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HIIT: Resistance Band Tabata

20 min
 · 
4 exercises
 It's Tabata time! 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, 4 minutes per exercise. Ouch!
Cable Pull Throughs
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
1:00 rest
Modified Side Planks
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
Alternate sides
1:00 rest
Low Cable Back Rows
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
1:00 rest
Alternate Heel Touches
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
This HIIT: Resistance Band Tabata 20 min gym workout plan effectively targets your abs and back. Easily follow this workout with confidence on your phone or printable exercise program with our clear exercise demonstrations. You can also look up step-by-step instructions for each of the 4 exercises and see which muscle groups they target. Enjoy!

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HIIT: Resistance Band Tabata
20 min
 · 
4 exercises
 It's Tabata time! 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, 4 minutes per exercise. Ouch!
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Cable Pull Throughs
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
Set 1 of 8
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Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Hamstrings
  1. With your back facing the cable station and the cable resting on the floor between your feet, bend at your knees and take a firm grip of the cable in both hands.
  2. Keeping your knees bent at a 45 degree angle, pull the cable up so that it is resting between your knees.
  3. With a firm grip on the cable extend your knees and drive your body upwards using your glutes as the prime mover.
  4. Hold the top portion while tensing your glutes.
  5. Slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position to complete 1 rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Lower Back
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
  1. Place two dumbbells on the floor.
  2. Stand facing the dumbbells with your feet shoulder width apart.
  3. Bend knees and hips to lower your torso in a squatting movement,keep your back straight.
  4. At the bottom of the squat grip the dumbbells with an overhand grip,keeping your arms fully extended.
  5. Return to an upright position holding the dumbbells with your palms facing towards your body and extending your hips forward. Do not round your back.
  6. Return the dumbbells to the floor in the same manner you picked them up.
  7. Repeat.
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Modified Side Planks
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Modified Side Planks
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
Set 1 of 8
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Alternate sides
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Obliques
  1. Kneel on a yoga/exercise mat or towel with your feet out behind you.
  2. Slowly lower yourself down to one side and ground your elbow and forearm so that it runs perpendicular to your body.
  3. Embrace your core and hold this modified side plank for the designated amount of time.
  4. Perform the same movement on the other side!
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Low Cable Back Rows
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Low Cable Back Rows
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
Set 1 of 8
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Primary muscle group(s):
Lower Back
Secondary:
Biceps, Shoulders, Upper Back & Lower Traps
  1. Connect a V-bar attachment to the low pulley on a cable station or cable rowing machine.
  2.  Sit down at the station and place your feet on the foot pads or crossbar provided, while keeping your knees slightly bent.
  3. Lean forward, keeping your back straight and grip the V-bar handles with both hands.
  4. Keeping your arms fully extended pull back until your torso is at a 90-degree angle from your legs.
  5. Your back should be slightly arched, with your chest should be pushed out. This is the start position.
  6. Keeping your torso stationary, pull the handles back towards you while squeezing your back muscles.
  7. Keep your arms close to your sides until your hands reach your abdomen. Exhale as you perform this movement.
  8. Hold for a count of one.
  9. Inhale as you return to the start position in a smooth movement.
  10. Repeat.

Do not swing or rock back and forth as you perform this exercise. Doing so can cause lower back injury. <strong></strong> You can perform this exercise using a straight bar instead of a V-Bar. You can use an underhand or overhand grip.

Primary muscle group(s):
Lower Back
Secondary:
Abs, Biceps
  1. Stand tall with a tight core and flat back. Hold a pair of dumbbells at your side with an overhand grip. Bend slightly at the knees as you push your hips back. Keep your chest and head up. Upper body should be almost parallel with the floor.
  2. With your elbows at a 60-degree angle, bring the dumbbells up. Pause when your upper arm is parallel with the floor. Contract the muscle then slowly return the dumbbells to the starting point.
Primary muscle group(s):
Middle Back / Lats, Upper Back & Lower Traps
Secondary:
Biceps
  1. Stand tall with a tight core and flat back. Hold a pair of water bottles at your side with an overhand grip. Bend slightly at the knees as you push your hips back. Keep your chest and head up. Upper body should be almost parallel with the floor.
  2. With your elbows at a 60-degree angle, bring the water bottles up. Pause when your upper arm is parallel with the floor. Contract the muscle then slowly return the water bottles to the starting point.
Primary muscle group(s):
Middle Back / Lats
Secondary:
Abs, Biceps
  1. Begin the movement by stepping on to a resistance band with your feet at shoulder-width, toes pointed slightly out.
  2. Bend slightly at the knees and forward at the hips. Maintain a braced core and flat back throughout.
  3. Leading with your elbows, pull the handles of the resistance band back, bringing your shoulder blades closer together. Hold this contraction and slowly release to the starting position.
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Alternate Heel Touches
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Alternate Heel Touches
8 sets
20 secs
10 sec rest
Set 1 of 8
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Primary muscle group(s):
Obliques
Secondary:
Abs
  1. Lie on an exercise mat, with your back flat, knees bent and your feet flat on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  2. Fully extend your arms down the side of your body, palms facing in. This is the start position.
  3. Exhaling, crunch your torso forward and to the right until you can touch your right heel with your right hand. Hold for a count of one.
  4. Return to the starting position smooth motion, inhaling as you do so.
  5. Repeat the movement, this time to your left side.
  6. When you have completed the movement on both sides, you have done one repetition.
  7. Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
  1. Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground, with your knees bent at 90 degrees. Alternatively, you can place your feet up on a bench a few inches apart with your toes turned inwards and touching.
  2. Place your hands lightly on either side of your head.
  3. Keep your elbows in  so that they are parallel to your body.
  4. Push your back down flat into the floor to isolate your abdominal muscles.
  5. Gently curl your shoulders forward and up off the floor.
  6. Continue to push down into the floor with your lower back.
  7. Raise your shoulders about four to six inches only.
  8. Hold and squeeze your abdominal muscles for a count of one.
  9. Return to the start position in a smooth movement.
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