You Must Train Like This In 2012

micksolo

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tabata sessions are torture. real torture. but their over pretty quickly so it's all good.

but they've gotta be done at your max otherwise it's just a really short cardio session, and doesn't really give the same response.

They are torture, but its only 4 minutes! I remember the first time I did it, could barely raise my feet off the ground by the last set, and yeah you have to give 100% the whole time, that's the point.

You'll feel your cardio system working for a good 1-2 hours after doing the tabata, which is why its so useful, besides the high intensity impact it also works your cardio system a lot more than typical steady state.

If anyone's interested in the original research here it is - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392

and an interview with Tabata - http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/html/research/areas/feat-researchers/interview/izumi_t.html/
 
I'd say it's never to young to get him to start.

One thing i'd avoid is letting him max out (ie dont go too heavy).

Make sure his form is spot on - ie. perfect. Make sure his increments are a lot slower and smaller than an adult would do.

Possibly a simple barbell program like starting strength (but with a lot less progression in it, not following it's standard increases).

The earlier he starts, the better off he'll be in the long run.

Edit: I found this article by Bill Starr:
http://startingstrength.com/articles/young_strength2_starr.pdf (Youngsters need strength too)
thanks for the link dude. :thumbsu:
 
If a kid is close to being picked up by rep team then improving their speed and power might be the difference between getting picked and not. Obviously a strong, fast kid is going to be better than one who's not, especially in footy.
Yeah, I agree.
 
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