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Fat loss? Not exactly...

by Zack
(Kansas)

The ONLY thing Tabata method was proven to do is increase your anaerobic and aerobic capacity better than standard cardio for one hour. Also, the test subjects were world class speed skaters and did the intervals on exercise bikes (compared to the people who just jogged for an hour). You can look up the original study on the Internet (although it is kind of hard to find).

It probably does burn a lot of calories since you are supposed to go 100% all out during the 20 second intervals, but since it is such a short duration, you might be better off doing lighter intervals for longer periods of time for fat burning. You just can't sustain the type of effort required for Tabata to do it for very long.

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by: Greg

You are 100% right about the research, being Olympic athletes they didn't really have that much fat to lose, it was more a case of improving their capacities.

However, from experience and due to the large number of people who have lost weight with Tabata, it still is great.

The limited time isn't that important, whats more important for fat loss is epoc, which tabata does very well in creating.

The limiting factor with tabata is that most people who are fit enough to use it, don't need to lose weight. And those who do need to lose weight should start off with HIIT instead.

Thanks for the correction.
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by: Anonymous

You know tabata is proven to cut weight from the entire body.
I'm proof of this at 5lbs lighter within my first week. It also increases muscle mass.
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by: Soldier33

Tabatas, as all HIIT routines, are meant to be short, the fat loss is due to Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption or "EPOC", not the calories burnt WHILE DOING the Tabatas, but the increase in calorie burning even while at rest over the next 24 to 48 hours, do some more research on HIIT. yes, the body burns fat for fuel while at low intensities, however, research has proven a 9 fold increase in fat loss due to HIIT as opposed to low intensity cardio ( even though the LI cardio burnt 48% more calories).Funny how the body works, kinda like eating Fat doesnt make you fat, its the high insulin from Excessive Sugar and Carbohydrate consumption that stores fat.

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