San Carlos Boot Camp Fitness 4/24/13- Try This TABATA Summer Fat Loss Program

San Carlos Boot Camp Fitness 4/24/13- Try ThisTABATA Summer Fat Loss Program

3 Phase Warm-Up:

Phase 1:  Foundation Mobility Training (5 Min)

*Set Gym Boss or Interval App to: 30s work time, 5s rest, 12 total sets for Phases 2 & 3

Phase 2: Core (Perform the following movements for 30s in a circuit with a 5s transition for 2 Sets (Total Time: 3:30)

*3B’s= Draw in belly towards spine, engage bladder muscles and tuck butt

*2B’s= Draw in belly towards spine & engage bladder muscles

1.     Prone Sit-Ups *Dig heels *Wide feet *Finish with elbows to thighs *Avoid pulling on neck *3B’s

2.     Table Bridge on Hands *Hold for 2s *Keep hips level and bring hips as high as tolerated *Get a good stretch with chest/shoulders *Adjust direction of hands to increase or decrease stretch to chest/shoulders *3B’s

3.     Prone Sea Turtles *Hold 2s *Shoulders back & down- squeeze shoulder blades *Finish with thumbs to thighs *2B’s

Phase 3: Primal Movements (Perform the following movements for 30s in a circuit with a 5s transition for 2 Sets (Total Time: 3:30) *Goal is blood flow, not max efforts

1.     Dynamic Reverse Wood Chops (15s each side-pretend you have a weigt in your hands) *2B’s *Shoulders back & down *Hinge from hip *Key is to rotate from core low to high *educate about #3

2.     Push-Ups *Shoulders back & down *Elbows in *3B’s *educate about #2

3.     Shoulder Squats (15s each side-pretend you have a weight on a shoulder) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbY3SZs-t8E*2B’s *Shoulders back & down *Squeeze shoulder blades *Keeps hips from deviating right and left and get as low as tolerated *Hold 2s at bottom *Hinge from hips *educate about #1

*Review WOD below during 2^nd round of Phase 2 & 3 above and assign campers stations for the WOD below. After 2^nd round of Phase 3 boot campers immediately transition to WOD. They can get water at any time on their own.

*Set Gym Boss or Interval App to: 20s work time, 10s rest, 16 sets, 30s transition time after all 16 sets are complete

TABATA: Perform each Tabata Combo for 16 sets before moving on (4 minutes each exercise-8 minutes each station). Tabata #4 is to be performed as a group for 8 sets only.

For example in #1: 20 seconds of squats, 10 sec rest, 20 sec mat jumps, 10 sec rest, 20 sec squats, 10 sec rest, 20 sec mat jumps, and so on until you reach 4 minutes of each exercise (8 sets of each.) ALLOW approximately 1 min rest after each numbered Tabata (depending on group).

·         Tabata #1: Sandbag Shoulder Squats (4 sets with SB on each side) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbY3SZs-t8E *2B’s *Shoulders back & down *Squeeze shoulder blades *Keeps hips from deviating right and left and get as low as tolerated *Hold 2s at bottom *Hinge from hips & Mat/Step Jumps *Start with hands up and finish with them up *Hinge from hips *Loadàexplode *Step ups as needed *2B’s

·         TABATA #2 Fat Man Wide Rows *Get low *Hips up *Mix up grips *Shoulders back & down *Squeeze shoulder blades and hold for 2s *Studio: Use Equalizers and use hips to help arms & High Knees Down-Up Push-Up *Perform 2 high knee runs on each sideà go down to pushup position and perform push-upà repeat *Goal is to explode up *No push-ups for those with shoulder issues- just plank as needed. *3B’s

·         Tabata #3 4 Cone Cross-Over Agility Drill *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKbUMnidU8 *2 people per set of cones *Stay low *Lead with hips with backpedal & Plate/DB/MB Dynamic Reverse Wood Chops (4 each side) *2B’s *Shoulders back & down  *Key is to rotate from core low to high *Studio: Perform outside

·         Tabata #4 Perform last TABATA as a group: Side Step with Opposite Hand to Foot Touch *Stay low in squat position *Lock shoulders back & down *Goal is speed- bring the energy *2B’s

Circle Time-Cool Down Stretches: 5 min

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