{"id":1797,"date":"2016-04-29T06:47:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T10:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2016-05-12T20:30:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T00:30:05","slug":"a-new-approach-to-hiit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/a-new-approach-to-hiit\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Approach to HIIT"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last month I suffered an injury to my left Achilles and it’s compromised my ability to run and do some other types of exercise I normally do. A few years ago I started doing high intensity interval training<\/a> (HIIT) and it has made a measurable difference in my exercise habits. Much of the inspiration has come from the work of Dr. Doug McGuff<\/a>. I found him by way of Peak Fitness.<\/a>\u00a0He was the catalyst for taking a new approach to HIIT.<\/p>\n

I had tried Dr. Mcguff’s process with weights before, but I never tried it with full commitment. Funny how an injury can get your attention. Dr. McGuff calls his approach with weights, Super Slow<\/em>. You can click here<\/a> to review the transcript of an interview with Dr. McGuff where he discusses in detail his methodology and the science behind it. I just started this program about two weeks ago and I’m noticing that many of the indications he gives in his interview are true.<\/p>\n

Dr. McGuff’s \u00a0approach is that you’re going to do high intensity interval training not more than two times per week, at 15 minutes a session. When I first read about this it made me scratch my head. \u00a0However, I’ve never had more of an intense workout than using this type of HIIT. Dr. McGuff has also written a book on the subject, titled Body by Science<\/a>. As noted above,\u00a0I’m early on, but at this point it’s kind of undeniable to me. Tim Ferriss’ book, The Four Hour Body<\/a> is another source to look at on the subject. Dr. McGuff consulted on the content with Tim as well.<\/p>\n

I will keep you updated on my progress and certainly I hope to it some point recover from this Achilles issue. I do want to continue my running at some level. This current frame has taught me that variety is best in exercise because things change, as they always do. HIIT is a great process to meet the changes head on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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