Tuesday, June 26, 2007

two more sprints

Today we did the last 45 + 45 sec training again. I was able to do two additional sprints, so i achieved the number 16. I plan to achieve 20 in the next training at Saturday if I'm in Varna or next Tuesday if I miss the Saturday HIIT.

We have a new co-runner Plamen a.k.a. Pacho. I'm happy to motivate friends of mine to go for HIIT.

Next training - 28.06.

Keep on running!

Friday, June 22, 2007

New interval training

Today I tried a new interval training I've read about here.

My favorite is the 45sec sprint + 45sec jog, what I did 14 times in the first training. It's really high intensive. Next time I'll check my heart rate just after the last sprint.

Next training - Tuesday, the 26th of June

Keep on running!

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Getting better

The training today was really hard and my condition is definitely getting better. We have a new co-runner - Martin (Welcome Marti!). The first training was very stressful for him, but I hope he'll keep on running and not give up.

After training I've checked my weight. Nice surprise: 89.9!

Next training: 21.06.2007

Keep on running!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

HIIT Rocks!

The interval sprint training on the beach seams to be a really effective way to stay fit and to burn fat. I did this activity about 3 weeks 3 time per week and the result is not so bad. Starting at about 95kg now 3 weeks ago, yesterday I saw the value 90.4 on my home-balance. I should convince my wife of the effectiveness of the high intensive interval training (HIIT).

I have two favorites: 30 sec sprint + 30 sec slow is the first. I do this 20 times. It is a really short training - exactly 20 minutes (OK, some additional minutes for warm up and cool down). This is time based. The second one is distance based. On my field, what is the beach area of the city of Varna, Bulgaria, I have fixed distances for sprint and the pause is just walking around. This training is very subjective. The sprint velocity and the pause duration are done on my own feeling. I don't even carry a chronograph.

Couple of months ago I ran the HIIT on the asphalt way in the park. I had very strong leg bone aches. So I decided to change the base and choose the sand on the beach.

Next training will be on 19.06.2007 early in the morning.

Keep on running!