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01-25-12, 06:34 PM | |
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This is how I interpret them:
Circuit Training = a series of exercises, done in a row with 1 to 4 rounds of the list. each exercise is done for 1-3 minutes, roughly. Usually it's interpreted to be alternating cardio & weights exercises, which can be referred to as Aerobic Circuit Training. Weight training can be done as circuits, so that a list of only weights exercises are performed as a circuit. examples: [15 Squats, 15 Jacks, 15 Bicep Curls, ...] Complete 3 rounds of the circuit. that could be called Aerobic Circuit Training [15 squats, 15 biceps curls, 15 shoulder presses, ....] complete 3 rounds. that could be called a Weights Circuit You might get a heavy weights circuit with 30s rest between exercises but 2min rest between each whole round. Interval Training can be a circuit, but is usually interpreted to be just a list of cardio exercises, alternating between higher & lower intensities. Each interval being maybe up to 3min. The Couch-5k programme is interval training. example: [2min walk, 2min run] Complete 6 rounds. High Intensity Interval Training could alternate cardio & weighs, but the cardio is definitely brief intervals (30-90s) of high intensity, which is why the intervals are shorter. example: [30s air jacks, 60s light jog on spot, 30s plyo jacks, 60s sumo squats...] [30s air jacks, 20 bicep curls, 30s plyo jacks, 20 shoulder presses, ...] Usually weight training is more than one set of an exercise, with breaks between, before moving onto the next exercise. Short pauses between sets, longer pause before moving to next exercise. A set is just one exercise done for a specified number of repetitions. example: 3 sets of 12 bicep curls, 30s rest between sets, THEN 3 sets of 12 shoulder presses, 30s rest between sets, THEN 3 sets of ..... A superset, is more than one exercise per set done with no break, then do the 2 or 3 exercises for the next set, until 2 or 3 'supersets' are completed before moving onto the next superset. A Triset, is a superset with 3 exercises in it. examples: 3 sets of [12 bicep curls, straight into 12 shoulder presses], 30s rest between sets. 3 sets of [bicep curls, shoulder presses, squats], 30s rest between sets.
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01-26-12, 08:06 PM | ||
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Interval is like Cathe's HiiT workouts http://shop.cathe.com/high_intensity..._DVD_p/767.htm short bursts of cardio followed by a recovery. Chalene's Turbo Fire has intervals and Firms do also.
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