Simon Ward, The High Performance Human Triathlon Podcast
Health & Fitness
Are you ready to HIRT? High intensity training with luxurious rests! * Craig Marker
We’ve talked about High-Intensity Interval Training quite a bit on this show and I’m a big fan. I use it regularly myself in all forms of training and I prescribe it for my athletes. I must confess that when I attempt the daddy of all HIT sessions, Tabata Intervals, I feel like my heart is going to explode. The problem for me is that if I try sticking to the exact protocol it's impossible to hold max power for even 1 bout of 20 seconds, never mind 7 more. So I end up adjusting the protocol to something more manageable. Now however I offer you an alternative. High Intensity Repeat Training (H.I.R.T.) which we are going to talk about in today's call with Craig Marker. Craig is a psychologist with a passion for strength training and kettlebells in particular. So in addition to HIRT intervals, we have lots more to talk about including:
You can follow Craig at the following places:
Website - Craigmarker.com
Twitter - @antifragileself
Links to some of the discussion topics in the show
Books
Anti-Fragile: Things that gain from Disorder Nasim Nicholas Taleb
Adapt: Why success always starts with failure Tim Harford
Becoming a Supple Leopard Dr Kelly Starrett
The One Minute Workout Martin Gibala
Easy Strength Dan John & Pavel Tsatsouline
Simple & Sinister Pavel Tsatsouline
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less Barry Schwartz
If you would like to get hold of a list of all the books recommended by our podcast guests, please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.
Craig also referenced these research papers:
Craig wrote for StrongFirst ‘Why does exercise make us healthier'
And you can read about the research behind this here:
Metabolic stress-dependent regulation of the mitochondrial biogenic molecular response to high-intensity exercise in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology
Vince Giuliano - Grand Unifying Theory of biology health & aging
Craig has also written these articles which you may be interested in
When Too Much Choice is Bad for your Training
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