/fit/ - Fitness, Health, and Feels★

>>149862 (OP)

need to get back on it, i did it for 7 months solid 3 times a week:

30 minute jog

the only drawback is that it induces some cortisol and raises estrogen…or so they say

Call me a fuccboi, but rather than lifting with 1-2 minutes of rest between a sets I lift in a circuit / CrossFit style to shorten workout times and to have cardio come as a by-product of eating ass and lifting fast

>>149862 (OP)

I do a variation of HIIT in the lap pool on non-lifting days. My current regimen is as follows:

>8 lengths at about 50% intensity to warm up

<Interval 1 - repeat 4 times

>1 length at 100%

>1 length at 60%

<Interval 2 - repeat 3 times

>2 lengths at 100%

>1 length at 60%

<Interval 3 - repeat 2 times

>4 lengths at 100%

>2 lengths at 60%

>Walk the length of the pool until you've recovered

>Do it again

I look silly doing this next to people doing endurance training but idgaf. I have adjusted this plan to correspond to my fitness level. You might need to do more or less. That said, when properly adjusted to your fitness level, I don't think there's a better way to do HIIT training (or any cardio exercise for that manner) than in the lap pool. High-intensity swimming is so much better than doing intense polymetric / CrossFit dumbfuckery and injuring yourself.

I have a treadmill desk, so I walk at least 5 miles a day. I play vidya and watch movies at the same time as I walk

>>149862 (OP)

Outdoor running, usually variations of jogging and sprinting, and when im inside the gym its always an intense 15 mins HIIT on the bicycle after lifting.

>>149862 (OP)

If the weather's nice, biking. I have a 4-mile route around my neighborhood that has lots of hills and such. I bike it for time. If I'm going really full-steam on highest gear, I can do it in about 23 minutes (I'm on a cheapo heavy-ass mountain bike, for context). Doing this daily is the only I have ever had visible abs in my life.

If I'm in the gym: walking on a treadmill at about 2.8-3.0 mph, on an incline of at least 10-12. Even just ten minutes of this shit will make you sweat. I've done it for 30-45 minutes a few times and looked like I just took a shower. Doesn't sound like much but it's great and doesn't involve pounding your joints like running does.