Tabata This

[MrMentix]

how many reps of each? 20 of each 8x?

[KrisKTF]

Crazy !!!

[aliendrool]

Just tried it out... and now I feel like throwing up !

[ZaleY4i4]

what is this song name

[vcadiente18]

I do sleep for tabatas!

[tadams1111]

all that swinging bullshit is not pullups

[jeff4bucks]

@tadams1111 those are called kipping pullups...not a "traditional" pullup, but also not easy if done correctly. its actually more functional than a pullup.

[jeremymundell]

@bsumikio it's spelled "iliopsoas"

[workout4ever]

Lol you gotta love tabata but they work best when you do them with a barbell, front squats.

[Jordyvaarsen]

Crossfit is a highly professional organisation. They wouldn't put in these exercises if there was any chance of getting injured. Just do a good warming up and there will be no problem at all. These exercises do work, just try them.

And about the situps, the army does the situps the same way, but then someone else holds your legs instead of dumbells.

[paulthecoolest]

@Jordyvaarsen thats an overstatement ..i am sorry thats a fucked up statement actually ..crossfit regularly uses lots of idiotic things ex. their randomness meaning much riskier and pointless wen it individualization,what kind of equipments they use(rocks for gods sake) ,and how they routinely uses tabata instead of HIIT ,,the former being much riskier and injury prone ...they are exciting that I agree ..but be sure to read stuff before trying out any of the exercise they preach ..

[amazingdany]

I'm no fitness expert and I think that absolute beginners should start with only two sets of 20-10 and gradually add one extra set every week. That's what I'm personally doing after years of inactivity , the whole "walk before you run".

What do you think?

[davidbarnett2]

Way too much hating here. Two words ... try it. Strict pull-ups are an awesome exercise. So are kipping pull-ups.

[SpinSings]

Omg I *love* this song by Breaking Ben! Wish I had more metal heads in my classes I instructor to play them lol. Tabata is not a class that I teach. Very challenging concept though. Just wanted to really comment for the Breaking Ben :)

[daveavalon]

I respect the effort these guys put in, because it looked the full 100%, but it was not fully utilised as a got silly way to early. I find form integral to a good sesh

[yosoytacoseasoning]

idk whats worse the form or the music. probably the music

[Luggerful]

oh FFS! I can't believe all the haters here. This is all just body weight stuff!!! You probably have better chances to get in a car accident than to get an injury with any of the shown exercises! Stop being a pussies and just try to survive what these guys are doing!

[mikey2spikey8]

exercises use wayyyyy too much momentum and risk muscular tears and further injuries of joints and ligaments.... if they would just do the exercises correctly while at the highest intensity, they will see the same, if not, better results without such a high risk of injury...

[loowis2]

What is the point of doing pull ups if your gonna just use your legs???

[davidbarnett2]

@loowis2 Its and explosive motion using the entire kinetic chain. In my years working with athletes i find that people who can kipp well, (same goes for any full body explosive movement) can do strict pull-ups easily but people who have been doing slow controlled exercises there whole life have to be re-coached on how to move quickly and effectively.

[WolfInExile]

I just had to lol @ the flourescent orange puke bucket.

[flygekorre]

song is: Breaking Benjamin - Until The End

[calakiduki]

great song, name please?

[0megaSapphire]

Tabata FTW

[dickydom9]

"great "music"" ! ! ? ? !! ??

[atemiq]

HI! How long should I rest between rounds?

[DuncanOFinioan2]

Great..another bs fad.

[RealspitHiphop604]

that "pullup" rocking was humorous , better off doing something else that was not effective what so ever rofl

[warriorprncss3]

@RealspitHiphop604 That's called kipping. It IS effective and it is part of the progression to 'strict' pull ups. 

[RealspitHiphop604]

@warriorprncss3 "kiipping" looks to be a easy way to get injured

[BrazillianJujitsu]

tabata is more designed for a bit of intensity. kind of like a sprint with other muscles. It is not a replacement to more traditional workouts but not a bad thing to throw in once in a while

[Haseeb2]

When people get really fatigued and their form starts to get sloppy while doing a Tabata routine, it sort of defeats the purpose of doing it in the first place. Personally, I wouldn't try to do that many Tabatas in one day. I may do 2 at the most and then do other things. This workout is insane.

[MrMegaWolfeman]

Love the guys who do workouts with either 1) a cut off sleeves shirt, and one with a massive holes on both sides and 2) the ones that workout/run without a shirt on. It is the Epitome of being incredibly self interested. It also shows when the most jacked/fit people wear loose fitting clothes because they know they are jacked, but the insecure/show offs who arent the best think it somehow gives them credibility. Women find that shit stupid, how about improving ur personality chief

[mitre991]

@MrMegaWolfeman From what you just said i think it's you who need to impove your pesonality, perhaps they find it easier/more comfortable, why you care what they wear when working out is beyond me.

[irishballa10]

love the mickey ears

[rautepho]

good form...not

[dogfreaklol]

LOVE dude with the mouse ears!

[pchancey007]

@dogfreaklol That isn't a mouse, that's a RAT!

[pchancey007]

@dogfreaklol That isn't a mouse, that's a RAT! But they were fuckin' funny!

[SportForevar]

Stupid

[broLAXgoalie12]

how did they do those horizontal pullups?

[shadowsever]

omg so much whine in the comment "oh no these people are fitter than me by doing something different, I must flame them!"

try it, then complain wusses!

[trench671]

Tabata is not limited to just bodyweight. If its too easy for ya, try incorporating it with weights.

[arkonian666]

@marcelino02 Breaking Benjamin - Until the End

[danthadon87]

The tabata method is 100% full effort. This needs to be renamed into the handicapp tabata method.

[888Xristos]

@danthadon87

"The" tabata method depends on who you ask. You obviously subscribe to the 100% effort/score = total reps method. Others use the pace-yourself/score = lowest round method. But when you're scoring 6-8 burpees (for example) per round, it's pretty much the same.

[RippedSupreme]

Just think the asian fat fuck is an attention whore

[hartstyler]

personal trainer for everyone -.-

[ggscv]

U can tell when someone does a Tabata right - they fall on the floor after the workout and stay down for 10+ minutes. Throwing up optional.

[RippedSupreme]

wtf does the fat man think hes cool by wearing mouse ears? fukin idiot

[dashiellv]

@RippedSupreme Why do you want to hurt my feelings?

[thecrowrains]

Intense! WoW!.....great clip.

• Quick question-followup:

• 1st: the padding for the situps or pushups, (you've kindly alluded to earlier) keeps the spine in the best alignment?

• 2nd: By 8 rounds of say, pullups or situps, do you mean Tabata it at a 20:10 ratio, "eight times"? example: pushup 100% for 20 seconds, rest 10 sec = that's one (1) round?

• 3rd: I'm confusing 'rounds' with 'repetitions?

[kidnkorner]

@thecrowrains Round 1 : all out as many of X exercise you can for 20 seconds 10 sec break Round 2 : all out as many of X exercise you can for 20 seconds 10 sec break Round 3 : all out as many of X exercise you can for 20 seconds 10 sec break Round 4 : all out as many of X exercise you can for 20 seconds 10 sec break Round 5 : all out as many of X exercise you can for 20 seconds 10 sec break and so on this can be applied with sprints, elliptical, ect

[thecrowrains]

@kidnkorner ~ much appreciated! Understood. I was doing my martial arts training and at the end, I opted to throw in some split-lunge jumps with a Tabata ratio of 7 rounds of 20:10. Whew! Killer way to top out a training regimen. I noticed that at arund 'round/set 3 or 4' that RELAXING the movement while going 100% helps. imho.

peace, thanks.

[drakezero]

I do Tabata exercises for fighters. This can really work the hell out of you.

[velequest]

Tabat is one of those love it or hate it but if you love it its because you hate it.

In anycase, I hate the way they try to make tabata THE MOST HARDCORE with music and bla bla bla.. whatever. Also i have never thrown up after any exercise no matter how hard I pushed my self. Im not saying the dude is weak im just saying or I guess asking whats up with that?

[marcelino02]

whats the name of the song?

[donttrymesswithme]

Wtf is with micky mouse ears? lamo

[milewichBG]

I tried "Tabata" and after 3th round of push ups my heart would blow!

[bsumiko]

CrossFit = no planning. No periodization. Even Jonathan Chaimberg, George St. Pierre's trainer, said that Crossfit is just randomness. Mindless, illogical, randomness. To train athletes, you need a SYSTEM, which includes a philosopy, a plan, a timeframe, and a method.

[dronga]

@bsumiko ill have to agree with you, the speed of the reps, the form of execution is really risky for unprepared people and is the best way to end up having (joint, muscle, tendon) injuries, And tabata workout looks like a rip off of professional interval training (which happens to have aerobic\ power training combined but in an ordered matter and perfect execution)

PS.

The sit-ups were just horrible, unless they were training ileopsoas and not the abdominals (again may end up with injury...)

[marcelino02]

@dronga

it wont end up with injury. I've been doing this type of sit ups my whole life and found out the right way just like 6 months ago. Right way is incline of 20-30degree

[Fletch828]

@dronga, Excellent point. Peer pressure to "keep up" compells people to cheat the range of motion in an attempt to get more reps. If you don't wreck your body right away and you are young and healthy enough to begin with, you will probably adapt to some degree and get your numbers up. In the long run however, the wear and tear is too much for most.... which fits right into the ego loop of the program.

[asdf2000]

@dronga

it's funny that you're upvoted so much, since tabata is professional interval training. did u even bother looking it up? have u looked up any of the research on it?

[boxxarOM]

@dronga I do regular hiit training, and your right, proper form is key. It also helps develop the muscles better. (Same reason why weight lifters do 2 second counts while going up and down.) These people are using mostly momentum and not muscle. Those pullups were terrible. In the Army they wouldn't even count those, you would have to start over. They would chew you out for not having proper form.

[laganas03]

@dronga Read Dr. Tabata's 1996 research befor you call it a rip off of "professional interval training". then you may understand who Dr. Tabata is and what the principle is all about

[dronga]

@laganas03

Too bad we are 15 years ahead of his research, And to bad we developed a whole crap load of better training programs since then.

So go read something at all, might help.

[laganas03]

@dronga I read quite a lot thank you for your most eloquent and well informed response, I am sure that you are aware then that most if not all "professional interval training" is based and adapted from research that goes back far beyond that and in-fact the Tabata principle is in-fact just a further study into the overall HIIT principle itself so it is not a "rip off" but is however a search for more in-depth knowledge on the subject

[laganas03]

and does not negate any of the other forms or types of HIIT training. I would like to ask what the "whole crap load of better training programs" you are refering to ass the tabata system is a principle is a "principle" not a "programme" and each individual would have a different programme designed around what works for them and the "principles" that are most aligned to that. I would like to know, could you elaborate?

[milewichBG]

Epic!I'll try :)

[nealont1]

this is actually some of the best pushup form you will see posted on the internet, lowering the body in a relatively straight line as a unit and locking out at the top of each rep, not easy to keep form up during a brutal tabata circuit

[Przemicek]

nice too see ppl hardworking!

[DANIAC262]

great work guys

[caliazmother]

@123phobia123 I think they are using that horrible form on the push ups because the goal is to do as many as possible regardless of form.

[vaelehn]

@caliazmother usually if the form is bad the rep isn't counted

[lucasodegard]

Great job on the editing of this video. I've been looking for some good ideas for my group exercise class and this realy got me pumped!

[kuringmundo]

ive tried this, its fucking brutal

[ClydeRowing]

Tabata is a great workout for developing anerobic power and bl00dy hard work! The version I get my athletes to do is Squat with 20kgs, Push ups, sit ups with feet free, Inverted row and Rowing machine.

[123phobia123]

btw, the pullups are fucking pussy

[DANIAC262]

Kipping is the only way to get through a pullup tabata think about it.

[rolol2]

Great training routine. anyone know what song this is?

[123phobia123]

@rolol2 Breaking Benjamin - Fade Away

[kboywest]

8 rounds each.

[Sircornflakes]

Did they do 8 rounds of each exercise individually or was it 8 rounds of a circuit?

And how often a week do they do this, assuming this is their only form of exercise.

[danndan6]

@Sircornflakes they did 8 rounds of squats, caught their breath, then 8 rounds of pushups, rest, 8 rounds of sit-ups, rest, then 8 rounds of pullups. no human being can do straight 32 rounds at such a high intensity; lower intensity maybe but not 100% intensity for 32 rounds.

[kailuarocks]

this was 32 straight rounds, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest - a 16 minute total workout that will kick your butt if you put out - has 12 minutes of total work - no more than 10 seconds rest, even between rounds

[eurofighter07]

It's about power I reakon. Power workouts involve momentum to keep you going. Bare in mind though that even momentum needs executing propperly otherwise done wrong can result in serious pain!

[PhilipHolwerda]

they are all cheating on their exercises using momentum. If you exercise with bad form you miss out on half the results. I'd rather do less reps with good form than a zillion with bad form

[kailuarocks]

Momentum allows for more volume, similar to having some one spot your bench press so you can do an extra 2 or 3 reps. I think it's called the "overload principle." Gymnasts use body momentum in most of their movements and they develop incredible strength. Crossfit is similar. I've gained more muscle from Crosffit than I ever did just lifting weights.

[muntus]

@PhilipHolwerda so what if they using momentum? When do you peform most of your acctivity you use momentum. As a mather of fact there is very little activitis which you are performing slow. So if you working not only for look, but for beeing in good condition it's better in my opinion.

[PhilipHolwerda]

@muntus it works well for endurance training but you will see far better muscle gains concentrating on the eccentric portion of the workout. I suppose it all depends on your own personal goals and what you want out of your orkout

[DANIAC262]

Some of the tabatas dont focus on perfect form because it would be impossible for most to do 20 seconds of perfect pullups rest 10 seconds then keep repeating for 4 minutes. Tabata increases V02Max

[kidnkorner]

@PhilipHolwerda

The goal of Tabata is not necessarily gaining muscle mass but rather increasing anaerobic level and the fat loss benefits from high intensity interval training. Tabata workouts will yield greater fat loss and endurance than ANY steady state or target heart rate exercise program, all in a fraction of the time to complete traditional workouts. 4 minute Tabata > 1 hour target heart rate

[robbiekaze]

Good Stuff guys... I had a question, are you guys doing 8 rounds of each exercise, or 8 rounds total. I know the tabata is 8 rounds total, so i'm a little confused. thanks.

[crazymike959]

based on the white board it looks like they are doing 8 rounds of each exercise for a total of 32 rounds

[5waterpolo5]

btw, what has got the guy at 3:50 on his head?

[jpkm123]

looks like an Asterix helmet

[5waterpolo5]

please, i have a question about Tabata. If I do eight series of sit ups tabata method and and I want to switch to crunches, should I rest just 10 second or more? thanks

[MikeEves1]

You only rest for 10 seconds and work for 20 seconds. The 20 seconds has to be at 100% though. Squats, pressups or sprinting are the best though as they are compound exercises.

[5waterpolo5]

I know but did they rest more than 10 seconds when they switched exercises?

[MikeEves1]

There's no set protocol but I'd give it at least 5 minutes. Really depends on your conditioning.Officially you should only do one exercise as part of your usual routine.

[5waterpolo5]

thanks man. Last time I gave it 2 minutes, didnt know if I did it right. but I got pretty tired muscles now. :D

[adrnb237]

Crossfit is no diff than like Oly lifting, they use the most effecient method of moving the object whether it's your body or external load. This kinda stuff gives you a conditioning effet aswell as strength endurance. If you wanna make it a bit more strength oriented then just put on a 10-20lb vest and do the same tabata without changing the rest/work period. That is IMPRESSIVE!

[adrnb237]

most people don't get it. Crossfit is real life FUNCTIONAL training. In real life when you move something you use your whole body esp if it kinda heavy. You don't do it strictly or being stationary like most people lift in the gym.

[ghostbow]

Ridiculous. Crossfit will end up little more than a footnote in the history of fitness. After the dust settles with Crossfit, the soft tissue/connective tissue damage along with the massive cellular oxidation will show that it offered more harm than good. It offers a very short term, limited view fitness model.

[Hoggernaught]

I am looking into Tabatas and so far it doens't look that impressive. It just looks like a bunch of slop. Anyone can do a bunch of push ups and pull ups if the form isn't there. Well I am off to look at more Tabatas.

[anus419]

so do it with good form then.

[supersayanhulk4]

wow dis awesome, i like lifting heavy myself, but dis is dam impressive, spesh dat big boi.....gud on ya mate

[kidnkorner]

@supersayanhulk4

I was curious to know if you know what proper grammar is or did ebonics werk fo you?

[supersayanhulk4]

@kidnkorner. i reckon they both av a place in the world

[breakoutworkout]

Pretty stoked to get CF certified in Oct.

[AmericanHikikomori]

What's with those pullups? They look more like hanging knee swings to me.

[mfbachman]

Those are kipping pullups. Many will say they are "cheating," but a kip allows for more work capacity to be completed in a shorter period of time and they are a more functional movement than strict pullups.

[Byyra]

In other words, cheating. Just like you said:P

[CFOvids]

Do as many dead hang pullups as you can in 5 sets with 1 minute rest, Then wait 2 days. then do as many kipping pullups as you can in 5 sets with 1 minute rest. Compare level of soreness.

[Byyra]

The only thing i'd be sore in would be my joints. I'm not into crossfit, not because I don't think its good. Just that I prefer doing heavy lifting and running instead of doing a mix.

Each to his own, we all have our own goals.

[MikeEves1]

Sore muscles does not equal fitness.

[breakoutworkout]

Damn...took the words out of my mouth.

We used to do kip pullups in the Marine Corps...theres an art to doing them right but you can easily be on the bar for over a minute when you get good at them.

[MikeEves1]

It's not about form, with kip ups and tabata it's about fitness. People need to stop thinking like a body builder (unless you are into body building).

[ysndjr4]

Thanks xLonewolf!

[ysndjr4]

What is the song please? Great video!

[xLonewolf]

Breaking Benjamin - "Until the end"

[thecrowrains]

Interesting! ~~ What is that black pad underneath the athletes during their pushup rounds? I thought one was SUPPOSED to touch their nose to the floor, not their chest to that black pad?

[jmaxwell56]

Sounds like a good way to break your nose.

[CFOvids]

If you touch your chest to the ab mat you can keep you head straight and your nose is just above the floor. Most people lean their head down as they tire. this helps to keep you focused on lowering your chest, not the head.

[kidnkorner]

@thecrowrains Pushups - actuall you want to kepp your head up looking outward, this will keep your neck inline with the rest of your spine and you can keep proper form. To benefit the most from a push up one should stop themselves when there upper arm is parallel with the ground or when their upper and lower arm form a 90 degree angle.

[thecrowrains]

@kidnkorner ~~~ Thanks for the clarification. I had no idea but now I see your point. Alignment seems key to efficiency. Thank YOU!

[bladerunnerr57]

@thecrowrains keep your nose away from the floor. Reaching with your nose significantly decreases the depth of your pushup thus decreasing the work. Keep your hips away from the floor while at the same time not sticking your butt in the air. Reach toward the floor with your sternum. With no object to reach for, such as the ab mat in this example, keep your sternum about three or four fingers off the floor. I have my more fit clients touch a lacrosse ball with their sternum.

[blkchrm77]

damn