Disadvantages of Interval training

Disadvantages of Interval training are really few and far between however there are few.

• Local stabilizers – stabilize joints

• Global stabilizers – stabilize a range of motion

• Global mobilizers – power muscles, used for action

If you have any imbalance in any local stabilizer, interval training will accentuate the use of global mobilizers, while your global stabilizers will brace and stiffen to protect themselves from the imbalance. This will hinder your performance and could cause problems. Once again, this only really affects elite athletes, general people who are not in perfect shape would actually benefit from interval training even if they had an imbalance. If you suspect you do have an imbalance, visit a physiotherapist who specializes in kinetic control.

The second of the disadvantages affects all of us who aren’t in great shape. Interval training is tough on the body; at some stages you will be pushing your body like a freight train. If it’s not ready for this it may choose to derail itself occasionally. Strained muscles are much more common in interval training than in low intensity exercise.

The third of the disadvantages is not physical but rather psychological. Interval training can be unpleasant, painful and difficult, especially your first few weeks. Finishing two sprint intervals can leave you gasping for air and light headed, finishing a whole routine can leave you feeling broken. It’s so tough that most people give it up and as a result don’t gain any benefit from it. Interval training is hard to stick to.

The last of the disadvantages is doing too much of it. If you have been doing interval training for a while and find your performance dropping off your body may be in need of some vital rest. Two weeks off is usually all the body needs to recharge but most athletes try and push themselves harder. This may result in you getting extremely tired or worse pulling muscles.

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