[quote]honest wrote:
atg410 wrote:
honest wrote:
i dont really do cardio, and i doubt i would be able to avoid injury if i used rowing as HIIT,
It reaaaally sounds like you’ve never seen a rower. This is what is being discussed The original indoor rowing exercise machine & best selling air rower | Concept2 (granted, concept 2 is one of the pricier brands). If you think you would be prone to hurting yourself on one of these, you should probably avoid most movement all together. As far as cardio machines go, they are a) full body, b)as safe as it gets, c) fun and d) easy to develop skill on. Clearly you’re not going to be convinced to go out and buy one, but lets clarify terms here.
im sorry my gym has 2 rowers and iv used then 3 times in total so you are perfectly correct i dont use them,
my point is i dont find them effective in getting my heart rate up as much as i want it for HIIT, i find it to be more of a consistent “cardio” exercise and thats NOT what im looking for, im not sure if you are familiar with what actual HIIT training is, and to go really hard on the rower for 10 seconds ( i dont think id be able to do that while maintainig proper for as i said) then go easier for 50 seconds doesnt sound like the best thing for me.
im usually used to doing sprint intervals, and going all out on high gear 10 seconds then slower for 40-50 seems much closer, i hope you understand where im coming from[/quote]
if 10 rounds of 500m sprints w/ 60s rest intervals don’t get your heart rate up as much as you want, nothing will.
I was going to recommend a rower myself, but it seems like he already made a choice…try getting a jump rope as well!(real cheap, effective, and goes well with the bike.)
[quote]honest wrote:
atg410 wrote:
honest wrote:
i dont really do cardio, and i doubt i would be able to avoid injury if i used rowing as HIIT,
It reaaaally sounds like you’ve never seen a rower. This is what is being discussed The original indoor rowing exercise machine & best selling air rower | Concept2 (granted, concept 2 is one of the pricier brands). If you think you would be prone to hurting yourself on one of these, you should probably avoid most movement all together. As far as cardio machines go, they are a) full body, b)as safe as it gets, c) fun and d) easy to develop skill on. Clearly you’re not going to be convinced to go out and buy one, but lets clarify terms here.
im sorry my gym has 2 rowers and iv used then 3 times in total so you are perfectly correct i dont use them,
my point is i dont find them effective in getting my heart rate up as much as i want it for HIIT, i find it to be more of a consistent “cardio” exercise and thats NOT what im looking for, im not sure if you are familiar with what actual HIIT training is, and to go really hard on the rower for 10 seconds ( i dont think id be able to do that while maintainig proper for as i said) then go easier for 50 seconds doesnt sound like the best thing for me.
im usually used to doing sprint intervals, and going all out on high gear 10 seconds then slower for 40-50 seems much closer, i hope you understand where im coming from[/quote]
Ok, I see where you’re coming from. Sorry for the confusion. Personally I find that a rower is one of the only machines I like for doing HIIT style training, otherwise it’s hill sprints all the way. Like someone said earlier, the tabata protocol was developed on a stationary bike, go that route.
