Why dont distance runners use H.I.I.T

LOL.

HIITson wrote:

I still wonder why distance runners don't use H.I.I.T considering the great results you get from it.

-1/10

come on guys dont be rude please tell me because this thing is bothering me for long

Because intervals were only invented recently - nobody ever thought of doing intervals before Tabata. HIIT is the ultimate answer for every kind of athletic endeavor, weight loss, and muscle-building. It would just be unfair if distance runners threw away decades of carefully research training techniques and switched to the far superior and unprecedented HIIT. And again, the HIIT term has been around less than 20 years so obviously it's completely unlike anything that was done before and only the newly enlightened know what an interval is or how to use it for training.

But the results are spectacular i don't know but i feel like that the distance running community don't want to accept HIIT just because its sprinting and lets take this into the perspective of a recreational runner what if he injects HIIT into his routine just imagine the improvement.

Kipsang and Kimmeto cumon man lets get back to the topic

your right dude i also wonder why they dont use HIIT when the results are amazing

HIITson wrote:

But the results are spectacular i don't know but i feel like that the distance running community don't want to accept HIIT just because its sprinting and lets take this into the perspective of a recreational runner what if he injects HIIT into his routine just imagine the improvement.

You're mostly right. HIIT wasn't started by a famous distance coach or used for years by top runners. That's part of it, but...

The overwhelming negative reaction from runners about HIIT is because advocates of HIIT make outrageous claims for its benefits. Plus, the risk of injury in HIIT is higher for runners, who typically have muscle imbalances and flexibiity issues.

That said, hill sprints are a form of HIIT, which elites have incorporated into their routines for decades.

yeah i mean the Tabata workout is amazing great for conditioning

but the results are really great i was also a runner who did not do any speed work once i started doing HIIT the results were amazing

why a -1/10?

I was running hills the other day and there was a crossfit-esque group doing some sort of circuit training (burpees, lunges, etc.). When they started running the same hill that I was doing, they almost gasped at how much faster I was able to run the hill and how many more reps I was able to do. HIIT is great at getting couch potatoes into shape, but it is pretty worthless at building a distance runner or improving a distance runner's training. Distance running is all about getting your body to make the right adaptations. Lots of miles and long intervals/tempos cause your body to develop a strong aerobic base and cause muscles to become lighter and more efficient. HIIT standing alone will never accomplish those necessary adaptations.

But whats your view on Sebastian Coe's Method low mileage more speed?

HIITson wrote:

But whats your view on Sebastian Coe's Method low mileage more speed?

He was a middle distance runner and still ran 70 mpw

I assume that Insanity guy won the Olmypics if it works so well

And whats your opinion on the Tabata workout?

HIITson wrote:

And whats your opinion on the Tabata workout?

Run more miles faster.

fisky wrote:

HIITson wrote:

But the results are spectacular i don't know but i feel like that the distance running community don't want to accept HIIT just because its sprinting and lets take this into the perspective of a recreational runner what if he injects HIIT into his routine just imagine the improvement.

You're mostly right. HIIT wasn't started by a famous distance coach or used for years by top runners. That's part of it, but...

The overwhelming negative reaction from runners about HIIT is because advocates of HIIT make outrageous claims for its benefits. Plus, the risk of injury in HIIT is higher for runners, who typically have muscle imbalances and flexibiity issues.

That said, hill sprints are a form of HIIT, which elites have incorporated into their routines for decades.

The heck are you talking about??? Distance runners have been doing highly intense intervals for literally centuries. In the 1930s-50s almost everyone was doing hard intervals 5-6 times a week, with even marathoners incorporating short bursts of speed into longer runs. "HITT" or whatever doesn't add anything new that isn't already in distance training.

HIITson wrote:

But whats your view on Sebastian Coe's Method low mileage more speed?

It wasn't low mileage, he just didn't count easy running as mileage, only his speed workouts. His training was very good, but not radically different from what many 800/1500 guys are doing today. What's your point?