Tabata Intervals are evil

Jordan93
Jordan93 Posts: 336
edited March 2011 in Training, fitness and health
Just done my first ever tabata intervals and boy are they evil. I've done HIIT before but not with such short rest periods. I used by stairs at home and ran up and down them as quick as I could. Definetly going to do them again! :twisted:

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I did them as my only training for a few weeks, wrote a thread about it. Boosted my VO2max power but made everything else worse...

    I think they'd be good as a cheeky top up between races.
  • Jordan93
    Jordan93 Posts: 336
    I've only just recovered from a grade 2 sprained ankle so thought i'd try some HIIT. I'm primarily a footballer so thought it'd benefit me more than a cyclist.

    Four minutes didn't sound like a long time until you actually do them!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Quite possibly... Although I know nowt about football training...
  • waterford123
    waterford123 Posts: 172
    I heard it was a game of two harfs.
  • sagalout
    sagalout Posts: 338
    I'm not sure running up and down stairs as fast as you can is the best way to come back from a praised ankle!
  • Jordan93
    Jordan93 Posts: 336
    I'm sure my physio would have advised me not too but I felt fine as did my ankle. It has been 8 weeks since the sprain!

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