Hey guys. So the Tabata study. Just a reminder. 1) If youre not doing it on a bike or other steady, high output machine, youre not doing the Tabata protocol. It is very difficult and requires good technique to achieve this even on a rower (low stroke rate), though a treadmill is an option. 2) The true protocol is 4 days a week of intermittent moderate to high intensity exhaustive training (0:20/0:10 for 7-8 sets), then one day with a 30 minute set of steady state at 70% of VO2 max with 0:20/0:10 x 4 (not exhaustive) to finish. 3) Therefore, 0:20/0:10 x 8 is not Tabata. Anything other than the above protocol is not Tabata. In fact, Tabata is a guys name, so your 0:20/0:10 pushup/KB circuit may as well be called Charles. Or Skip. Or Frank. 4) The studys conclusions were more meant to demonstrate the specificity of exercise adaptations, not create a whole new wave of people who thought that 4 minutes of intervals would somehow magically improve both their aerobic and anaerobic capacity. Carry on.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:03 +0000
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