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Tabata
1) If you're not doing it on a bike or other steady, high output machine, you're 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 guy's name, so your 0:20/0:10 pushup/KB circuit may
as well be called "Charles". Or "Skip". Or "Frank".
4) The study's 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."
1) If you're not doing it on a bike or other steady, high output machine, you're 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 guy's name, so your 0:20/0:10 pushup/KB circuit may
as well be called "Charles". Or "Skip". Or "Frank".
4) The study's 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."
