You did one your very first workout We often do them in class… But really… What is a Tabata? It is an interval format created by Dr Izumi Tabata. In his original experiment he conmpared two groups of athletes. One group did moderate high intensity and the other did high intensity interval training. What were the results? “…the athletes training in high intensity interval training improved their aerobic systems as well as their anaerobic system. The athletes who did the moderate high intensity training only improved their aerobic system and had little to no increase in their anaerobic system.” Hmmmm… Sounds familiar eh? Maybe this guy was onto something? Who would of thought that 8 rounds of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes could pack such a wallop? Improvements to all metabolic pathways. Sounds like general broad inclusive fitness to me. No wonder CrossFit employs them so often. Material for this post was taken from tabatatraining.org Here are a few interesting and more in depth links on Tabata: ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/html/research/areas/feat-researchers/interview/izumi_t.html/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training Charlie has us doing a Tabata of our choice today. We did push ups on Tuesday so choose an appropriate one for today. I’ve always found a Tabata row to beat me up pretty good. Don’t always wait for us to program one for you though. Get creative! Use your surroundings. Or… Next time you are out for a run or at the park try this: 2 rounds of Tabata push ups 2 rounds of Tabata sprinting 2 rounds of Tabata sit ups 2 rounds of Tabata burpees Enjoy!
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:33:29 +0000
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