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Setting Tabata intervals
Posted: May 17th, 2011, 6:29 pm
by MarkyG
Hi As a noob to the forum, and only three months into my indoor rowing, I am keen to know how to set the number of intervals to suit a standard Tabata set.
I use a PM3 at home and at the gym, and have worked out a custom setting to allow the correct 20 on and 10 off timing, but how can a user set the intervals to 8? The screen shows 10 - is this a default / non-adjustable setting?
Cheers in advance.
Re: Setting Tabata intervals
Posted: May 17th, 2011, 6:56 pm
by Citroen
You can row 30 reps for any interval workout, Intervals: Distance, Intervals: Time, or Intervals: Variable.
Make sure you're setting the rest time in the right place (it's the bottom half of each screen where you program a repetition) and not as a seperate rep.
http://www.concept2.com/us/service/moni ... wtouse.asp
- On the PM Main Menu, choose Select Workout.
- Select New Workout.
- Select Intervals: Distance.
- On the Intervals: Distance window, set the distance for the work interval, and the time for the rest interval:
- Choose plus or minus to increment/decrement the values as needed.
- Choose the right and left arrows to navigate through the various digits.
Use the same buttons to set the optional PaceBoat, if desired. - Select the checkmark icon to save the workout.
- If you are using a LogCard, the PM will prompt you to save the workout as a favorite. This is a good idea if it's a workout you row frequently. Select Yes to save the workout. Then, select the favorite you'd like to replace with the new workout.
- If you do not want to save the workout, select No.
- Begin rowing!
Re: Setting Tabata intervals
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 9:10 am
by MarkyG
Cheers
From your weblink I chose the variable intervals menu, and then ensured that the erg would only go to eight intervals... A test run showed that this works... four mins on the dot; and no metres measured during rests - excellent. Here's to weekly tabata blasts...
Thanks
MarkyG