Ever get close to the end of your workout and really just feel like you need to totally annihilate yourself before the session is done? Boy I hope so, or else this opening paragraph is just going to sound masochistic.
Truth is, I don’t do HIIT sessions very often at the moment… so when I do, I want to really feel like I’m taking myself close to breaking point. Personally, I find that the best way to do this is to have a bunch of 5 minute workout finishers up my sleeve that I can call on when I really need to take things next level.
Here are five of my faves; grab a stopwatch and get to it!
FOR CARDIO (you’ll need a skipping rope)
50 seconds work – 10 seconds rest/changeover
1. High knees
2. Squat jumps
3. 20m shuttle run
4. Skipping
5. Chest-to-ground burpees
FOR LOWER BODY
1. 15 squats
2. 15 pulsing squats
3. 15 squat jumps
4. 15 drop squats
5. 15-second squat hold
6. 15-second rest
Repeat until time is up
FOR UPPER BODY (you’ll need a set of 1-3kg dumbbells)
20 seconds work – 10 seconds rest
1. Forward punching
2. Vertical punching
3. Lateral straight arm circles
4. Reverse the circles
5. Lateral raises
Repeat
FOR ABS
1. 20 crunches
2. 20 bicycle
3. 10 double leg lowers
4. 50 mountain climbers
Repeat until time is up
FOR TOTAL BODY HELL
1. Maximum burpees reps in five minutes.
Looking for something a little different? Try one of these instead.
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