The Interval Training Workout: Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Anaerobic Exercise
Interval training is an effective, medically proven technique that has been used by elite athletes for decades to add a special dimension to their physical conditioning. The training has three key components:
- I.T. Workouts: brief repetitions of intense exercises alternating with intervals of rest
- XL Workouts: longer exercise sessions done once a week
- Active Rest Days: exercise sessions done at a comfortable, steady pace to help the body recover
The Interval Training Workout is an expert introduction to this unique and effective program. The authors provide exercise routines that:
- burn fat and build muscle
- provide maximum conditioning results in minimal time
- are easy to understand and can be started right away
- require no special equipment
Specific chapters teach programs for beginning, intermediate and advanced exercisers. These are arranged into 12-week schedules and geared for running, walking, cycling and swimming. Also included are tips for assessing performance, tracking progress, preparing for athletic competitions, dieting and injury prevention. In addition, over forty photographs illustrate the proper form and technique to use when stretching or lifting weights.
The measurable success that can be achieved using interval training will amaze many who have struggled with ineffective fitness routines. For years, interval training has been the “secret weapon” of elite athletes. Now it can be yours, too!
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Book details
- Author
- Joseph Nitti, Kimberlie Nitti
- Imprint
- Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Exercise › Aerobics
Health & Fitness › Exercise - ISBN-13
- 9780897933278
About the authors
JOSEPH T. NITTI is a physician with over 20 years of study in human physiology. He is the co-author of The Interval Training Workout: Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Anaerobic Exercise.
Nitti is a nationally ranked distance runner who qualified for the 1992 Men’s Olympic Trials using interval training techniques.
KIMBERLIE NITTI is a certified personal trainer specializing in exercise and wellness programs for women. She is the co-author of The Interval Training Workout: Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Anaerobic Exercise.
The book provides exercise routines for beginning, intermediate, and advanced exercisers, arranged in 12-week schedules for running, walking, cycling, and swimming.
CARL LEWIS is a retired American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals across a career spanning 1979 to 1996. He contributed the foreword to The Interval Training Workout: Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Anaerobic Exercise.
Lewis has been voted World Athlete of the Century by the International Association of Athletics Federations. He is the head track and field coach at the University of Houston.