Tabata Sprints! page 2

[zilog]

It seems no-one here knows what Tabata actually is (no offence!) Let me clear that up for you.
The original scientific study was based on using a stationary bike for 8 cycles of 20/10 done 4x per week plus one session of what I suppose would be considered "chronic cardio". Nothing that anyone has described above actually conforms to the Tabata protocol. That is not to say it isn't beneficial, it just isn't Tabata.

[phigment]

I've done tabota on the rower and was wiped at the end. I've have come to the conclusion that tabota should be a curse word.

[brookesam]

I did one round (4 minutes) of tabata sprints today at the gym on the treadmill. My sprints were 10 mph and I almost cried and felt like I was going to puke! haha Somehow I kept my intensity up until the last 20 second sprint.

I've only had the crying/almost puking reaction only once before today. Pretty intense.

My heart rate did seem to be lower during the inclined walking I did after the tabata sprints today compared to the walking I do after HIIT.

[canuck416]

What works best for me is to jog 1 mile over to the track as a warm up then sprint 100 yds down the straights and walk 50 yds, slow jog 50 yds around the corners and repeat 10 times. Then jog the 1 mile home.Challenging but seems to allow just the right amount of rest. I vary this once in a while by doing 200 yd sprints X 5 sets. Also once in a while I will sprint on the turf pulling a resistance sled - very intense!

[gopintos]

It seems no-one here knows what Tabata actually is (no offence!) Let me clear that up for you.
The original scientific study was based on using a stationary bike for 8 cycles of 20/10 done 4x per week plus one session of what I suppose would be considered "chronic cardio". Nothing that anyone has described above actually conforms to the Tabata protocol. That is not to say it isn't beneficial, it just isn't Tabata.

I always thought it was 2 times per week. Like every 3 days or something.

I use my elliptical, though I am not consistent, but going to focus on that, thus my snooping around over here on the fitness threads.