Rockett Performance https://rockettperformance.com/ Practical fitness articles, workout tools, and training guidance from Rockett Performance. en-gb Tabata vs EMOM: which workout format should you use? https://rockettperformance.com/articles/tabata-vs-emom/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/tabata-vs-emom/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Workout Formats Choose Tabata for a short fixed work-rest sprint. Choose EMOM when you want repeatable reps, built-in recovery, and more control over movement quality. How many Tabata rounds and sets should you do? https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-many-tabata-rounds-and-sets/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-many-tabata-rounds-and-sets/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Intervals A classic Tabata has eight rounds. Here is how to choose sets, recovery, and weekly frequency without turning a sharp interval into filler. EMOM vs AMRAP: which format fits your goal? https://rockettperformance.com/articles/emom-vs-amrap/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/emom-vs-amrap/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT WOD Programming EMOM keeps you honest. AMRAP tells you whether your pacing is any good. Why most tabata workouts are set up badly https://rockettperformance.com/articles/when-a-tabata-interval-actually-makes-sense/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/when-a-tabata-interval-actually-makes-sense/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Intervals Tabata is usually ruined by exercise choice, not the timer. How many hard workouts should you do each week? https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-many-hard-workouts-per-week/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-many-hard-workouts-per-week/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Training Load Start with two hard sessions a week. The rest of your training should help you benefit from them. What to train when you are tired but still want to move https://rockettperformance.com/articles/what-to-train-when-you-are-tired/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/what-to-train-when-you-are-tired/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Training Decisions Not every tired day needs to become a rest day or a heroic grind. Easy conditioning is not wasted training https://rockettperformance.com/articles/easy-conditioning-is-not-wasted-training/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/easy-conditioning-is-not-wasted-training/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Conditioning The sessions that do not feel dramatic often make the harder ones possible. Scaling a workout is not the same as making it easy https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-scale-a-workout-without-missing-the-point/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-scale-a-workout-without-missing-the-point/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Scaling Good scaling preserves the point of the workout while changing the cost of entry. A short warm-up should make the workout better, not longer https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-warm-up-for-a-short-workout/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-warm-up-for-a-short-workout/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Warm-Ups The best warm-up for a short session is specific, boring, and over before it becomes the workout. How to build a 20-minute home workout that actually flows https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-build-a-20-minute-home-workout/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-build-a-20-minute-home-workout/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home Training Most bad short workouts are not too short. They are just too crowded. One kettlebell, twenty minutes: a better way to build the session https://rockettperformance.com/articles/best-way-to-use-kettlebells-when-time-is-tight/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/best-way-to-use-kettlebells-when-time-is-tight/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kettlebells The best one-bell sessions are built around one clear idea, not six mini-workouts. The garage gym rule: pick the clock before the exercises https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-garage-gym-wod-when-equipment-is-limited/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-garage-gym-wod-when-equipment-is-limited/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Functional Fitness When kit is limited, the clock should do more of the programming. Repeatable kettlebell circuits beat random finishers https://rockettperformance.com/articles/what-makes-a-kettlebell-circuit-worth-repeating/ https://rockettperformance.com/articles/what-makes-a-kettlebell-circuit-worth-repeating/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kettlebells The sessions you repeat usually do more for you than the flashy ones you forget.