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. 2017 Apr 3;8:172. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00172

Table 1.

Details of the 9-week CircuitHIIT and Circuitcombined training interventions.

Week Session CircuitHIIT Circuitcombined
1, 4, 7 1 6 series of
       - 30-s burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s skipping + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s pull-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s push-ups + 30-s recovery
7-min Shuttle run
6 series of
       - 30-s burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s skipping + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s pull-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s push-ups + 30-s recovery
7-min Shuttle run
2 3 series of
       - 30-s run/burpees +30-s recovery
       - 30-s burpees + 30-s leg levers
       - 60-s lunges + 1-min isometric squat
       - 45-s rows + 1-min recovery
       - 8x20-s burpees/plank + 10-s recovery
3 series of
       - 30-s run/burpees +30-s recovery
       - 30-s burpees + 30-s leg levers
       - 60-s lunges + 1-min isometric squat
       - 45-s rows + 1-min recovery
       - 8x20-s burpees/plank + 10-s recovery
3 5 series of
       - 30-s burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s push-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s crunches + 30-s recovery
4 series of
       - 10-min jogging + 5-min walking
2, 5, 8 1 3 series of
       - 45-s lunges/sprints + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s isometric squat + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s side lunges/sprints + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s isometric sumo squat + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s pushups + 30-s rows + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s plank+30-s skipping + 30-s recovery
3 series of
       - 45-s lunges/sprints + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s isometric squat + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s side lunges/sprints + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s isometric sumo squat + 30-s recovery
       - 45-s pushups + 30-s rows + 30-s recovery
30-s plank+30-s skipping + 30-s recovery
2 10 series of
       - 20-s isometric pull-up/push-up + 40-s run + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s squats/squat jumps + 30-s run + 30-s recovery 3 series of
       - 45-s rows + 45-s burpees + 3x 30-s lunges + 30-s run + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
4 series of
       - 10-min jogging + 5-min walking
3 3 series of
       - 60-s burpees/run + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s inchworms/lunges
5 series of
       - 60-s run + 30-s recovery
10 series of
       - 20-s isometric pull-up/push-up + 40-s run + 30-s recovery 30-s squats/squat jumps + 30-s run + 30-s recovery
3 series of
       - 45-s rows + 45-s burpees 3x 30-s lunges + 30-s run + 30-s recovery
60-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
3, 6, 9 1 2 series of
       - 60-s jump squats + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s isometric squat + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s iron mikes + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s skipping run + 30-s recovery
10-min Shuttle run
2 series of
       - 60-s jump squats + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s isometric squat + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s 1-legged squats + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s iron mikes + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s skipping run + 30-s recovery
10-min Shuttle run
2 3 series of
       - 60-s pull-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s jump rope + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s push-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s rows + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s burpees + 30-s recovery
800-m run
3 series of
       - 20-min jogging + 10-min walking
3 3 series
       - 30-s jumping jacks + 30-s recovery
       - Skipping + 30-s recovery
       - Squats + 30-s recovery
       - 3-min burpees + 30-s recovery
       - 30-s plank + 30-s lunges + 30-s recovery
15-min run
3 series of
       - 60-s pull-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s jump rope + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s push-ups + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s leg levers + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s rows + 30-s recovery
       - 60-s burpees + 30-s recovery
800-m run