tabata

Tue 120605 - CrossFit Harrogate WOD

1. Warm Up

2. Strength Training: Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3

3. Conditioning:

8 rounds for total reps:
20 Seconds Thruster 35/20
10 Seconds Rest
20 Seconds Box Jump 25"/21"
10 Seconds Rest 

4. Recovery

"During my time working with the Japanese speed skating team, the head coach, Mr. Irisawa Koichi, had me analyze the effectiveness of his training regime that involved a rotation of short burst of maximum effort followed by short periods of rest. Although Coach Irisawa pioneered the idea, somehow it became named after me (laughs). The current regime consists of repetitions of 20 seconds of intense work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. This means that, excluding warming up and cooling down, the exercise can be completed in only 4 minutes if repeated 8 times, more than enough to make even a fit person exhausted. The idea has become bigger than I imagined and now if you search this on Google, you will get about 200,000 hits.

In general there were two types of exercises, low-intensity exercises for longer periods of time that improved endurance, and exercises such as sprints that improve your ability to sprint, but have no effect on aerobics or endurance. In contrast, the Tabata Protocol draws on the advantages of each."

Professor Izumi Tabata.

Fri 111014 - CrossFit Harrogate WOD

1. Warm up

2. Skill training: muscle up

3. For reps and time:
Tabata "Bottom to Bottom" squat
Run 1 mile

Score is the total number of squats minus the time for the run. Clock starts for run on rising from last squat.

The Tabata Bottom to Bottom Squat is a Tabata Squat (8 rounds of: 20 s squats, 10 s rest) but each rep begins at the bottom and ends at the bottom. The turn around at the top is immediate - no pause. The ten-second rest for each interval is also held at the bottom of the squat as opposed to the top. Interestingly, this squat, in contrast to the "normal" Tabata squat, motivates full hip extension. Also, the ten second rests don't seem as short with this protocol!

*If you really don't want to run then after the tabata bottom to bottom squats, row 2000 m.

4. Recovery: mobility.

Part 3 of this workout was posted on the CrossFit mainsite on Sat 10 Sep 2011. Have a look at the comments, videos and scores here and here

Mon 110718 - CrossFit Harrogate WOD

 

1. Warm up.

2. Strength training: clean and jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

3. Tabata; 8 rounds:
32/24 kg kettlebell swing, 20 s
Rest, 10 s
25/21" box jumps, 20 s
Rest, 10 s

4. Recovery

Part 2 of this workout was posted on the CrossFit mainsite on Fri 17 Jun 2011. Have a look at the comments, videos and scores here and here.

 

Mon 110613 - CrossFit Harrogate WOD

1. Warm up.

2. Skill training: toes to bar:
3 x 10 reps (or attempts, i.e. get your feet as high as you can). Rest 2 mins in between each set.

3. "CrossFit Total": 
Squat, 1 rep max
Press, 1 rep max
Deadlift, 1 rep max

Ater 2-3 warm up sets, you have three attempts at each lift to find a 1 rep max. Your score is the sum of the three 1 rep max lifts, e.g. squat = 100 kg, press = 50 kg, deadlift = 150 kg; your 'CrossFit Total' = 300 kg

4.  For reps: 16 tabata rounds (20 s work: 10 s rest) alternating the work interval between:
32/24 kg kettlebell swing
Push ups

So you will do: 20 s of kettlebell swings, 10 s of rest, 20 s of push ups, 10 s of rest, 20 s of kettlebell swings, 10 s of rest, 20 s of push ups, 10 s of rest... and so on until you do 16 total intervals, which will take 8 mins. Your score is the total number of reps completed. 

5. Recovery: mobility

Part 3 of this workout was posted on the CrossFit mainsite on Fri 13 May 2011. Have a look at the comments and scores here. Make sure you are recording your workouts/training - have a look at the example training logs here.

Fri 110603 - CrossFit Harrogate WOD

1. Warm up

2. Skill training: in 15 minutes, practice;
Muscle up, strict/slow reps (use progressions as required)

3. Strength: 5 sets of;
Front squat, 5 reps (after warm up sets, increase weight on each set of 5 reps and work up to your maximum for 5 reps)
Rest, 3 mins

4. For distance: 16 tabata rounds (20 s work: 10 s rest) of:
Row

5. Recovery: mobility work

This workout was on the CrossFit mainsite on Wed 4 May 2011. Have a look at the comments, scores and video demo here.