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Afterburn Rate
At the end of an intense Interval Training workout, your body will actually need to expend additional energy to replenish your body’s reserves. This
additional amount of energy that your body will be using is the Afterburn Rate, or EPOC (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption). The level of
this additional energy requirement for your body is directly related to many factors. Some factors are your physical fitness level, intensity level of the
interval training workout, length of oxygen deprivation during the workout, and physical demands during the recovery phase.
In summary, your body will be burning more calories for hours after your workout. So after an intense Interval workout, you may feel the effects for
hours afterwards.
Workout Schedule
Here is a beginner, intermediate and advanced sample workout schedule. Use the workout schedule that reflects your current fitness level. With
each of these sample workout schedules, do not move on to the next week until the current week feels easier and comfortable.
Beginner
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Workout 1
Steady State
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Interval Training
Workout 2
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Steady State
Steady State
Workout 3
Steady State
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Interval Training
Intermediate
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Workout 1
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Steady State
Interval Training
Workout 2
Steady State
Interval Training
Steady State
Interval Training
Steady State
Workout 3
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Steady State
Interval Training
Advanced
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Workout 1
Steady State
Interval Training
Interval Training
Interval Training
Interval Training
Workout 2
Interval Training
Steady State
Steady State
Steady State
Interval Training
Workout 3
Steady State
Interval Training
Interval Training
Interval Training
Interval Training