What is a Tabata and where did the name come from?
The term “Tabata” comes from the name of a Japanese researcher, Izumi Tabata, PhD., who discovered an interesting way to increase both anaerobic and aerobic pathways at the same time. It’s one of those strange training programs that seems to fit across disciplines: it works for football players, sprinters, Olympic lifters and anybody looking to get crushed by a workout. 1) For twenty seconds, do as many repetitions of the specified exercise as possible. 2) Rest for ten seconds 3) Repeat seven more times.
