HiiT Training
Hello fitness friends! Today I wanted to talk a little about my goals and how frustrated I was that I wasn’t meeting them. Hopefully this also does some good for you guys too. So I’ve been lifting for the better part of 3 years now and I keep seeing progress is how much I can lift, the weights are going up my muscles are starting to show but I straight out neglected and even looked down on cardio. I’ve gone so long thinking if I just decrease the rest time between sets and lower my working weight I can get a better work out like that and not need cardio. Which just isn’t totally true, sure you can get a great workout out of that format but I just wasn’t seeing the body that I wanted forming. I have a really particular goal aesthetic in mind and this just wasn’t it. Meanwhile, I decided to stop going to my usual gym in LA since I just didn’t agree with where they were headed and I honestly thought $100 a month for a non 24hr gym is absurd. So I’m left with a somewhat below standard apartment complex gym with nothing more than some dumbbells and cardio machines. This is where it all started to make sense. I can totally use this. I’ve pretty much all but abandoned my lifting program in favor of doing HiiT workouts. High Intensity Interval Training works with bodyweight and sometimes light dumbbells in short but intense bursts of exercise. Really gets your heart racing and blood pumping however, I still need a squat rack for the leg muscles I so desperately crave. What I realized is that I am not focused on increasing muscle mass, no- I’m interested in reducing the fat that surrounds the muscles I’ve already built.
My cardio is shit but luckily we can change that. Starting out with a 30 day HiiT program, that I merely googled and had countless results pop up, I’m already on day 6. It’s tough though! The mentality of keeping yourself going in a HiiT program is totally different than lifting but I can see the benefits of both. Already I’m seeing huge improvements in my waist and legs, I don’t feel so sore or laid out as I usually do and they don’t take nearly as long. Coupled with a good diet I think I can make some real progress in the next few weeks.
I’ll be filming some of my workouts for you soon. So here’s my new plan, I should mention that I’ve given myself a deadline since Coachella is coming up and I want to be looking extra fresh for that. I’ll be working with this HiiT program until then but afterwards I’ll likely start doing a mix of barbell lifting and HiiT training for maximum efficiency in achieving the look I’m going for!
