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anyone do sprints? - Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:08 AM ( #1 )
Just curious who all does sprints if you do let me know how you like it and dislike

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Re:anyone do sprints? - Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:22 AM ( #2 )
I used to dread sprints, but they've grown on me.  They're brutal, but it's quick cardio, and I feel like my lung capacity has increased a lot.  I can't do them without being on glucosamine though, cos otherwise they destroy my knees and ankles.
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:24 AM ( #3 )
I love HIIT.
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:41 AM ( #4 )
I do alot of sprints, although during football season, other than some at the end of practice I don't do much..but for fat loss, I like HIIT alot better, if I didn't play football I would probably do it alot more.
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:34 PM ( #5 )
i hate steady state cardio more then anything in the world so i do a lot of sprinting for HIIT. walk most of the track then sprint the home 100 meters

i also do a lot of HIIT jumprope and barbell complexes. i would rather do anything then flat out run at a steady pace around a track
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Monday, September 14, 2009 2:06 AM ( #6 )
i did tabata sprints for a short while and for those four minutes i would have welcomed a lightning strike in that field.
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Monday, September 14, 2009 11:35 AM ( #7 )
Yeah I prefer sprinting to steady cardio. Tabata sprints...ugh I dont even want to think about that. I remember how much squats/bench/rows sucked.
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Monday, September 14, 2009 5:14 PM ( #8 )
err ive always liked the longer steady cardio better but maybe its because sprints kill me horrible... actually any cardio does lol... maybe i oughta start..? only run like 1-2 times a week
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:20 AM ( #9 )
Sprints are my favorite type of cardio for sure
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Re:anyone do sprints? - Sunday, October 04, 2009 4:08 PM ( #10 )
I hate, hate, hate steady-state cardio....  I go on our indoor track, and do a 10 sec hard-ass sprint then bring it down to a brisk walk for 2/3 of the track.  I love it!!  Plus the metabolic afterburn cannot be beat.  That sold me.  So, to suppliment my regular cardio classes I teach, I do that for no specific amount of time, but by how many sets of sprint drills I do.  Usually 15 min or less.  Yeah baby....they're good for you...
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