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Anonymous
Hey /fit/

I'm about to renew my gym membership tomorrow and I want to try HIIT this season.

Any tips or routine suggestions. I'm not a total beginner .
>> Anonymous
>I'm not a total beginner.

Pretend you are, that's my tip.

The biggest issue with people doing HIIT is trying to do too much too fast.
>> Anonymous
>>94656
Here's the deal; I eat about 1800 calories a day, am 24, male, and 5'8"

I was 176, now I'm 163 and still dropping (that's about 1 month of weight loss there)

It's all thanks to 30 minutes of lifting MWF followed by (with no eating):
Day 1: 4 mins HIIT (30 sec run, 30 sec walk)
then every other day add 1 minute, so day 3 is 5, day 7 is 6 min, etc.

I'm up to 12 minutes now (I stuck around doing 7 mins for over a week because I couldn't finish the workout)

HIIT fucking works the way I did it

I ate a whole fucking pizza yesterday (my first cheat meal in two months) and I still am dropping

oh fuck HIIT why didn't i discover you sooner?
>> Anonymous
>>94724
i meant 30 sec run, 30 sec walk, repeat for 4 minutes (then increase 1 min biurnally)

oh shitting fuck nipples HIIT is so goddamn awesome
>> Anonymous
HAHA thanks guys! I think that's what I'll do.
I'll also keep my nightly 1hours walks to add to the routine.

BTW, 21 female, 5'8", 156lb trying to drop to 130 (the lowest), I eat about 1000-1500 cals a day. I donno if that will effect my routine.

When did you start seeing results?
>> Anonymous
>>94724

I think you're doing just fine.

Just remember not to exceed 4 times a week for HIIT. You could, but at the expense of possible muscle loss.

Also, try and keep adding an extra 5 seconds every other week.

That's how I kept my progress consistent.

Oh and one more thing: consider taking BCAA (Branching Chain Amino Acids) in either pill or powder form (faster absorbing) before and after HIIT workouts to help preserve muscle tissue. I do this because I combine HIIT with weight lifting (NOT on the same day, though).

Good luck.