By now you all know or at least should know that interval training is more effective and time-efficient then your boring slow cardio that just about EVERY local health club member performs. With the rise of interval training has come the misunderstanding of its short burst effectiveness. Today too many new age interval enthusiasts are going about interval training ALL WRONG.

You see interval training IS NOT meant to be performed more then 3 times a week. If you are performing what you believe to be interval training more then 3 times a week, chances are you are performing aerobic intervals. No better then your slow boring ineffective cardio.

People are amazed when I tell them I get competition ready performing 20 minutes of interval cardio only 3 times a week. Now, don’t get me wrong there are days I do 30 minutes, but there are also days I do 10!

If your work period is as intense as you can perform then you will simply be unable to perform it again the next day with the same intensity. Your body needs the rest. Plus, you have already added a huge boost to your metabolic furnace burning inside you that will last well into your resistance training workout on the next day. That will in turn add an additional boost to your metabolism well into your next interval training session and so on and so on.

If you think going to the gym and performing 45 minute of what you believe to be interval training is correct you are making a HUGE mistake. This is no better for maximum fat loss then slow boring cardio. THIS IS NOT INTERVAL TRAINING!

Next time you perform your interval training try this.

Treadmill: 20 minutes

Warm-up: 5 minutes (Walk – Brisk Walk)

Sprint: 30 seconds  8/9-10 Exhertion Level (AS FAST AS YOU CAN RUN!)

Walk: 90 seconds 3-10 Exhertion Level (Controlled walk)

Repeat 6 x

Cooldown: 3 minutes (Walk)

Do this for 3 x a week on your non strength training days. Just like your resistance training program, you will need to change your interval training program at maximum every 4 weeks.

Remember when done intensely and correct interval training will only be performed 3 times a week.

Stop performing wasteful, countless hours of boring slow cardio NOW!

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