There are many ways of losing weight out there – calorie counting, steady state cardio, ketogenic diets – just to name a few. But not one of these methods take into account one of the most important attributes of weight loss – boosting your metabolic rate.

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Tabata Interval Training is an interval scheme developed by Dr. Izumi Tabata, which consists of performing 20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. Tabata training can be an amazing method of improving ones level of athletic conditioning, and dropping fat. There are also some who’ve reported increases in lean muscle mass. This is possible due to the amount of Lactic Acid being released into the blood stream, although I would not suggest making Tabata training the core of your mass gain program. The number one reason for this is that it is a very brutal training system that will burn you out quickly if you are not careful.

Tabata will Get you Tired

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