Into Great Condition Using an Interval Timer Outside the programs that are designed to obtain a specific goal
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conditioning workouts can also be an integral part of a well designed program.
In my earlier days, like most western trainers, I generally ignored General
Physical Preparedness (GPP) general conditioning when focusing specifically on
an increase in strength and LBM. The more western approach to increasing
strength, muscle mass, or what ever the specific goal, is to simply focus on the
training that follows the goal, and generally ignore everything else. For
example, if you want to be good at the powerlifts, just practice the powerlifts
and so on. That
Wholesale Soccer Jerseys China , more or less, is the classic old school western model, although things have changed for the better in recent years as what worked well
for western strength athletes has influenced eastern approaches and vise versa
and modern coaches have rethought some of their approaches in recent years.
However, most of your everyday people in the gym often fail to realize how much
has changed in the past decade... One of the most successful strength coaches on
the planet, Lou Simmons, is a big proponent of GPP for strength athletes of all
kinds regardless of their specific sport. His article on the importance of GPP
is a ?must read? in my view. Over the years, an appreciation on my end for GPP
was responsible for the addition of my HybridHIIT day as part of Brink?s Hybrid
Training Program, which has led to improvements in body composition, strength,
and GPPconditioning, for those who have followed it. There are many ways to go
about incorporating GPP into a program, but that?s not the focus of this write
up; I encourage people to read Simmon?s article on the topic. Other very
successful SnC coachescompetitors
Wholesale Soccer Jerseys , such as Dave Tate and others, are also proponents of intelligently applied GPP. How GPP is applied depends to some degree on the
goals of the person, experience levels, etc., so some research is warranted
before jumping into it. Can the intelligentappropriate use GPP training ?
besides the obvious benefits to health and conditioning ? make one a better
power lifter, a better bodybuilder, a better athlete regardless? In my
experience and opinion, the answer is yes. With all that in mind, I wanted to
discuss one of my favorite gizmos called the Gym Boss Interval (GBI) timer, and
how I recently used it in my GPPConditioning day. The GBI timer is one of those
?why the hell didn?t I think of this?!? simple gadgets, that although not
essential to a program per se, adds so much convenience to any workout that
involves an interval of some sort
Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping , you don?t know how you lived without it. Simply put, it?s an inexpensive timer that will track two separate times intervals and
combine them for you into a single program. For HIIT training, it?s a must have
gadget. However, I find it useful for various activities that involves any type
of interval time between exercises, or rest periods. What follows is a recent
GPPconditioning day I followed that is a current favorite of mine, and how the
GBI Timer was used. This particular day calls for: ? 10 minutes of HIIT training
? 10 minutes of heavy bag work ? 10 minutes of lateral medicine ball wall
smashes I set the GBI timer for a 30 second: 1 minute interval that lasts 10
minutes long. The timer will beep after each interval, so no watching clocks on
the wall or display on some machine while trying to focus on not dying during
HIIT! The three sessions for this day are done with minimal rest between them.
How much rest? ?Till you have the ability to go onto the next one. If you can
jump right from the HIIT session to the heavy bag work, go for it. I usually
need a few minutes to get my legs to work properly and my breathing back? HIIT
session for the day: The HIIT protocol I use for this session goes like so:
after a brief warm up ? 5 minutes or so on the treadmill ? I will use a stair
stepper type machine and will do 1 minute low intensity followed by 30 seconds
all out, and repeat. I will do that for 10 minutes, which is literally all I can
stand. When I say ?all out? I mean 100 intensity, nothing held back, as fast and
as hard as my legs can move me
Wholesale Jerseys Cheap , similar say to a full sprint on a track. Quick important note here: what most people consider HIIT is not. Most people who think they are
doing HIIT are not. My full comments on that can be found in my article ?HIIT
Training, are you really doing it?? As mentioned above, the Gym Boss Interval
timer is worth every penny when it comes to HIIT considering how difficult HIIT
is (when done correctly!) and not having to keep track of the intervals allows
one to really focus on the effort. Heavy Bag Session: Heavy bag training, if you
have never done it, is amazingly taxing. Again, the GBI timer is invaluable to
me as I just want to focus on what I am doing vs. looking at the clock on the
wall. Although one can certainly alter the intervals on the timer, I like to
stick to my 30 second: 1 minute intervals for 10 minutes. I?m lazy I guess. The
heavy bag is 30 seconds of heavy bag work, one minute of rest, repeat for 10
minutes. Heavy bag work is not HIIT training. It is a form of interval training
to be sure, but it?s not HIIT, nor is it recommended to attempt as true HIIT. If
you have never done any heavy bag work, it?s probably worth getting some
coaching there
Wholesale Jerseys China , looking at some vids on the ?net. Etc. Heavy bag work can be hard on the joints, and done incorrectly, lead to injuries to your wrists,
etc. How much actual effort you put into the heavy bag during the 30 second ?go?
interval, is dictated to some degree by your experience
