cycle 125 (tabata omg)

4 rounds of tabata work (20:10×8) with different movements… you’ll know if you’re doing it right when all you want to do is cuss me out or get a trash can — or both.

Warm up

• Disco Infiltrator – LCD Soundsystem: easy spin
• The Cave – Mumford & Sons: flat road, +20 rpm sprints
• Take Me Out – Atomic Tom: seated climb, standing jog. easy hill
• Animal – Miike Snow: seated/standing climb, moderate hill
• Uprising – Muse: seated climb, standing attack, steep hill
• Parlez vous francais? – Art vs. Science: false flat, leadout sprints
• Crystalised – The XX: active recovery

Work out

20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 8 rounds. 1 minute rest between each tabata set. start each 20 second bout from a stopped position or rest in a light gear.

• round 1: Brazil – Deadmau5: seated sprint, false flat gear
• round 2: My Hero – Foo Fighters: standing sprint, false flat gear (rest song: Islands – The XX)
• round 3: Famous Last Words – My Chemical Romance: seated climb, moderate to steep hill
• round 4: Savior – Rise Against: hill attacks, steep hill

Cool down

This Boy’s in Love – The Presets