest, and you can be sure that you can manage it.
Dont run before you can walk - as they say.
Question:
Can you do too much Cardio?
If so, how much is too much?
Reason I ask is because I was considering doing HIIT both in the mornings and evenings on my off days.
HIIT in the morning and evening is way too much.
I, too, thought that the more cardio I did, the more weight I'd lose. I was frustrating myself doing 60-90 mins of cardio 6x/week and had hit a plateau. A consulted with a personal trainer and he said I was doing too much. He said to back my cardio down to 45-60 mins 5-6x/week max. I lost 10 pounds in the next month.
Ok, I admit I was totally wrong, and you all were right. There's no way I can do that twice a day, or even every day. I seem to remember wind sprints being a lot easier 10 years ago. Ok, I will definately cut it back to 3x per week when I'm not lifting.
I am curious to know, if I should be doing any cardio on the 3 days per week that I lift if I am doing HIIT 3x per week when I'm not lifting.
I am curious to know, if I should be doing any cardio on the 3 days per week that I lift if I am doing HIIT 3x per week when I'm not lifting.