First off if you are a woman: Do not dismiss this workout because its from Men’s Health! A woman can do these just as well as a man!

OK, that said, ever tried Tabata? Are you doing some tabata routines and are looking for some new ones to try? I just read a great article from MensHealth that includes 3 different Tabata “Finisher” workouts. A finisher workout is one you do at the end of whatever workout you have already done  to completely deplete your muscles, so you have that “OMG, I can’t move another muscle” feeling. Which is just the BEST feeling ever!

You can do this tabata routine as a finisher, or simple as your workout for the day. Just repeat the 4 minute routine 3 – 4 times for a full 20 minute workout. So these 3 routines include 2 different exercises each, for a total of 6 exercises to choose from. You can mix and match them to your liking.

Remember Tabata is 20 sec on, 10 sec off for 8 rounds. (4 min total) Use your Gymboss to time these. 

Here are the 3 different routines with a handy dandy video showing you how to do each exercise (Click the link to watch the video):

Finisher #1   VIDEO
Exercise 1: Stationary running
Exercise 2: Mountain climber

Finisher #2   VIDEO
Exercise 1: Seal jacks
Exercise 2: Push-up jacks
(Note: If you haven’t ever seen a pushup jack, you must check out the video. It’s an awesome and unusual variation of the push-up.)

Finisher #3   VIDEO
Exercise 1: Skater jumps
Exercise 2: Plank to push-up

Click here to read the whole awesome article from MensHealth!

And as always, you can come back in the future to get this workout here on my website on the HIIT and Tabata page.