Cross My Abs Good Bye to Thighs Ugi Workout 12 min
2013
This 12 minute Ugi workout is a HIIT workout made up of all Ugi exercises. There are 5 exercises and you go through them in intervals, with the feature exercise – Ugi Cross Core Abs getting repeated. I am always looking for ways to make sit ups more interesting, and I liked the way this exercise works the core and obliques. The Ugi exercises may look easy, but that is only until you actually do them, and then you realize it takes a lot of deeper core strength to balance and keep form, holding onto or supported by that seemingly innocent weighted ball. Each of the exercises in this Ugi workout is a new one for me, or a different variation, and the time went by really fast!
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Cross My Abs Good Bye to Thighs Ugi Workout
Workout Breakdown
12 minutes of intervals
Set your timer for 12 rounds of 10 seconds rest and 50 seconds work and go through the following sequence:
Ugi Cross Core Abs
Ugi Squeeze Burpees
Ugi Plank Walk Down
Ugi Cross Core Abs
Ugi Twist Tuck Burpees
Side to Side Ugi Squat and Press
Ugi Workout on Video
My Reps
Ugi Cross Core Abs – 11, 11
Ugi Squeeze Burpees – 4, 4
Ugi Plank Walk Down – 10, 10
Ugi Cross Core Abs – 11, 10
Ugi Twist Tuck Burpees – 3, 3
Side to Side Ugi Squat and Press – 19, 20
Exercise Descriptions
Lying on ground with knees bent hold Ugi on ground with arms outstretched behind head, sit up and bring Ugi up overhead and down to touch the ground between legs, then bring Ugi to one side of the body touching ground by hip and then bring Ugi over to the other side, touching the ground with Ugi on the other side by hip. Then return to start position touching Ugi down to the ground behind your head. This is one rep.
Start with Ugi just in front of you. Squat down and place hands on Ugi, jump feet back, do a push up, still with hands supported on Ugi, jump legs in, then lift Ugi up high overhead and then place Ugi between knees, squat and pulse squeezing Ugi between knees for 5 pulses, then place Ugi back on floor. This is one rep.
Start in high plank (push up) position with feet up on Ugi, then go down to elbow plank position one arm at a time and then come back up to start high plank position one arm at a time. Continue changing plank positions going from high plank to elbow plank and back while keeping feet balanced on Ugi.
Start with Ugi just in front of you. Squat down and place hands on Ugi, jump feet back, do a push up, still with hands supported on Ugi, bring one knee up and twist body bringing the hip on same side as that knee close to or touching the ball, return to plank and repeat on other side, continue alternating sides for 6 reps. Bring legs back to plank position and then jump legs in, and then lift Ugi up high overhead and back to ground. This is one rep.
Side to Side Ugi Squat and Press
Start standing straight and holding Ugi in front close to body, take a step to the right and then squat down so that thighs are parallel with floor and touch Ugi to the ground between feet, come up and simultaneously step back in to the center (start position) and lift up high overhead. This is one rep. For the next rep step out to the left side and repeat the movements to the left and continue in this manner alternating sides for each rep.
