Man is Dr. Izumi Tabata ever on to something!
http://ezinearticles.com/?Tabata-Anything---Four-Minutes-of-Pain-to-Gain&id=348486
We did the Tabata routine today with Curd! It was very intense, 20s of intense exercise, followed by 10s of rest, for 8 sets per exercise. 30s rest during the switch between exercises. Exercises performed under the Tabata system are ideally movements that use a lot of muscles. Our routine this morning conformed to this principle. The entire Tabata routine lasted about 30 minutes.
Pushups
Squats (varied between regular, hands out to the sides, prisoner)
Planks (varied between the elbow and pushup varieties and also threw in commands to raise right or left arms or legs and sometimes hold)
Lying Bent-Knee Raises
Running on the Spot With High Knees
Burpees/Squats (alternating sets)
Finished off by going upstairs and pounding out 500m on the row. I finished at 1:58, 10s lower than my time last week! Upon completion, I didn't even raise my head to look at my time, I just dragged my dead butt over to the sidelines. I had to ask Pete for my time on the row later as he was in a more aware state of mind when I finished rowing than I.
Feeling pretty sweet as I type this! Now, time to rollback all these exercise benefits with some sweet video games! :D
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