A short 2 years ago most of our friends looked puzzled when we used words like WOD, AMRAP, Tabata and even squat and deadlift. It was simply not common in polite society.
Something slowly and surely changed when there are “WODs” everywhere from the Biggest Loser to the flyer from local gym’s personal trainer. Even country clubs offer tabata classes to replace their dwindling spin class offering and the row of elliptic trainers may just give way to a rack of pullup bars in the local globo gym (I can dream, can’t I?).
It may not rival the invention of the train or the automobile but I’m glad we’re living in another and maybe even more important revolution.
Speaking of Tabata classes, that’s what the doctor ordered today. Tabatas are for sure the best and meanest workout format ever invented. Next to unbroken double unders and death by burpees, of course.
MetCon “Tabata This!”
5 times 8 rounds of 20 sec work and 10 sec rest.
1 minute rest between rounds
Score is the combined lowest score of the 5 separate tabatas
– rowing (calories)
– squats
– pullups
– pushups
– situps
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Tabata at the non-profit “Being Bright Pink”
