Comments on: CrossFit – Bottom to bottom Tabata squats

By: bjjforme

bjjforme — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:52:22 +0000

nah man, Im a new zealander lol Do I look like an african american though lol Look at my pic lol

By: mack89464

mack89464 — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:48:59 +0000

If you do this drill nude its easier.

By: virtualetude

virtualetude — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:53:22 +0000

lmfao! i know right

By: amachine75

amachine75 — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:42:02 +0000

This is not Tabata. It’s not even close to how Tabata is supposed to work. The rest periods in Tabata are just as important as the high intensity work periods. The 10 second rest is for mental and physical recovery so you can keep the intensity of the exercise very high. If you well you can modify a Tabata protocol by eliminating the rest, then you are not pushing hard enough!

By: BigErnie00

BigErnie00 — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:42:24 +0000

“My bad” – what is that supposed to mean? You Americans should leave the English language alone; its bad enough that you have to bastardise it anyway, but then to create something so pathetically stupid as that phrase really just deserves a huge kick in the nuts.

By: johnb412

johnb412 — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:54:10 +0000

While i agree in general, i think this is an exception. Resting during intervals with “bodyweight” squats is way too easy. This is just a way to make it super difficult by using just your bodyweight. If you haven’t tried it, you should. It’s a LOT harder than it looks. If you can do it without ANY pauses at the top, then kudos to you!

By: russianbear26

russianbear26 — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:25:39 +0000

The good old times!!!

By: ISRMatrixLE

ISRMatrixLE — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:26:23 +0000

You are so correct. Holding people in a stress position during the rest phase is fine for hazing but does zero for what Tabata was designed, 100% effort intervals with minimal recovery. They will govern down their output to survive.

By: ISRMatrixLE

ISRMatrixLE — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:04:21 +0000

If it is way too easy, then you are not going hard enough in the work phase. The Tabata should be at such a high intensity that you literally cannot keep going. If you can, you need to work harder or you need to find another exercise that will allow you to work harder in the 20 second time frame.

By: whoshallascend

whoshallascend — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:05:10 +0000

You are right- this is not textbook tabata. whatever breaks up the workout so that i don’t get stale is what i do. I’ll do tabata with 5 different movements back to back- the o2 use/intensity/soreness varies with every workout. crossfit is more about pushing through performance boundaries. i used to think crossfit’s kip pullups were a joke until i saw how much effort is required to do 100. whatever gets you off the couch,through the plateau, and coming back for more is crossfit philosophy