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HIIT training on bike

alan

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I did my first attempt at HIIT yesterday at the gym, on a stationary bike.

I alternated 30 seconds at 65-70 rpm with 30 seconds at 95 rpm on resistance level 8. I was getting pretty tired after every "high intensity" part (although i realise the rpm is weak as im not the best at that stuff), but eventually i managed to do 40 minutes of it (and i couldve done more).

The bike has a built in program called fat burning which has about 30 seconds low resistance, then 45 intermediate resistance then 45 high resistance, is this the same as interval training?

Is it better to increase resistance or set it at a standard manually and increase speed?

is 90 too low of an rpm for the high intensity part? I couldnt maintain it in the 100s, should i lower resistance and increase rpm? or do they even out?
 

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Just go by wattage. Most bikes will measures watts -- this is energy output and has a corresponding energy input requirement (ie. calories). Also, learn to cycle properly or you'll burn out quickly. http://www.cptips.com/tech.htm (Pedal stroke)
 

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Why is right about wattage, but you should be able to reduce the stress on your knees and maintain power output by increasing cadence while lowering the resistance.

Are you able to adjust resistance on the fly? You'll be kinder to your knees if you keep the cadence up near 90 RPM. From there either increase the resistance during your work intervals and try to maintain the RPMs at 70-80, or keep the resistance the same and increase your cadence to 120-130 RPM (this takes some skill to do without bouncing in the saddle).

Keep your rest intervals at an easy 85-95 RPM spin.

HTH
 

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