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Right. With combat sports we always trained in intervals in both running and lifting. Module 7 is about the short burst, quick recovery.

Funny that running (in only to potentially escape) really never happened until that point. Even responding to to threats never required extended running towards. In fact, running was discouraged.

To your very excellent point – all aspects of fitness for self defense must mimic that BURST – RECOVERY HIIT interval.

When lifting I even go as far as to achieve full recovery between sets (occasionally I’ll super set or drop set because I like the pump) but for core, working sets…I wait until my heart rate is back to rest before the next explosive set.