Monday, November 6, 2017

Tabata Tuesday


Never heard of the Tabata Protocol? Created by Izumi Tabata, the Tabata Protocol is simply the best supra-aerobic cardio workout ever discovered.

"The rate of increase in V02max is one of the highest ever reported." - Izumi Tabata, Japan

"Fat burn is greater when exercise intensity is high." - Metabolism

Tabata is broken up into 8 rounds, or 4 minutes total
Each round is 20 seconds of intense work, followed by 10 seconds of rest.

Warm up
Standard Warm up

Strength:
Bench Press
5@50%
3@60
3@70
3@70
ME@50% (score reps and weight)

Metcon
Tabata 1 (alternate rounds)
-Hang Snatch 75/55, 55/45, 45/35
-plank (any position)

Tabata 2 (alternate rounds)
-vups (hands touch toes in the air)
-sdhp (same weight)

Tabata 3 (alternate rounds)
-Push press (same weight)
-Floor sweepers (same weight)

tabata 4 (alternate rounds)
-back squat (same weight)
-superman

*Each tabata series will be 4 minutes. There will be 2 minutes of rest between each series. The score is kept by taking count of each reps on each round

Overtime:
15 strict pullups

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