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Can you really maintain the same intensity with Tabata if you push as much as you can during each interval? I see a downwards trend all the time on myself, and
by bitL 11y ago
Can you really maintain the same intensity with Tabata if you push as much as you can during each interval? I see a downwards trend all the time on myself, and after 3rd minute I can't feel my legs at all, so I am sure I am giving it all I can. On the other hand, when doing 3x 7-minute HIIT, I increase load in each subsequent try, going to like >2 pushups/second etc. (but this was motivated by knee injuries in the first try when I went all out from the start)
Also, from personal experience, try stationary bike for 30 minutes, maintain >60rpm all the time and do 1-3 minutes of "easy" (meaning 1/3 difficulty setting on your bike) and then 1 minute "hard" (100% difficulty setting, still >60rpm), and repeat. I always start sweating like being in a rain after 20 minutes, and this exercise is doing wonders to my anaerobic capacity.
- pc86 11y agoIt's a lot harder to maintain the same numbers when you are going all out, which is why it's "better" (subjectively) to meet that goal. Obviously if you phone it in the first four rounds you're not doing yourself much good comparatively.
- bitL 11y agoAlright, I understood Tabata incorrectly then - I thought you have to do all-out every single interval and once you can maintain the 100% level in each, you are ready for Olympics ;-)