Interval Training Question

KieranIRL

Would interval training be better than just running at the same speed on a treadmill for getting fit? I've heard its better for fat loss but i am not sure about getting fitter...

limericklion

KieranIRL wrote: »

Would interval training be better than just running at the same speed on a treadmill for getting fit? I've heard its better for fat loss but i am not sure about getting fitter...

Yeah high intensity interval training is much better than slogging it out slowly on a treadmill. It also depend on the event you want to train for ie field sport like soccer gaa would require anaerobic style speed endurance to increase your fitness levels for that sport examples from the cork hurlers a few years back would be 8-10 by 200 metre shuttle runs with 30 second recovery between reps 40m and back 30m and bach 20 m and back 10m and back or vise versa. Australian rules teams would do 300m shuttle runs incorporating a 50m and back.

This training due to its intensity can not be completed 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year. This is why athletes do aerobic long runs of between 8-12 miles on recovery days as they must keep the aerobic system ticking over. Field sports do not need this base and therefore three interval trainings a week will suffice and result in a much better level of fitness.

The same reasoning applies on a bike in the gym a half hour of high intensity intervals with short recoveries will be of more benefit than a 40 km cycle unless you are training for a specific endurance event.

KieranIRL

limericklion wrote: »

Yeah high intensity interval training is much better than slogging it out slowly on a treadmill. It also depend on the event you want to train for ie field sport like soccer gaa would require anaerobic style speed endurance to increase your fitness levels for that sport examples from the cork hurlers a few years back would be 8-10 by 200 metre shuttle runs with 30 second recovery between reps 40m and back 30m and bach 20 m and back 10m and back or vise versa. Australian rules teams would do 300m shuttle runs incorporating a 50m and back.

This training due to its intensity can not be completed 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year. This is why athletes do aerobic long runs of between 8-12 miles on recovery days as they must keep the aerobic system ticking over. Field sports do not need this base and therefore three interval trainings a week will suffice and result in a much better level of fitness.

The same reasoning applies on a bike in the gym a half hour of high intensity intervals with short recoveries will be of more benefit than a 40 km cycle unless you are training for a specific endurance event.

Thanks alot it was a great help.

Transform

KieranIRL wrote: »

Thanks alot it was a great help.

totally agree, many ways to do it and just not done in every single session.

DId a piece on it in my blog if thats any use