Carb Nite and High Intensity Exercise

[ajhaycock]

Hi guysCould someone help me with the above. I am using Carb Nite now to get to down from 12% BF to under 10% (I want to see my ab's and lean out before CBL)Am I allowed to perform HIIT and high intensity heavy weight circuits (25 - 30 minutes, no rest) on Carb Nite?Kiefer states in the original Carb Nite book that HI can "increase cortisol and grow new fat cells" when actually performing a carb nite. I love these exercises and it keeps my fitnes levels up but I also want to stick to my goals. What are anyones thoughts?Thanks 😀

[Richard Schmitt]

Use that method 1-2 days Post CN, if you want to do it later in the week I recommend doing it 1 or 2 more times, but you'll do better by lifting heavy as well.

[ajhaycock]

Hi TexWell I have been performing a standard bodybuilding split, mon-fri (Kiefers heavy duty) or similar but I have now spaced out the days and the days in between I do the circuits or on core days.i,e mon - legstues - chest and armswed - core and 30 minute high intensitythurs - shouldersfri - high intensitysat - backsun - rest and Carb niteShould i preferably have a CN on a heavy liftin day also?

[Richard Schmitt]

I would perform CN after doing Back, and then the next day do the HIIT and/or Core

[ajhaycock]

Ok awesome. Would you think the High Intensity with no rest for 30 minutes would be detrimental?

[Richard Schmitt]

Eh yes and no, I mean you have to put some kind of rest in there in order to get your HR back down, and shot back up again. Take Insanity or Tapout XT (which I will be using), they go on and on forever it seems, what I would do is go full on with one of their movements for at least 1 minute, then rest for 2-3, maybe 4, rinse repeat. For what you're doing, I'm not sure but that's an example. If it is Crossfit, then try to get some type of rest in there

[samuel r walker]

Be ready tex, that insanity shit is insane! I tried it once and just wanted to reach into the tv and choke shaun t.

[Richard Schmitt]

I have the entire Insanity downloaded and did it for a week…lmao…what I meant the one I was going to do is Tapout XT. Since it is a MMA type conditioning routine, and the push towards this stuff with CBL and/or CNS, I'd figured what the hell why not try it. I was planning to do Boring But Big routine to keep up with my 5/3/1, add some muscle, and do Tapout just for the conditioning.

[cloudybrain]

I wasn't doing CNS or CBL at the time of doing insanity, maybe it would have helped. I did insanity for a month and a half, I gave up after the last two weeks.First: A lot of the exercises are extremely difficult. I am NOT that flexible, and the workout routine does not help at all. For example, they do burpees really quick, but because of how large my legs are and how inflexible I am, I can't do it, so by the time I perform two or three, they are done. I had to skip a lot of workouts because of the pain and the inflexible muscles I had. I tried yoga and karate for 4 years and my flexibility never improved, so I doubt that insanity would have helped in the allotted two months. With that said, the first month was doable, the second month was not.Second: I kinda saw results. It wasn't game changing results as advertised, but the physical results were slightly noticeable. My stamina and cardio have improved, so when I went to the gym at that time, I had less of a chance of wheezing by the end of the workout.Third: I felt hungrier than I ever felt. I started eating more than I did before I started the workout; I simply couldn't control it.Final: When I stopped insanity, my appetite was still very high. In the following 2-3 months, I skyrocketted from 220 to 250lbs.I had nothing but bad experiences for being over weight and being frustrated for not keeping up. I was also frustrated that my body slightly changed after one month and a half, so it was more toned, but my weight remained constant. I tried to get back into it, but gave up again after the first two weeks because I felt nothing changed after the first time around. The only thing that improved was my breathing, my heart rate, and my stamina; other than that, I physically looked the same.I was thinking maybe trying out Rushfit or TapoutX, but I have to checkout the exercises before hand. Moving 260lbs around is NOT easy, so I'll get back into it after I tone down a bit.

[Bodynsoil]

Eh yes and no, I mean you have to put some kind of rest in there in order to get your HR back down, and shot back up again. Take Insanity or Tapout XT (which I will be using), they go on and on forever it seems, what I would do is go full on with one of their movements for at least 1 minute, then rest for 2-3, maybe 4, rinse repeat. For what you're doing, I'm not sure but that's an example. If it is Crossfit, then try to get some type of rest in there

I do the same thing with my HIIT timer... 30 secs or one minute on 2-4 min off..  depending on my HR..  Insanity is brutal, but effective if timed out like you mention.. I also have (which I am sure you don't  ::) ) Turbo Fire, I use that a lot with the same HIIT timer system... So glad that you guys mention this workout as I thought you'd think they were taboo or something.. I do my own HIITS at times, but I like the verbal stim while working it.. 

[Richard Schmitt]

Oh yeah it's stated in the CBL book that these will not warrant a backload, BUUUUUT I see no problems with using these on CNS.

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