Sprinting For Fat Loss
If you’re anything like me, you probably hate cardio days and pretty much any workout that has anything to do with fat loss…
It was a few years ago when I first read an article in Muscle Media Magazine (I don’t think it’s around anymore?) called:
High Intensity Interval Training
These days it’s just referred to as interval training but the principles are the same. In a nutshell, it’s a better, more efficient method for getting your cardio in and getting ripped in half the time and it’s great for fat loss.
Interval training basically entails switching back and forth between jogging and sprinting in intervals. Jogging is great for fat loss while sprinting is great cardio and also great for burning calories. Personally, I like to use 1 minute intervals. Here’s how I do it:
First, I warm up first for about 2-5 minutes jogging at a brisk pace. You may need more time or less. Once I’m warm, I’ll start my interval workout:
- Jog at a light pace for 1 minute
- Sprint for 1 minute
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 5-15 times.
Basically all you’re doing is going back and forth between sprinting and jogging but the sprinting portion offers many benefits that some bodybuilders aren’t aware of. Jogging and fat loss most bodybuilders are already aware of…
Sprinting burns more calories then jogging because it takes more energy to run hard and sprinting recruits muscle fibers (fast-twitch) that normal jogging does not.
Practically, every cardio workout I do now involves some type of interval training because I find it much less mentally taxing and I also like the fact that I don’t dread doing my cardio workouts anymore. And I still get the benefit of the fat loss which we all need to stay lean and ripped.
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