Comments on: Tabata Intervals – 8 Week Workout Progression

By: nick

nick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:05:46 +0000

Bill,

I think Tabatas a great as finishers to use at the end of Strength workout!

I use them a good bit with no loss in Muscle mass.

Good luck with your training!

Coach N

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:56:56 +0000

Do you ever use tabatas with people who are trying to gain lean mass? I am a pretty skinny guy who has put on about 15lbs in 6 months and am wondering if my conditioning is hurting me. I do high-intensity intervals about 3x/wk after my strength training sessions. Will tabatas hurt my strength gains or help keep fat gain at a minimum while trying to gain size?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:14:34 +0000

Would you provide this progression to all athletes/clients or just to those who are newer to any type of higher intensity conditioning. I ask this because I am newer to the field and in my very first position we made relatively sedentary clients perform tabatas at the best of their ability, and not that I agree with it… I just wanted your opinion

By: nick

nick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:14:00 +0000

Great question!

I do use Tabatas with High school students. No younger though!

Coach N

By: stefan

stefan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:34:36 +0000

Hey Nick,
thank you for your great information about the tabata protocol. At which age would you start to use the interval. Do you use the tabatas with high school athletes or younger ones?
stefan

By: nick

nick — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:22:25 +0000

Aaron,

Great questions!

I’ve performed up to 4 different Tabatas in one workout.

I usually do them toward the end of a training session. But, in power-enduarnce / conditioning phase – I will perform them at the beginning, middle and end.

Thanks for reading the Blog!

Coach N

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:40:31 +0000

Nick,

How many tabatas can you perform per workout? 1 or more? Also if more than one, at what times during the workout would be best? Great stuff! Thanks.

Aaron