Tabata Intervals are made up of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest. This cycle is repeated 8 times (for a total of 4-minutes). I’m going to do this 4 times for a total of 16-minutes. The exercise I’m using is burpees. I’m in a hotel this evening and have my gymboss timer with me so this is this evenings workout. This one is sure to have me puking (-:
EDIT: While it didn’t have me puking, I wasn’t far off, burpee hell is a very good name for this intervals set. My score for the first cycle was 56 burpees. I averaged pretty much 7 burpees per 20 seconds for the other 3 sets too. I rested for about 90 seconds between sets.
The burpee is performed in four steps:
* From a standing position, squat down and place your hands on the floor.
* Kick your feet back, while simultaneously lowering yourself into the bottom portion of a pushup. Your arms will not be extended.
* Immediately return your feet to the squat position, while simultaneously pushing “up” with your arms. You will perform a pushup as you return your feet to the squat position.
* Leap up as high as possible from the squat position. Repeat, moving as fast as possible.
This is the ONLY way that I perform Burpees.
Originally posted 2009-06-22 19:51:07.
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For this evenings workout I ran to the football pitch and did bodyweight Tabata Intervals. Tabata Intervals are made up of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest. This cycle is repeated 8 times (for a total of 4-minutes).
* Jump Rope
* Push-ups
* Squats
* Crunchies
I did this workout 4 times, each lasting 4 minutes, the total workout lasting 16 minutes.
On paper, Tabata intervals offer a quick way to get fit in just four minutes of high intensity work. But don’t be misled, Tabata intervals are hard.
This protocol was originally developed for Olympic caliber athletes. Tabata Intervals originated from a study by Dr Izumi Tabata into the effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max. This groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise.
Dr. Tabata reported that the subjects were wiped out by the routine when testing the protocol and remember they were Olympic caliber athletes, the protocol was described as 6-7 sets, most of the subjects were exhausted after the sixth set of sprints and couldn’t complete the seventh. This style of training isn’t for a beginner and should only be considered if you have a solid fitness base.
Originally posted 2009-05-06 18:52:58.
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