HIIT on "non-gym" days?

[BlueCorsair]

Just a quick question - when is a good time during the day to do HIIT if it's not on a "gym day"?

Although I'm only 154 pounds, I've just "finished" a bulk, and at 5'6 tall, I've done ok I think (up from 128 pounds). I'm sitting at around 14% BF, give or take a bit, and I just want to cut for summer before going back to bulking in the fall. I made it to my goal of 15+ inch arms (flexed) and for someone that only has 6-inch circumference wrists, that's not bad eh? At least I hope it's not

So, I'm planning on doung 16 - 20 minutes of HIIT after my workouts. I do a three day split, but one of those days is legs, so HIIT after that isn't possible. As a result, since I want to do three days of HIIT per week, the third day will be on an "off" day.

Should I do it an hour after meals? Before meals? Does it matter?

Cheers

p.s. I stopped taking creatine (I'm a borderline non-responder, and I need a high GI spike for it to work) and now I look smaller already. Damnit.

p.p.s If I'm 152 pounds now, 14% or so BF, how much weight will I have to drop to get down to 10% or less BF? I suppose that's mathematical, but I'm a psychology major, and counting isn't my forte

 

[P-funk]

Why not just keep it at 2 days a week for now and then bump it up later if you have to? leave yourself somewhere to go.

Also, why not keep bulking?? Put on some size before you cut or you will have nothing to cut up.

 

[LAM]

Originally posted by BlueCorsair
Just a quick question - when is a good time during the day to do HIIT if it's not on a "gym day"?

Although I'm only 154 pounds, I've just "finished" a bulk, and at 5'6 tall, I've done ok I think (up from 128 pounds). I'm sitting at around 14% BF, give or take a bit, and I just want to cut for summer before going back to bulking in the fall. I made it to my goal of 15+ inch arms (flexed) and for someone that only has 6-inch circumference wrists, that's not bad eh? At least I hope it's not

So, I'm planning on doung 16 - 20 minutes of HIIT after my workouts. I do a three day split, but one of those days is legs, so HIIT after that isn't possible. As a result, since I want to do three days of HIIT per week, the third day will be on an "off" day.

Should I do it an hour after meals? Before meals? Does it matter?

Cheers

p.s. I stopped taking creatine (I'm a borderline non-responder, and I need a high GI spike for it to work) and now I look smaller already. Damnit.

p.p.s If I'm 152 pounds now, 14% or so BF, how much weight will I have to drop to get down to 10% or less BF? I suppose that's mathematical, but I'm a psychology major, and counting isn't my forte

your metabolizem will already be increased from the resistance training session. IMO doing HIIT afterwards is overkill...

save HIIT sessions for non-weight training days first thing in the am or as early in the day as possible...

 

[BlueCorsair]

Why not bulk up?

Well, simple answer. Perhaps even a cop out. No time. I already put on 26 pounds over four or five months. And I do not jest when I say I have a smaller bone-structure than most teenage girls. I can show you a picture to prove it here if I have to

I'm a fourth year psych major in university, and I got as large as my schedule would allow. Simply put, I can't fit any more calories into my schedule. I'm a born ecto in the worst way, and with 3,000 + calories per day at 150 pounds, I was going nowhere, and beating myself ot a pulp. It's not exactly something that fits my lifestyle at the moment. Between classes, studying, and a girlfriend who wants to be with me almost every day, working in six meals with gobs of calories isn't happening.

So, I'm gonna rip myself as best as I can, enjoy it for a couple of months, then back to slobbing on the pounds (if I can) in October or so. I don't see the problem 'ere

As to "early" HIIT - are we talking pre first meal, or post? I heard pre-eating was destructive to muscle, but perhaps I misheard.


I take it you guys don't approve of my choice though eh? Well, with all the hard work I was doing, I was only maintaining what I had. Not gaining. Time to switch it up

 

[LAM]

to get down to 10% bf you would have to lose around 7 lbs of fat.

regarding HIIT early am, you can eat breakfast then go do HIIT around 1-1.5 hours later...

 

[BlueCorsair]

Perfect, thanks for answering my question mate.