Comments on: 8 Workouts You Can Do In 8 Minutes Or Less (With No Gym)

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:20:39 +0000

Another online interval timer at http://www.thefitblog.net/wod-timer

And an interval timer for your ipod touch or iphone (and it’s currently free): http://www.thefitblog.net/wodtimer

Great exercises Vic! Thanks!

By: J

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:43 +0000

Upload the videos again

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:40:25 +0000

Depending on your desired effect, I think lunge jumps are harder than weighted lunges. You could always try both and pick the one that suits your personal needs best. Good luck!

By: anthony r

anthony r — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:16 +0000

hey man, nice workouts. im adding your ladder push up burpee to my agenda, just tried it out. does wonders. considering adding the divebombs and lunge jumps, want to increase difficulty , weighted lunges maybe?

By: Clinton Walker III

Clinton Walker III — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:33:05 +0000

For a workout like this to be effective your intensity level must be high the entire 8 minutes. This would be good for someone who have the need to get in some exercise for the day.

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:06:43 +0000

“Tabata” refers to the work/rest interval of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated 8 times. You can use any exercise that has a fairly high iteration such as air squats, push ups, box jumps, burpees, lunge jumps, rowing, etc. A full workout could only be one exercise (try Tabata burpees and tell me you didn’t just work out), or it could be several exercises. I occasionally have my circuit class do Tabata intervals with as many as five different exercises. Train hard!

By: Izzo

Izzo — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:08:33 +0000

Hi Vic,

Thanks for the website.
Re: #5. “You Gotta Tabata…Tabata Squats followed by Tabata pushups”…You have a video of the Tabata squats, but only regular pushups. What exactly is a Tabata push up ? How is it different from a regular one? Or is the tabata pushup interval just 20 seconds of regular pushups followed by 10 seconds of rest, for 4 minutes?

Is a full workout considered 4 minutes of Tabata squat intervals, as in the video, or 4 minutes of squats followed by 4 minutes of Tabata pushup intervals?
Thx

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:00:31 +0000

Hi Kenan,
Mixing up your training is often a good thing. No problem with hitting the weights hard one day and then doing some lighter work the next. It really depends on your fitness goals.

By: Kenan

Kenan — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:13:52 +0000

Thank you VIC. However, it is sometimes very difficult to overcome feeling guilty of not going to the gym. It feels as if the body comes down:):)For the last 7 days I have been working out with light weights and sometimes it feels unbearable. The burning sensation is there. After this 7 day light workout, is it OK to start the heavy routine like 98kg bench press, four reps, three sets. This is my max.

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:45:55 +0000

For most people a 7 day break after 3 months of workouts is highly recommended. Your body needs it!