tabata sessions

[JAY_roc52001]

what is tabata?

[Darph]

A Japanese scientist who did a clinical trial of a 4 minute workout and it's effects on endurance.

He said that 20 second sprints with a 10 second rest for 4 minutes straight (on exercise bikes) increased endurance by 25-30% over 6 weeks.

Man, if i hadn't just read this in my Ross book i'd tell you to google it you cocksmuggler.

[pittelp]

Originally Posted by Darph

A Japanese scientist who did a clinical trial of a 4 minute workout and it's effects on endurance.

He said that 20 second sprints with a 10 second rest for 4 minutes straight (on exercise bikes) increased endurance by 25-30% over 6 weeks.

Man, if i hadn't just read this in my Ross book i'd tell you to google it you cocksmuggler.

He must have had some great ideas for Japan.

[JAY_roc52001]

Originally Posted by Darph

A Japanese scientist who did a clinical trial of a 4 minute workout and it's effects on endurance.

He said that 20 second sprints with a 10 second rest for 4 minutes straight (on exercise bikes) increased endurance by 25-30% over 6 weeks.

Man, if i hadn't just read this in my Ross book i'd tell you to google it you cocksmuggler.

a cocksmuggler? how immature

[888Shogun888]

^ it may be immature but the description does seem to be spot on.

[Biggiebrother]

the Tabata protocol (20 seconds full out effort following by 10 seconds rest repeated 8 times for a total work period of 4 mins) can be applied to all kinds of exercises

Tabata Burpees

Tabata punchouts

Tabata sprints

Give Tabata sprints a go. if you truly go all out, it's a great workout

[Horus]

Sprints are the shit. The other variations are for guys training sport or performance specific (or people too scared to do sprints)

[Vidar79]

Instead of set interval times why don't you guys just buy a HR monitor? It is much more effective and you can tailor your workouts. This makes for a much more effective approach. The Tabata protocol could have varying results between athletes,

[Gov]

Having a HR monitor has nothing to do with Tabata intervals - one is a training type and the other is a piece of equipment. If you really wanted to you could wear a HR monitor during tabata's and measure your results.

If you're talking about waiting for your HR to drop before beginning another method, it won't work with short intervals. It takes a little while for HR to change during/after a hard workout, and we're ooking to minimise the rest period here.

As for the TS, not doing any research at all before asking a basic question normally gets you called more than a cocksmuggler. People here are happy to help but you're expected to at least consult the FAQ's or Google before asking a question.

[JinKazama]

i still havent fully implemented tabata burpees into my workout

theyre pretty hardcore