The session is so challenging and painful that most of the world-class speed skaters who were lucky enough to be the first to try it were totally exhausted after seven intervals. Only a handful could do eight.
If you think you have what it takes to survive the Tabata protocol, set up your indoor trainer and warm up with a few minutes of easy spinning followed by a few short (10- to 20-second) efforts at 90 percent of maximum intensity at increasing tension levels. Reset your computer to zero so you can record the total distance covered in the following 20-second intervals alone. You will try to increase this total each time you repeat the workout.
To perform your first interval, simply churn out the highest wattage total or perceived effort you possibly can for 20 seconds. You can stay in the saddle or get out of the saddle and use whatever combination of gear ratio and cadence that works best. After 20 seconds have elapsed, stop pedaling for 10 seconds—and 10 seconds only. Now do your second interval. Do not expect to be able to do more than six intervals in your first attempt. Cool down with just a few minutes of easy spinning.
Ich würde es gerne mal probieren. Aber da muss der Kopf echt mitspielen... sowas grausames.If you're like a lot of triathletes, you will be tempted to incorporate this session into a longer workout. Don't. If you do more than a warm-up beforehand, you will fall apart completely after just a few intervals, and while you will still be giving a maximum effort, you will not be working at your true maximum output level, and that's what counts. And you simply won't be able to even think about doing anything more than a short cool-down after completing your Tabata intervals.
Man muss aber auch ehrlich anzweifeln, obs das wirklich bringt, wenn man denn auch 2 Stunden auf der Rolle zubringen kann. Wenn ich das richtig lese wurde 5 x Tabata Protokoll pro Woche mit 5 x 1 h pro Woche bei 85 % der FTP verglichen. Logisch, dass letzteres zu keinem Anstieg der aneroben Kapazität führen kann. Mich würde eher interessieren, wie die Tabata Geschichte im Vergleich zu anderen Intervallformen aussieht und was Tabata bringt, wenn man es im Trainingsalltag einbindet. Tabata hat es halt nur probiert, dass sein Protokoll gefahren wird und zwar nur sein Protokoll, die ganze Woche. Das macht ja niemand.

