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# Learn the language.
- URL: https://www.scottsemple.com/learn-the-language/
- Published: 2018-01-11T09:56:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-26T15:32:55.000Z
- Author: Scott Semple

> “…in running, the moment someone says ‘HIIT,’ my mind shuts off. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the phrase (it means ‘High-Intensity Interval Training’), and I’m not trying to be rude. Instead, it’s a natural reflex developed over time. 
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> \[Using HIIT is\] a signal that the person standing in front of me has only a basic grasp of endurance development. How can I discern this from one phrase? Endurance coaches don’t use HIIT in their vocabulary. They recognize the nuance of interval training; that there is a large difference in someone running 200-meter repeats in 30 seconds versus 32 seconds. In the beginner personal-trainer world, this nuance is lost, and they all get thrown into the HIIT category.”
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> \~ Steve Magness, [The Peak Performance Newsletter](https://www.peakperformancebook.net/single-post/2018/01/10/An-In-Real-Life-Community-The-First-Step-to-Expertise?ref=scottsemple.com)