HIIT Your Way to a V-Taper

Monday, February 10, 2014

HIIT Your Way to a V-Taper

Do about 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training 2-3 days-a week. Choose any type of cardio. activity that won't affect your strength levels, and use the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale to gauge how hard you're working on a scale of 1-10. In Weeks 3-4, perform these intervals 3-4 times per week. In Weeks 5-6, stick with interval training 3-4 times a week, but add 1-2 days of a low-intensity activity such as walking or hiking for 30-45 minutes.

HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING

RPE        TIME
3          5-min, warm-up
5          2 min.
7          2 min.
4          2 min.
8-9        1 min.
4          2 min.
8-9        1 min.
4          2 min.
8-9        1 min.
4          2 min.
8-9        1 min.
5-6        2 min.
3          5-min. cool-down

Source:

IS FOR VICTORY

Murphy, Myatt.

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness (0744-5105)

05/01/2010. Vol.71,Iss.5;p.78