It’s another day and another 24 minutes of brutal exercise. But its just 24 minutes…
Tabata Scores (8 Rounds – 20 Seconds Exercise, 10 Seconds Rest)
- Pullups – 16 12 10 7 6 6 5 5 Total: 67 Best: 5
- Squats – 24 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 Total: 67 Best: 20
- Pushups - 36 26 22 22 22 22 21 21 Total: 192 Best: 21
- M. Climbers - 25 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Total: 179 Best: 22
- Chair Dips - 28 25 22 22 22 22 22 22 Total: 185 Best: 22
- Burpees - 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 Total: 43 Best: 5
Total Repetitions Completed: 833
In comparison to my last rounds I am still down on Pullups for both best and total (I think doing 120 pullups yesterday may have had something to do with it), but up in Pushups, Mountain Climbers and Dips. My overall total repetitions up by about 15 as well showing that I am getting improved sustainability in these exercises.
Still I feel that there are several other factors that contribute to getting a better Tabata Score, including how I have been eating, how much sleep I have been getting and the time of day I do the exercises. Rest between routines is also important as you body needs to recover to perform at its best.
If I compare to some of my very first Tabata scores the improvements are amazing. I had a journal I kept for some of my previous Routines of the Day, before I began posting them on my blog and compared those Tabata Scores its mind blowing. I do not have total repetitions recorded, but I do have the best of the sets.
I will post the exercises I am doing for this Tabata Challenge only just for comparison:
Febuary 25th 2009 (first ever, no vest) – Burpees – 7, Pushups – 15, Squats – 17
April 1st 2009 (no vest) – Pullups – 4, Burpees – 6, Pushups – 11, Squats – 12
April 26th 2009 (no vest) – Pullups – 5, Burpees – 6, Pushups – 12, Squats – 15
Those are some pretty sad scores. Not even with my vest! I wonder how many I could do without that damned thing on? Hmmm…
| Tabata Scores | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Best |
| Pullups | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 5 |
| Squats | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 167 | 20 |
| Pushups | 36 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 192 | 21 |
| M. Climbers | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 179 | 22 |
| Chair Dips | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 185 | 22 |
| Burpees | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 5 |