The 8-Minute Workout That Increases Your VO2 Max
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This episode discusses an 8-minute workout designed to significantly increase VO2 max through high-intensity intervals based on Dr. Izumi Tabata's research.
8 minutes of full-gas work. 14% VO2 max gain. But only if you do them right on the CoachCat training app. Your first 7 days FREE: https://fascatcoaching.com/app Dr. Izumi Tabata's 1996 study proved that 20-second efforts at supramaximal intensity produce more anaerobic capacity AND VO2 max gains than traditional steady-state training, and in a fraction of the time. In this training tip, Coach Frank Overton breaks down the exact workout 20+ years of FasCat athletes have used to win races: 3 sets of 8 × 20 seconds at 170% of FTP, with 10 seconds rest and 10 minutes between sets. There's a RIGHT way to do Tabatas and a WRONG way that wastes the workout. This video covers both, with the pacing strategy, terrain selection, ERG-mode trap, and mental tips you need to actually finish all 24 reps and get the adaptation Dr. Tabata's research promised. 📊 THE WORKOUT (found in the CoachCat app) 3 sets × 8 reps 20 seconds at 170% of FTP 10 seconds easy between reps 10 minutes rest between sets Flat road. Fresh legs. ERG OFF 🧠 THE SCIENCE Tabata, I., et al. (1996). "Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max." Medicine &…
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