Sunday, February 17, 2013

High-Intensity Interval Training (Cycling Part 2)



For the following HIIT session I would recommend getting a tachometer for your cycle. It is the unit of measurement I use to gauge intensity. Check out the previous post on high intensity interval training with cycling.


For a different more endurance based kind of cycling try this one on for size. Bike for five minutes with no resistance or steepness to warm up do this in the 30-50 RPM range. To get the heart rate up a little bit. 

Then, cycle as hard as you can with maximum resistance you can handle with >50 RPMs for one minute. Proceed on by coasting for one minute. This is the part that really turns it into a fat burning HIIT workout. 

Next, repeat the maximum intensity set for one minute. Keep a RPM of >70 RPMs for 3 minutes. Keep doing this for 18-30 minutes, or 3-5 repetitions with a five minute period of light activity at the end.

A fun tip if this is too easy for you would be to wear ankle weights, just kidding. Try increasing the time for endurance or resistance/steepness where it was/not applied. If this is too difficult go with lower RPMs.High intensity interval training is really all about getting that max push out on the intensity sets.

Enjoy and feel free to gauge as you need.


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