Bodyweight Circuit + Tabata Workout: Upper Body and Core

Bodyweight Circuit + Tabata Workout for Upper Body & Core - No equipment needed for this 22-minute upper body & core workout. You'll complete a circuit of exercises and finish with a tabata blast. #upperbodyworkout #coreworkout #workoutvideo #bodyweightworkout #workout

Today’s upper body and core workout is the follow-up to last week’s lower body version. It uses the same format as the Studio Pumps class pack I released around this time last year. The class pack was five, full-length workouts using minimal equipment (set of dumbbells and a resistance band loop). The first workout was posted for free on YouTube, with the remaining classes available for purchase.

For more information about the full-length workout classes, check out Studio Pumps.

Bodyweight Circuit + Tabata Workout: Upper Body and Core

This workout is broken up into a circuit and a tabata. For the circuit, you’ll do five exercises for 45 seconds each. Complete them back to back with no rest. You’ll go through the circuit four times, resting for 30 seconds at the end of each set. In the video, I’ll give you 60 seconds to rest at the halfway point.

For the tabata, I’ll give you two exercises and you’ll alternate between them using an interval structure of 20 seconds of work 10 seconds rest x8.

In the full Circuit + Tabata classes, a warm-up and cool down are included in the video. For today’s though, you can always do the separate ones I’ve posted in the past:

As with any workout you want to make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand, and always listen to your body, modifying or stopping as needed.

Workout Breakdown

CIRCUIT

For a demonstration of the exercises and how to modify, see 1:45 in above video.

Clapping Sit-Ups
Side Plank Hip Dips to Top Crunch
Triceps Dips Crab Kicks
Leg Drop + Spread
SA March to Push Up

TABATA

For a demonstration of the exercises and how to modify, see 20:27 in above video.

Offset Plank Jacks (alternate right / left each interval)
Chest-Down Sprawl

If you enjoy this bodyweight circuit, you’ll love my Circuit + Tabata class pack available in Studio Pumps! It’s the same structure, with the first half focusing on lower body and the second half focusing on upper body and core. Because weights and resistance are used, the circuit portion has more of a strength focus. The classes all include a warm up and cool down and take 45 minutes, with modifications demonstrated throughout the workout.

This is the last workout video shot in my old apartment, so get ready for a lil’ change of scenery next week.

xo Nicole