Conditioning work taken to a new level!

So today was my off/rest day from lifting. For the past few weeks I have been taking these off days to just be lazy, eat tons of calories to recover and watch TV. Well, today I felt like I had some extra energy so I said WTH, lets do some conditioning work. Now for those of you who know me, I hate hate hate normal steady state cardio.

Reasons I hate steady state cardio

1. Boring as hell. I mean, okay, maybe its not so bad if I'm listening to music/reading or watching a movie but damn, its not challenging at all. I like to really push myself to feel that pain of training. With steady state cardio that just doesn't happen. I don't even feel like I'm working.

2. Absolutely no carry over to weight lifting. I don't even think it has helped my 20rep squats which are very aerobic.

3. Its just a waste of calories. LOL. I'm sure some of you are thinking, hey! but I burn off those calories so I can eat cake and shit. Well, the truth is you are wasting your time. If you want to get ripped abs and bulging muscles or any physique that is well sculpted and defined, look at your diet, not your beloved elliptical machine.

For conditioning work I like to do HIIT. High intensity interval training. Its hard as hell, only takes 15-30min, and helps speed up your metabolism. In addition I truly believe it can help give you that tight look after you have perfected your diet.