HIIT Science

Part 1: Defining HIIT

Part 2: History of HIIT

Part 3: Performance Enhancement Puzzle

Part 4: Identifying Performance Target

Chapter 1 Summary

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Introduction to the Chapter

Part 1: RPE-based prescription

Part 2: Maximal Aerobic Speed and Power

Part 3: HR-based Prescription

Part 4: Anaerobic Speed Reserve

Part 5: 30-15 IFT

Part 6: All-out Sprint Training

Part 7: Track and Field Approach

Part 8: Small-sided Games

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Introduction to the Chapter

Part 1: General Physiological Response to HIIT

Part 2: Aerobic Oxidative System Overview - T@VO2max

Part 3: Aerobic - Respiratory

Part 4: Aerobic - Cardiac

Part 5: Aerobic - Tissue Oxygenation

Part 6: Aerobic - Metabolic Systems Skeletal Muscle

Part 7: Aerobic -Metabolic Systems Thresholds

Part 8: Aerobic -Metabolic Systems Signals

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Part 9: Anaerobic Glycolytic System and MAOD

Part 10: Anaerobic Glycolytic System and Blood Lactate Method

Part 11: Anaerobic Glycolytic System - HIIT Considerations

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Part 12: Neuromuscular System

Part 13: Neuromuscular System - Assessment Methods

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Chapter 3 Summary

Introduction to the Chapter

Part 1: Introduction to 12 Variables

Part 3: 2) Exercise Period Duration

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Part 4: Recovery Period 3) Intensity and 4) Duration

Part 5: 5) Series Duration, 6) # of Series, Between-series Recovery 7) Intensity, 8) Duration & 9) Total

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Part 6: 10) Exercise modality

Part 7: 11) Exercise Environment - Heat

Part 8: 11) Exercise Environment - Hypoxia

Part 9: 12) Nutrition and HIIT - CHO Availability

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Part 10: 12) Nutrition and HIIT - Hydration, Caffeine

Part 11: Skinning the Cat to Make our 5 Key Weapons

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Introduction to Chapter

Fine Tuning our Weapons

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Part 1: Oxidative Response - Intensity

Part 2: Oxidative Response - Duration

Part 3: Oxidative Response - Recovery Gradient Summary

Part 4: Glycolytic Response

Part 5: Neuromuscular Responses

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Part 1: Oxidative Response - Intensity

Part 2: Oxidative Response - Duration

Part 3: Glycolytic Response

Part 4: Glycolytic Glycogen COD

Part 5: Neuromuscular Responses

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Part 1: Oxidative Response

Part 2: Glycolytic Response

Part 3: Neuromuscular Response

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Part 1: Oxidative Response

Part 2: Glycolytic Response

Part 3: Neuromuscular Response

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Part 1: Overview

Part 2: Oxidative Response

Part 3: Glycolytic & Neuromuscular Responses

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Using Weapon Manipulation to HIIT Target Types

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Introduction to HIIT and Concurrent Training

Part 1: Concurrent Training and the ‘Interference Effect’

Part 2: Potential Mechanisms Underlying the ‘Interference Effect’

Part 3: Role of Training Variable Manipulation in the Interference Effect

Part 4: Manipulating HIIT to Maximise Concurrent Training Adaptation

Part 5: Practical Examples for Integrating HIIT and Strength Training

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Introduction to HIIT and Health

Part 1: Defining Health, Fitness and Stress

Part 2: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and HIIT

Part 3: Athletes - Fit but Unhealthy?

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Part 4: Nutrition - Food Quality

Part 5: Nutrition - Carbohydrate, Fat, Protein

Part 6: Nutrition - Plant Food, Water, Vitamins

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Introduction to Surveillance

Part 1: Training Load and Response to Training Load

Part 2: External Load - Power Output

Part 3: External Load - Locomotor-based

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Part 4: Internal Training Load Variables

Part 5: From Intensity to Load and Training Zone Descriptors

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Introduction to Surveillance II - Response to Load

Part 1: Response to Load and Key Markers

Part 2: Tool #1 - Measures of Exercise HR and HR Recovery for Insight into Metabolic and Cardiopulmonary Status

Part 3: Tool #1 - Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for Insights into Autonomic Status

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Part 4: Tool #2 - GPS/Accelerometry to Assess Neuromuscular/Locomotor Aspects

Part 5: Tool #2 - Optimizing the Model

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Part 6: Tool #3 - Wellness to Gain Insight into Health, Fatigue and Mood

Part 7: Interpreting Changes in Measures: Statistics are our Weapons

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Tying Together Ch. 7, 8, & 9

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Putting it All Together

Application of HIIT in Sport and Thinking Outside the Box

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