Can I take this opportunity to ask about HIIT? What kind of HIIT workout do you recommend? I ask because you’re putting it on the same plane as Anki, so it must be truly amazing.
At present time, I do 12 sets of 20 seconds work and 20 seconds rest, alternating between push-ups and squats (2 set of squats, 1 of push-ups). When I started, a bit more than a year ago, I did 6 sets. I average 14 squats and 12 push-ups in a set. 20⁄20 is different from the Tabata protocol, which advocates 20⁄10, but I found that one too hard. I may start lowering the rest time at some point.
HIIT is amazing for me in a sense that, just like Anki, it became a habit I enjoy doing (~3 times a week) AND it led to a significant body changes (less fat, more muscle).
For the record, I have to note some confounders:
During the time I began HIIT, I also gradually changed my diet. Nothing fancy, I just lowered the amount of carbohydrates I eat by cutting down bread and pasta and stopping putting sugar in my coffee.
I don’t only do HIIT. After HIIT, which takes about 15 minutes, including stretches, I also do some core exercises (planks, bird-dogs, glut-bridges, leg-raises etc.). Those take another 20-30 minutes. The advantage of the whole thing is that I can do it in my room, no hassle of going to the gym required.
To conclude, I can’t say that I recommend this workout for some deep reasons. I just found something that worked for me. You are free to try.
In my experience, the vast majority of advice is either too vague or too trivial.
But sometimes you stumble upon magic. Stuff like Anki. Or HIIT.
Can I take this opportunity to ask about HIIT? What kind of HIIT workout do you recommend? I ask because you’re putting it on the same plane as Anki, so it must be truly amazing.
At present time, I do 12 sets of 20 seconds work and 20 seconds rest, alternating between push-ups and squats (2 set of squats, 1 of push-ups). When I started, a bit more than a year ago, I did 6 sets. I average 14 squats and 12 push-ups in a set. 20⁄20 is different from the Tabata protocol, which advocates 20⁄10, but I found that one too hard. I may start lowering the rest time at some point.
HIIT is amazing for me in a sense that, just like Anki, it became a habit I enjoy doing (~3 times a week) AND it led to a significant body changes (less fat, more muscle).
For the record, I have to note some confounders:
During the time I began HIIT, I also gradually changed my diet. Nothing fancy, I just lowered the amount of carbohydrates I eat by cutting down bread and pasta and stopping putting sugar in my coffee.
I don’t only do HIIT. After HIIT, which takes about 15 minutes, including stretches, I also do some core exercises (planks, bird-dogs, glut-bridges, leg-raises etc.). Those take another 20-30 minutes. The advantage of the whole thing is that I can do it in my room, no hassle of going to the gym required.
To conclude, I can’t say that I recommend this workout for some deep reasons. I just found something that worked for me. You are free to try.
That’s great, thanks for the info!