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The Wonders of Incorporating High Intensity Resistance Training
We’ve all heard the old adage, “The more you give, the more you get.” Though at times we don’t get rewarded for all of our hard work, there is at least one situation in which this saying holds 100% true — high intensity resistance training (HIT), or for cardiovascular training, high intensity interval training (HIIT).
HIT is weight training that allows for no more than 8-12 reps, for anywhere from one to three maximal effort sets. HIIT is performing aerobic exercise at an interval at 90-100% of max heart rate for a designated period of time on a cardiovascular machine with a 3:1 rest to work ratio. HIIT should be performed at the end of resistance training sessions. It affects the anaerobic energy pathway but has implications for the burning of fat.
