Friday, July 25, 2014

Weight circuit 5 x 5


Wide squat 20 reps
Lower half burpee 20
Overhead push 20
Bicep curl 10
V-up 10

Rinse and repeat 5 times.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Brutal "Finisher Stack" workout

This routine is borrowed from Mike Whitfield, with my slight modifications. Enjoy!

Finisher #1 - Lower Body (x 3)
 
Bulgarian Jump Squats or Bulgarian Squats (8/side)
Bodysaw (10)
Alternating Reverse Lunge (8/side)
 
Finisher # 2 - Upper Body (5 min, rest only when need to)
 
Chin-ups or Inverted Row or Strap Row (10)
Decline Pushups (10)
Bench peacock (10 sec hold) 

Finisher #3 - Abs

Renegade Row (20 secs), rest 10 secs - 4 rounds
Alternating Bodyweight Chops (20 secs), rest 10 secs - 6 rounds
Spiderman Climb (20 secs), rest 10 secs - 4 rounds
 


Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Evil one

Warm-up
Do the following circuit twice, resting for 1 minute between 
circuits.  Each exercise should be performed for 20 seconds.
 
Bodyweight Squat
 
MRT Circuit
Do the following circuit 3 times, resting for 1 minute between 
circuits.  Each exercise should be performed for 40 seconds.
 
Triple Pushup (20 secs decline, 20 secs close grip, 20 secs normal)
*90% Split Squat (40 secs ea leg)
 
*Come up only 90% - this will allow maximum muscle tension
 
MCT Circuit
Do the following circuit 3 times, resting for 1 minute between 
circuits. Each exercise should be performed for 40 seconds.
 
Walking Lunges
DB Row
 
Finisher
3 min - no rest unless necessary
explosive pushup (4)
db swings (4/side)


*** Source: Mike Whitfield

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Finisher's express 21min workout

My latest go-to workout if I have good energy and I want to hit the entire body.
 Source (Mike Whitfield, Finisher Express Workouts)
 
 
 
Finishers Express Workout Schedule
Day 1 – Workout A
 
 
1A) Goblet Jump Squat and Stick (30 seconds)
1B) DB Chest-Supported Row (30 seconds)
1C) Neutral Grip DB Chest Press (30 seconds)
Rest 30 seconds and repeat 2 more times
2A) DB Walking Lunge or Goblet Walking Lunge (30 seconds)
2B) Iron Cross (30 seconds)
2C) Stability Ball Leg Curl (30 seconds)
Rest 30 seconds and repeat 2 more times
Express Ab Circuit
 
3A) Ab Wheel or Stability Ball Rollout (30 seconds)
3B) X-Body Mountain Climber with Feet Elevated (30 seconds)
3C) Pushup Plank (30 seconds)
Rest 30 seconds and repeat 2 more times
Finisher
 
Do the following circuit as many times as possible in 3 minutes, resting ONLY
when needed:
 
4A) Bench Vault (5)
4B) Explosive Pushup (aka Plyo Pushup) (5)
4C) KB or DB Swings (10)
Stretch as needed

dailyhiit.com - transform yourself

Neat circuit (I feel upper body burn after):

Source: http://www.dailyhiit.com/videos/transform-yourself-workout-thehiit22

Transform yourself
alternating lunge with a bicep curl 50 sec
4 mount + pushup 50 sec
squat + shoulder press 50 sec
row 50 sec
sumo squat + front raise (swing) 50 sec
triceps dips 50 sec

3-4 rounds is usually enough

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

New workout from Mike Whitfield

Lactic Acid Training Workout A
Dynamic Warm Up
Do this circuit once, no rest between moves:
- Squat to T-Squeeze x 15 reps
- Hip Flexor Stretch x 15s hold
- Single leg glute bridge x 10 each leg
- Bird/Dog x 5 each side with 10s hold
- I-T-Y complex x 8 each
- Jumping Jacks x 20

Accelerator #1: Dumbbell Fat Loss Accelerator
Choose a weight you can lift overhead for 10 reps. Perform each of the following in order, with no rest between exercises and without putting the weight down. At the end of the circuit, rest for 60 seconds and repeat for a total of 4 rounds.
A: DB Thruster x 6
B: DB Bent Over Row x 6
C: DB Push Ups x 6
D: DB Cross Body Mountain Climbers x 12
Workout Set #1: 3 rounds
1A: DB Romanian Deadlift x 20 reps — 1 second down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest 15s
1B: DB Renegade Row x 10 reps  -­– 1 second down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest 15s
1C: Goblet squat x 12 reps — 2 seconds down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest for 60s at the end of the circuit and repeat this circuit twice more time for a total of 3 rounds. If pressed for time, do 2 rounds.

Accelerator #2: Bodyweight Fat Loss Accelerator
Perform each of the following in order for one round.
A: Jump Squats x 10 with 5s hold at the bottom
- Rest 15s
B: Walkouts w Mountain Climber x 8
- Rest 60s
Workout Set #2: 3 rounds
1A: DB Alternating Press x 8 reps each arm — 1 second down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest 20s
1B: DB Step Ups x 15 reps — 1 second down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest 20s
1C: Bent Over Flyes x 10 reps — 1 second down, 3 seconds up
-       Rest for 45s at the end of the circuit and repeat this circuit twice more time for a total of 3 rounds. If pressed for time, do 2 rounds.
 

Ab Finisher
Do the following circuit 4 times, resting for 20 seconds between
circuits. Each exercise should be done for 20 seconds:
 
4A) Around the World (go left in circuits 1 and 3, then right in
circuits 2 and 4) (assume pushup position with your feet on a box, walk your hands around in 360)
4B) Hanging Knee Raise
4C) Stability Ball Stir-the-Pot
4D) Stability Ball Plank with Arms Extended

Monday, October 28, 2013

Nice ab finisher

Do the following circuit 3 times, resting as shown:
 
KB or DB Swings (20 secs), rest 10 secs
*Around the World (20 secs), rest 10 secs
Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks (20 secs), rest 10 secs
Stability Ball Jackknife (20 secs), rest 10 secs

(source Mike Whitfield)



*Around the World

- Set your feet on a bench or low box (optional) and assume
the pushup position, maintaining a straight line with your body.
 
- Keeping your abs braced and a straight line, "walk" your
hands around in one direction in a circle
 
- You can go halfway and come back or go in a full circle
as prescribed