May's Weekly Tabata Challenge - Week 5 BONUS

Week 5 of our May Tabata Challenge! Memorial day has come and gone! But summer last for 3 months, so consistency is key to help you keep all the progress you have made!  This is not just about short term goals, it is about long term consistency and lifestyle changes!

So let’s keep the momentum going!

As mentioned cardio is a great way to burn extra calories when you need that extra push!  Keep performing your weekly strength training workout to keep your metabolism up and muscle looking hard.  But now it is time to add in the cardio to shred those last few pounds.  Do not worry we have your workouts covered! 

If you missed the Tabata workout for week 1, 2, 3,or 4, go check it on our blog as each week it will  progressively become more intense to allow you to slowly progressively overload your cardio training sessions the smart way! 

Ready to get started?  

This week we are back to a body weight Tabata! We are sticking with Traditional tabata timing of 20 seconds work 10 second of work, repeated 8 times for 4 minutes total per round. We will also keep the movements simple and repetitive to allow you to learn the timing and push yourself for each of those 20 seconds!  That is the point of tabata, to give it your all!

Circuit 1 

Heisman Shuffle - 20 seconds work

Rest - 10 seconds

Repeat 8 times, for 4 minutes

Rest 1-3 minutes and go on to the next Circuit

Circuit 2

Plank Sprawl - 20 seconds work

Rest - 10 seconds

Repeat 8 times, for 4 minutes

Rest 1-3 minutes and go on to the next Circuit

Circuit 3

Burpees - 20 seconds work

Rest - 10 seconds

Repeat 8 times, for 4 minutes

Rest 1-3 minutes and go on to the next Circuit

Circuit 4

Mountain Climbers- 20 seconds work

Rest - 10 seconds

Repeat 8 times, for 4 minutes

And you’re done!  Unless you want to repeat 1 or more of the circuits 1 more time!

Take a sweaty self and tag SHREDZ!