HIIT Kicks Cardio’s Butt

March 16, 2010

I like to visualize Ben Johnson crushing Carl Lewis when I do my HIIT sprints

So, there I was.
I had just finished a set of killer HIIT sprints….when the Lance Armstrong clone to my left asked me “what’s the deal with that workout”?
I think I croaked something about anaerobic this and EPOC that…and was about to hop off the bike when he said…
“that’s just a fad..like Atkins. If you want to get fit, you HAVE to do cardio”
Arrrgggghhhh!
Stifling my hulk-like rage, I asked…
“What do you mean I have to do cardio?”
From there, he proceeded to tell me why cardio rocks and why high intensity training (HIIT, HIRT, resistance training) sucks.
Double arggghhhhh!
Hulk (me) was getting mad.
But, instead of smashing, I flipped him one of my business cards (along with a certain finger) and suggested he read the following study which shows (once again) how HIIT kicks cardio butt
And here’s the study.
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