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Originally Posted by Playmaker7
I've been using HIIT for a while now and although I seem to be losing fat, not a whole lot is coming off. My diet seems to be in order and I'm putting in the work for cardio. However, I'm definitly lacking in rest. I do HIIT twice a day on the tredmille, usually something different each time. I just don't feel right unless I do run two times a day. Should I be running less? Would that increase my fat loss?
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If your diet is truely in order, than I'd advise you to cut an additional 250 calories for a while. It's the little things that make a difference. Give that a few weeks and you should start to notice something.
As for HIIT, I think it has it's merits, but you may also want to consider doing some low intensity, long duration cardio mixed in there. Possibly doing the low intensity when you wake up on an empty stomach (if you believe it matters), and the HIIT at the end of the day or visa versa. I don't like using a treadmill for anything other than a fast paced walk on a incline.
On more thing to consider. Whether everyone knows it or not, HIIT can and will drain your CNS same as weight training can. If you're doing HIIT twice a day and weightlifting in between (not sure if you are), I'd be careful not to overtrain yourself. If you do HIIT first thing in the morning, it's enough to kickstart your metabolism and turn your body into a fat-burning furnace for the rest of the day.