First week with Tabata’s

I did my tabata program all week. And I must say, these things are killer.

I did my first set last Sunday. After doing the first part, as described in my Tabata for Paintball article, for the stationary part of the game, I was so beat you cannot believe it. The day after my legs were so soar, that I had to drag my self up stairs. When I had to sit down on a char, I had to just let my self dump into the char, since it hurt to much to ease into it. I could now walk properly, I looked like I had shit my pants. So man does this work. And man is it HARD. This one will really kill your legs.

I then did my second set, minded for sprint, on Wednesday, since my legs were to soar to do them on Tuesday. These exercises did not drain me the same way the first ones did. But they sure did make me get out breath. I thought several times that my lunges were going to fly out my mouth, because I breathing so heavily. So even though this combination of exercises does not drain you completely for power, they will make your lunges work really hard to supply oxygen enough for your muscles.

Then Friday, I did the last set for play on the ground. These exercises I must admit were quite hard for me to actually perform properly, since some of them require quite a bit of technique. But still it left me really out of breath, and I still felt that I got a good exercise, even though it did not feel as intents as the other two.

So what is my thoughts after doing the Tabata’s this first week. Well I really think these exercises is going to help allot. I can feel they really work the right muscles, that you use in paintball, and they will give you both more strength and endurance. And most importantly, it will teach your body to recover quickly after some hard work, witch will really well for you, when you are in the pits between points.

So if your are reading this, I can only say get out there, and try these. If you keep them up, I am convinced that you will not regret it.