Hi Everyone! My last two articles, “Weightlifting Myths“and “Compound vs. Isolation Exercises” have focused on strength training. This week I would like to change direction and take on a topic that is getting a lot of talk in our forums and in the news – “Which is better for Weight Loss – HiiT, Tabata or
What is High Intensity Interval Training? HiiT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and is hands down one of the best ways to burn fat without causing your body to burn your own muscle tissue. This is because HiiT utilizes a lot of fast twitch muscle fibers and this helps to build muscle during your
We have now posted the video clip from the 3rd and final HiiT workout – Double Wave Pyramid. This HiiT workout doesn’t require any equipment and you’ll do two rounds of intervals separated by only a one minute rest. In each round, you’ll follow a pyramid cycle of nine intervals, in which you’ll start your first
No equipment is needed for the 3rd HiiT workout – Double Wave Pyramid. You’ll do 2 rounds of intervals separated by only a one minute rest in this workout. In each round, you’ll follow a pyramid cycle of 9 intervals in which you’ll start your first wave with a 20 second interval and work your
HiiT 40/20 is based on research by Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their research study, called the Tabata Protocol, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise in 1996 concluded that just four minutes of high intensity Tabata
HiiT stands for High Intensity Interval training and is hands down one of the best ways to burn fat without causing your body to catabolize your own muscle tissue. HiiT features three different high intensity routines that are all right around 30 minutes or less making these workouts perfect for you to use on days
Calling all Intense Cardio Lovers!!!!!! If you are just busting at the seams in anticipation of Shock Cardio, you will not be disappointed. Pictured here are some photos from another unbelievably tough Hiit training rehearsal. Make no mistake, these workouts are TOUGH TIMES TEN. You get in, push to the highest output you can physically
Hi Everyone! I’m excited to announce that today was our first official Shock Cardio rehearsal as a group (I have been designing, choreographing and practicing the workouts alone prior to this so that the group rehearsals would be more productive) . We are excited to start sharing more Shock Cardio details with you as we
