What's in a Name? Part 3: Tabata | Crossfit Los Gatos

July 12, 2013

Tabata training is a type of High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT. This version of HIIT is based on a 1996 study by Izumi Tabata (a physiology professor in Japan) and his colleagues initially involving Olympic speedskaters.He conducted the tests on 2 groups of athletes; 1 of the groups used the moderate intensity interval training and the other using high intensity interval training.In group one; the athletes were training in moderate intensity workouts (70% intensity VO2max) for five days a week for a total of six weeks with each training session lasting an hour.Group two trained in the high intensity workouts for 4 days a week for a total of 6 weeks with each session lasting 4 minutes, at 20 seconds of intense training (170% intensity VO2max) and 10 seconds of rest.Group 1 had a significant increase in the aerobic system (cardiovascular system). However, the anaerobic system (muscles) gained little or no results at all.Group 2 showed much improvement in all their athletes. Their aerobic systems increased much more than group ones, and their anaerobic systems increased by 28%.Conclusion

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