Tabata training for anyone who is unfamiliar with this method of training is done in 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest and continued for 8 total sets. To give you an example take the barbell front squat as your choice for doing a Tabata workout. What you are doing is as many front squats as you can in 20 seconds put the barbell down rest for 10 second and continue as many reps as you can for 20 seconds. The best way to do this is have someone time you and count your reps so you can concentrate on good exercise form. Good form is essential in any exercise workout to get the full benefit and avoid injury especially as you begin to tire.

Tabata training is an advanced form of Interval training which has been proven to be the best form of exercise for raising your metabolism which in turn promotes faster fat loss. Barbell font squats and dumbbell thrusts are generally thought to be the two best exercises for doing Tabata's but you can adapt any exercise that uses the major muscle groups and incorporates total body training.

If strength, conditioning, fat loss and fitness are what your after then Tabata's might be something for you to try. Make no mistake Tabata training is brutal but very effective. I like to do Tabata training 2-3 days a week and weight train 3-4 days a week. With any exercise program please get a physical checkup and your doctors okay before starting.

I mentioned earlier that I use many different exercises to do Tabata's. One particular favorite is using a Jump Rope. Jumping rope incorporates total body training. The difference in using a jump rope instead of lets say dumbell thrusts is that I will jump at the fastest pace I can for up to 1 minute then jump at a slower pace for about twenty seconds then back to the fast pace. Doing my workout this way it is more Interval training because I am slowing down for a period of time and not stopping completely as you would doing Tabata's.

Another option is using Kettlebells. I love doing kettlebell swings. In doing swings you would be doing a more purer form of 20 seconds of swings 10 seconds of rest. Kettlebell training goes back many many years but is a form of exercise that is becoming more popular today. Kettlebells for anyone who has never seen one looks like a bowling ball with a handle on it. Kettlebells are very effective in promoting total body fitness, fat loss, flexibility and strength.

I have listed below a great and very intense Interval training workout that utilizes a Jump Rope and Kettlebells

10 one arm swings r, l (right and left)

One-minute of jump roping

10 one arm snatches r,l

one-minute of jump roping

10 two-arm swing

one-minute of jump roping

10 one-arm clean and jerk

one minute of jump roping

10 one arm swings r,l