Evaluate my HIIT

[barkalot Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close barkalot]

I've worked up to and do the following on an elliptical trainer at a 15 incline:

TIME RESISTANCE LEVEL
3 minutes 3- warm up________
2 minute 5_________________
Interval 1- 1 minute 11________________
2 minutes 5_________________
Interval 2- 2 minutes 10________________
3 minutes 5_________________
Interval 3- 3 minutes 8_________________
4 minutes 6_________________
Interval 4- 3 minutes 10________________
4 minutes 7_________________
Interval 5- 1 minute 11________________
3 minutes 7_________________
5 minutes 3- cool down________
TOTAL 36 mins.
Avg. RPM 55+/Cool down drops from 65 to 40 by
5 RPMs per minute

I end up burning about 615 calories.

Any thoughts or advice on how to increase it as I get more fit?

[djblank87 Resident Crossfitter Find all posts View Profile Close djblank87]

Any thoughts or advice on how to increase it as I get more fit?

Once you get to where you are more fit and can run and do other HIIT routines ditch the elliptical. There is another world out there full of HIIT that will bust your *****.

But good work so far, keep it up. Remember it's not the amount time one spends on working, it is the amount of work expanded in a short period of time that really does the damage.

[brownj21 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close brownj21]

Once you get to where you are more fit and can run and do other HIIT routines ditch the elliptical. There is another world out there full of HIIT that will bust your *****.

But good work so far, keep it up. Remember it's not the amount time one spends on working, it is the amount of work expanded in a short period of time that really does the damage.

I would agree with that. I dont care much for the elliptical, but know it is beneficial for those starting out or with injuries/joint problems.
Sprints and tabatas particularly are awesome.

[djblank87 Resident Crossfitter Find all posts View Profile Close djblank87]

I love me some Tabatas..........such a wide variety of things you do with it.