26 June 2013

Tabata This!

8rounds 20"on 10"off

Squats (118)
Sit-ups (...)
Push-ups (83)
Pull-ups (43)

Total: 311 or something like that

I forgot the exact total of my score but it was decent. The workout was tough and I believe designed to only get tougher as it goes along. I think I could have done more squats but I was pacing myself a bit too much. Those really gas you then you have to do the rest of the workout. Sit-ups were good. I think I got somewhere in the 80/90 range but can't quite remember. The last 2 exercises really killed me. I was stupid on push-ups and went out and got something like 30 in the first round but was unable to get anything CLOSE to that in the following rounds. I realized this during round three when I told myself if I would have done something like 12/round I could get 86 reps. Despite me telling people to pace themselves and a constant pace will win out, sometimes I forget. It is similar to doing a 2k on the erg. Often people go out like they're trying to save the world. Then gas out with 1000-750m left. They end up with a split time that is either at their goal or worse and if they would have shifted into their goal split after the first 100-200m they could have had something left in the last 500m to negative split the piece and set themselves up to do BETTER than their goal split. This is the strategy I used when rowing in college and I PRd all the way up to my senior year where I pulled something like 6:18. Disappointing for me especially because my sophmore year I was on pace to be 6:15 but I injured my back and it put me out for 6months and I never really recovered from that...what a ramble. Point being is that a better strategy when doing these workouts that are sprint-esque (not a word but I mean something that you sprint but it is for a long while) the most effective strategy, I have found and seen first hand, is to set a goal beforehand. This goal should be challenging yet attainable if you are at the top of your game. Hit that goal and stick with it throughout the piece and then towards the end empty the tanks! You should be able to time it such that you are faster than your average split time and in doing so give yourself a chance to beat your goal. I think the strategy works well and for the next Tabata This! workout I will remember.

Cheers!