I recently came across this term and have started my research it intrigues me and I think it may be the sort of training I need to get the weight loss and fitness results I want. I was wondering if anyone has done this or if you have any tips, cautions or advice for someone looking to embark on this type of training. This is not my first foray into resistance based training but it is the first time I am looking at it at this level of intensity.

I would really like to know if anyone has tried this with success, if so what exercises did you use? did you change your on a daily basis? Which exercises do you think are most important with this type of resistance training?

it depends on how much damage youve done to your metabolism... for me, i CANNOT do metabolic type workouts if i want to lose weight... it is TOO STRESSFUL on my body and fatloss shuts down... i mean, i can still gain fitness, or strength or whatever (maybe not strength) but no fatloss.


For someone with a lot to lose, i believe they can be very effective, because they are usually full body, high calorie burners, with a good EPOC

I don't think I have done anything to horrendous to my metabolism. I think I was doing something similar to this with my personal trainer and was have good success but I think the intensity and recovery time between exercises was longer and the exercises all seemed to focus on one specific area rather than whole body. We have now switched to doing more endurance based exercises and this is doing a whole lot of nothing for my fat loss but improving my overall stability, balance and posture.

I am hoping that if I start this on my own I will start seeing the losses I was having a couple months ago.

just remember... your down to the vanity pound area..... youre going to have to fight for it! the best workout in the world will do nothing if you are not SPOY ON with your diet.... no wiggle room with so little left to lose


GOOD LUCK :

Is Metabolic Resistance Training basically equal to the Jillian Michaels workout (cardio with bodyweight or light hand weights)?

its high intensity cardio (short bouts) mixed with weight training (can be high weight/low rep or high rep low weight) little to no rest between exercises, generally full body, lots of compound movements (lets face it, bicep curls dont exactly kepp the HR elevated!)

but it CAN be just weight training, with superseting, fullbody, little to no rest as well.....

Sounds a little like my sessions I had with my trainer .....weights mixed with minutes on the grinder and then minutes on the rower ....

Sort of like : Bench Press
Push-Ups
Grinder
Supersetted and then a very little rest before you do it all again


I still can't get my head around what exactly is HIIT is though..... can you only do it running??

Ok, that makes sense.
Now I need to know- what is a grinder, HMM3?

A grinder is a machine that you turn with your hands .... (like on a race yacht) ..... I think we call it a grinder as this is what the people who grind on the yachts are called .... do you call it something different in the US??

"do you call it something different in the US??"
Don't know; I've never SEEN one in the U.S.! Closest thing here would be a rowing machine.

Neurodoc: So glad you asked that question. I didn't know what it was either and I thought , "Wow, now that's a hard core gym!" And she lives to tell the tale.

Some gyms have hand cycles...Am I close here? Oh but calling it a grinder is so much more fun.

Yep .... Hand Cycle is a good description ..... thanks .... should have thought of that

Fun and grinder don't go together for me ....

HIIT can be done walking, running, on the elliptical, the bike, the treadmill, etc.

It is simply alternating periods of high intensity effort and lower intensity effort. Like running very quickly for 30 seconds, then more moderately for 30 seconds, then doing it all again, for 20 minutes. Or, 60 seconds each, etc. You'll find examples on the internet.