Men’s Health Magazine recently came out with their top 10 list of the best gyms in America.

They rated THE TOP GYM Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning based in Winchester, MA.

Guess what Mike Boyle uses in his gym?

Interval Workout Music powered by Workout Muse!

Coach Boyle recently shared an article with me outlining how he uses interval training music from Bootcamp Dynamite.

Please read below for an brief excerpt from the 130-page bootcamp dynamite training manual which includes both Mike Boyle’s article on stretching and mobility circuits, plus some other warm-up applications using the 50-10 interval training format:

Other Bootcamp Dynamite Programming Considerations

All of the following options/modifications below can be applied to 50-10 Five-Exercise Circuit format:

I. Warm-up Circuits: Mobility and Activation Emphasis

The great thing about the 50-10 format is that is has endless fitness applications. In fact, Mike Boyle, world famous strength coach and owner of the top gym in America according to Men’s Health, incorporates Bootcamp Dynamite powered by Workout Muse for the mobility and activation work for his elite athletes.

Mike Boyle LOVES WM for his athletes!

“I have been using the audio interval training soundtracks powered by Workout Muse for our mobility and activation circuits and it has made a huge difference in my ability to coach. Instead of having to look at the clock, I can focus on supervising and motivating my athletes- getting people in the right position- and the music does all of the work for me by telling them exactly what to do. I highly recommend you download some tracks and try it out today… it will make you a better coach!”

Below is a great article from Coach Boyle himself about his static stretching and mobility circuits using our 50-10 interval workout music:

Static Stretching and Mobility Circuits

By Michael Boyle of http://www.strengthcoach.com

Kerry, one of our UK members, asked about stretching and mobility circuits. For my Boston University Hockey Team we foam roll, do a 10-station static stretch circuit and then a 10-station mobility circuit prior to each workout.

We also use the 50-10 interval workout music from Bootcamp Dynamite powered by Workout Muse. Though these audio interval training soundtracks are originally made for fitness boot camps they are the perfect fit for this application. The audio instructions let me focus on coaching. The actual exercises are listed below:

I. Static Stretching 50-10 Circuit: 10 minutes

1- Hamstring (switch legs halfway)

2- Hip Flexor (switch legs halfway)

3- Table Hip Rotator (switch legs halfway)

4- Table Groin (switch legs halfway)

5- Partner Groin

6- Box Hip Flexor (switch legs halfway)

7- Stretchmate Lat (side to side) switch at halfway to TrueStretch Pec

8- Wall Hip Rotator (switch halfway)

9- Wall Rectus (switch halfway)

10- Tennis Ball T-Spine

II. Mobility 50-10 Circuit- Phase I: 10 minutes

1- Lateral Squat

2- Split Squat

3- Rotational Squat

4- 1-Leg SLDL

5- Valslide Hip Flexion

6- Stability Ball Internal Rotation

7- Half Kneel Ankle Mobilizations

8- Seated T-Spine

9- Wall Slides

10- Push-up

There are literally thousands of different warm-up routines you can set-up so please be sure to use your creativity and mix things up as often as you’d like. I have also put together a couple of sample pre-workout routines that we have used in our boot camps below to get you started.  I recommend performing these exercises at a slower, more controlled tempo than the main workout.

Sample Pre-Workout Routines

- You will alternate between 50 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for each exercise in the following five-exercise warm-up circuit. Perform this 5-minute circuit up to 2x for 10 total minutes.

Exercise#	Pre-Workout A	Pre-Workout B
1	Stationary Running Variation	Straight-Leg Kicks Variation
2	Jumping Jacks Variation	Windmill Variation
3	Lunge Variation (left leg)	Alternating Glute Bridge March
4	Lunge Variation (right leg)	Squat Variation
5	Push-up Walkout Variation	T-Push-up Variation

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