by Martin Buchheit | May 10, 2021 | HIIT
There is growing interest in the programming of generic (i.e., no ball involved) high-speed running (HSR) drills in many team sports, especially those played over large spaces (e.g., soccer, rugby, field hockey, Australian Rules Football). For ease of implementation,...
by Christopher Fennell and James Hopker | Apr 5, 2021 | HIIT
As proposed on HIIT Science, programming for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can contain up to 12 important variables that can be manipulated to adjust the physiological response of a HIIT Session (Figure 1). Of those 12 variables, work interval intensity,...
by Paul Laursen | Mar 3, 2021 | HIIT
I’ve previously written about my “semi-pro” days as a young triathlete in the late 80s and early 90s, and love reflecting on the fitness that was gifted to me in those days (I miss it). To show my age, this was in fact before the internet was...
by Bontemps B Louis J Gruet M and Vercruyssen F | Feb 1, 2021 | HIIT
Introduction Downhill running sections are a natural part of off-road (e.g. cross-country, trail or ultramarathon running) and road running races (e.g. the St. George marathon, the Holualoa Tuscon marathon, the Big Sur International marathon). However, downhill...
by Paul Laursen | Jan 17, 2021 | HIIT
In line with our nearing launch and need to scale rapidly, we’re expanding our small but exceptional team at Athletica. The purpose of Athletica is to apply the evolving HIIT Science principles for athletes and coaches across as many sports as possible using advances...
by Shaun McLaren and Jonathan Taylor | Jan 4, 2021 | HIIT
Introduction Repeated-sprint training (RST) is a unique and attractive HIIT format for preparing football code athletes, such as soccer, rugby union, rugby 7s and rugby league players, for competition. The ability to perform repeated sprints (i.e. 2 or more maximum...
