Comments on: HIIT(High Intensity Interval Training)

By: Coach Sean

Coach Sean — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:54:44 +0000

@James: I would do a tradition bulk and cut phase. That means that you should keep your calories high for 1-2 months and continue to lift heavy and get stronger. Yes you will gain some body fat but you will also be fueling your body to build muscle. Then do a 30 day cut phase where you drop your calories back down to a maintenance level, and add in some more cardio. Check out my fat burning diet as well

By: James

James — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:04:23 +0000

Sean, I’m strickly looking to gain weight (p90x) and incorporate a little cardio. I’m thinner and have lost definition in my abs. By main goal is to gain weight but I also want to get definition in my abs…I feel like it will never happen cause I’m eating 3200+ calories a day. Any suggestions as to when to incorporate cardio in the 3 mo period and how often weekly to do Insanity? I really like cardio and don’t want to give it up…

By: Coach Sean

Coach Sean — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:38:59 +0000

@Shawn: Since you want to gain mass, I would not do as much cardio. Definitely do Plyo, but I would only add HIIT into your routine 1x per week. You can do it instead of Kenpo

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:26:24 +0000

I was doing the HIIT along with the cardio. Should I be replacing the cardio work outs with HIIT? Will it burn off more body fat than the workouts? I am 5 ft 9in and weight around 125. I’m looking to gain around 20 pounds when it’s all said and done, but I want most of it to be muscle. What would work best?

By: Coach Sean

Coach Sean — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:11:48 +0000

@Shawn: Aren’t you using HIIT for your cardio days? If not then what are you doing?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:51:24 +0000

Im doing this 3 times a week along with the mass gain schedule of p90x. The schedule basically starts day 1 with weights then switches between cardio and weights every other day. 7th day is a rest. Would it be better to do this HIIT routine on weight days or cardio days?

By: Coach Sean

Coach Sean — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:16:51 +0000

@Chris: I would stick to 2-3x per week. Any more would be over kill if you are doing HIIT correctly.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:46:08 +0000

I saw that you said you do this 3 times a week. Is that what you reccommend? I’ve been doing it every morning before school and wanted to make sure it wasn’t overkill or anything lol

By: Coach Sean

Coach Sean — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:20:48 +0000

@Justin: Yes it will definitely help you burn body fat. HIIT training has been shown to help burn body fat while preserving muscle…unlike traditional cardio. 6-7% body fat is really low, so congrats on that but if your looking to try something different to help you take that % down then HIIT is definitely worth trying.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:05:16 +0000

Hey Sean i was wondering as to how well spring high intensity interval training works to burn fat. I’m at about 6-7% bf now and wanted to lower mine some more and was wondering if this would help me reach that goal. I was also looking to build mass during my next round as was wondering if this technique would allow me to cut fat and build mass at the same time