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Workout: Top Heavy!

Top Heavy Workout

Time: 60 minutes

Equipment Needed: A mat, stopwatch, and a weight

 

Warm up: 5 - 10 minutes 

Perform the following exercises with 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of recovery for 4 minutes (8 sets). Complete one Tabata and then move to the next.

Tabata #1: 

Pike push-ups and close push-ups

Example: 

  • 20 sec Pike push-ups

  • 10 sec recovery

  • 20 sec Close push-ups

  • 20 sec recover

  • Repeat for 4 minutes

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

Tabata #2:

Lateral top downs and frog jumps

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

Tabata #3:

Renegade rows and sea turtles

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

Tabata #4:

Burpees with a push-up and floppy burpees

Rest 3 - 4 minutes

Perform the Following: 

  • 1 minute each for 2 sets 

  • 60 sec arm circles — forward

  • 60 sec arm circles — backward

  • 60 sec Squat with Overhead Press 30 sec Recovery

 

Perform the Following: 

10 reps each and 3-­‐4 sets. 

  • 10 Dive Bombers

  • 10 Russian Twist

  • 10 Windmills (5 each side)

  • 10 Wipers

 

Cool Down and Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes

Photo Credit: Canva by Gpoint Studio

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