Monday, November 19, 2012

Crash Course for High-Intensity Interval Training -The Tabate Method



The Tabata Method is considered by many, including myself, as the most effective routine of High-Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, that being said it is the most rigorous an strenuous by far. Shockingly it has the shortest duration. It only lasts from anywhere from 4-9 minutes, thus depending on the amount of repetitions you choose to do. The results produced by this workout give you as much muscular endurance as forty five minutes of normal cardio training. This is an advanced cardiovascular routine. It is great for weight loss and improving aerobic and anaerobic athletics.

The Tabata Workout consists of a ultra intense repetition lasting 10 seconds then going to another ultra-intense repetitions for 10 seconds, followed by and medium-intensity exercise lasting for 10 seconds, unlike most HIIT routines there are no warm-ups or cool-down periods for the duration, which is why is the the most intense. 

In order to get the most out of this workout(which already will ask more of you than you may want) you have to sprint as hard as you can for twenty seconds during those intervals, twenty seconds may not seem like a lot but when you are sprinting for that long over and over, it will seem unbearable. 

There are Tabata app timer you can download on certain smartphone app markets. There are also workout musics built for Tabata, 20 seconds of action followed by a slower paced music. Tabata is very adaptable to other kinds of workouts. Such and the push press or front squat, anything that will put stress on your large muscle groups(legs and upper body). In my experience kettlebells are golden for this type of routine. For a lighter workout using the Tabata format resistance bands would be suitable.

Check back tomorrow for a specific type of High-Intensity Interval Training Routine just like those recommended in the Fat Loss Factor.

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