Just a follow up email in regards to Greg Andersons article and the 3×3 metabolic condtioning workouts. I may have mentioned before that I teach fitness courses in Australia I have taught my students the 3×3 workouts most students were surprised at the “intensity” and the high levels of HR. The 3×3 training has introduced them to what Arthur Jones described as the “Real Value” of weight training which up to now most did not “realize”. I would just like to thank Greg and yourself for making me aware of the metabolic conditioning workouts as they have cured my students of “treadmills” etc.,

I know that in a previous article you mentioned that HR was not an important factor when your training but do you think there can be added value in wearing a HR monitor, especially with metabolic conditioning workouts.

My reason for asking this question is that most people are taught that only aerobic activites provide benefits to the cardiovascualar system.
Thanks again.

I have enjoyed all your articles on HIT but Greg Anderson’s article compelled me change my HIT workouts with the intent of measuring my HR I was totally surprised at my HR elevation. I am a teacher in health and fitness and when I showed the article to some of my colleagues the response was one of “alarm”. I could see many long held beliefs were challenged cardio this and cardio that I think it’s called the great “cardio myth”. I than decided to conduct a research project with my students 13 exercises 10 reps X 4131 tempo(similar to the West Point). I had a number of endurance athletes, experienced weight lifters, both genders all were totally shocked at HR elevation many HR averaged in the 170s even on bicep curls most couldn’t beleive it. Most students were being taught the old Ken Cooper aerobics model by the sceptics (my colleague). When I showed these results to my colleagues the response were “they have never weight trained or they must have been doing all leg exercises. The students from my research project are now converted HIT and are ready to question those who still teach the “great cardio myth”. Greg great article.
Keep up the good work
Steven Turner