While in Las Vegas last weekend, Mike Whitfield took me through a sample Workout Finisher. It was 6 am Saturday, and we went in front of the Aria hotel. We did get a few funny looks from people heading to bed, but oh well. Here is the Back Safe Workout Finisher from Mike Whitfield.
~ Rick
Mike Whitfield and I are outside, it’s like six in the morning in Las Vegas, and we are going to go through an example of a Back Safe Workout Finisher. I will get Mike to introduce himself and talk a little bit about Finishers, and then he will take me through a sample of a finisher you can do that is safe for your back.
Mike Whitfield: Very cool. You are warming up, right? Well, a finisher is just a great way to replace cardio. Typically, we go to the gym, and we do our 5 to 10 minutes warm-up.
Here’s where everybody does the same thing over and over. We get on the treadmill, and we do our steady-state cardio. Then we go into the string sessions, whether it’s a split or full-body workout.
What I would do with my clients is replace that cardio with a finisher. It is more fun and spreads the energy in the entire body compared to just the legs. It is a great way to add a whole new dynamic to your workout, plus it is shorter, anywhere between 3 to 10 minutes.
This Back Safe Workout Finisher is only 3 minutes; it’s a density style. Density means that you will do as many rounds as possible within 3 minutes. And here’s the cool part: each exercise is just two reps each, giving you a whole new rep and setting the scheme to challenge yourself.
What you will do is:
- two jump squats
- two push-ups
- two skater hops on each side
Just do as many rounds as possible as you can in 3 minutes. Rick here has volunteered to do one circuit for you.
The first thing he will do is Jump Squat.
And then we will go right into the Push-Ups.
And then, we will do the Skater Hops for two reps.
That’s it; you just do it. As I said, you do two reps for each exercise, and you just run through that as many times as possible in 3 minutes.
Now let me warn you, this one looks easy, but once you get going for about 20 to 30 seconds, you will soon change your mind.
Rick Kaselj: And if you have any issues when it comes to the jump squat, Mike and I have got another video of the safe way of doing a jump squat if a jump squat is difficult for you, for your knees, or your back.
Mike, where can people get more information about you?
Mike Whitfield: Sure thing, you can go and check my finishers at WorkoutFinishers.com:
Rick Kaselj: Awesome. So thank you very much this is Rick Kaselj from ExercisesforInjuries.com. Make sure you head to ExercisesforInjuries.com and enter in your injury or pain; there’s a good chance that I have a video, an article, or an interview that will help you out.
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Rick Kaselj, M.S
