In this 20‑minute outdoor workout, Tommy Cassano, founder of Outdoor Body, leads a nonstop glute, core, and hamstring activation session filmed at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. He frames the extreme heat (up to 134 °F) and low elevation as a mental and physical challenge, using the desert backdrop to motivate participants. The routine follows a structured progression: starting with bird‑dog extensions, moving through lifts, side planks, leg circles, glute walks, curls, bridges, iso holds, and finishing with an animal‑stance kick. Throughout, Cassano repeatedly emphasizes precise form—"squeeze belly button to spine," shoulders over wrists, heel‑drive, dorsiflexed foot, and glute contraction—while providing real‑time countdowns, energetic encouragement, and motivational chants. The video also promotes the Peak Outdoor Body brand and invites viewers to experience Death Valley’s landscape, blending instructional fitness content with environmental immersion and community branding.
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What's up everybody? Tommy Cassano, founder of Outdoor Body, here in Death Valley National Park in Zabriskie Point. What other better way to heat up your glutes, your core, your booty than a 20-minute peak workout here in Death Valley, one of the hottest, driest, lowest places on the planet, especially here in North America. Right near Furnace Creek we are. Temperatures have gotten to 134 degrees.
Woo!
And one of the lowest places, Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level. We're gonna get right into it. It's a minute exercise nonstop. Stop. It's focusing all mostly on glutes, core, booty activation. We're getting after it, we're heating it up. We're going to start off with bird dogs with the right leg, so we're going to go 5 minutes straight of right glute exercises, then we're going to go left 5 minutes, then we're going to mix it up, we're going to change it up. It's 20 minutes non-stop, upper echelon. Let's get it right now in Death Valley. I'm on this little trail here in Zabriskie. Had to go down below, the wind was kicking up today, so we're gonna go nice and hot, deep in the furnace just for you. Bird dogs, right leg first in 3, 2, 1, let's get it. Here we go, so lock out, bring it in. Lock out, bring it in. Super important for glute activation, all these exercises, really think of squeezing your belly button to spine, Core tight, squeezing those glutes. In all these extensions, focus on that lower butt lip. Even these high plank, shoulders directly above the wrists. Form over everything, especially in these 20-minute non-stop workouts. Let's go, 30 seconds in already. Then we're gonna go a little lift-raise complex.
Whoo! Let's get it! Let's go!
Come on, fire it up! 3, 2, 1, here we go! We got a lift, lift, let's go! Raising to the right, lifting, let's go! All right, leg first, heating it up. Whoo, it's burning!
Let's go!
Remember, quality over quantity. Don't worry about how many reps, worry about form, squeezing. Even right now, your glutes should be burning if you're neurologically concentrating on that right booty.
Let's go!
20 seconds.
15. Come on! 10 seconds.
Oh, it's burning! Let's go! 2, 1, shake it off! Here we go, straight leg, leg curls, or circle rather. We're going 30 seconds one way, 30 the other. Now this is going to burn. 20 seconds left, come on now.
Oh yeah. Woo, man.
All right, all at once. I don't know if that was a good idea. This is burning.
Switch.
But we got it, we're strong, we'll make it through.
Come on.
Beautiful morning here at Zabriskie Point. Panamint Mountain Range. I believe these are the Black Mountains here, reminiscent of some badlands. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Whoo!
So we're gonna be right here, a side plank, and just raising straight up. So just straight raise, boom, down, straight up. Coming down. Oh yeah, let's get it! Come on!
40 seconds.
30 seconds. Come on, make it burn.
Woo!
20 seconds. Let's go.
Mm. 15.
I mean, my right glute. Also flex your torso, flex your foot if you can. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Here we go, laying flat right here. All we're doing is Superman on that right glute. Left arm come up, that's it. Squeezing that cross pattern. So think of your top left shoulder all the way to your right glute, just squeezing all the way up. Let's go, you got this! Oh yeah, come on, let's go! 30 seconds left, then we got our other side. Oh, it's burning! Let's get it! 20 seconds left. 10 seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Here we go, we're flipping it over. We got our left side bird dog.
Let's go, lock out.
Shoulder directly above the spine. Always on rocks and stuff on this nice little trail path down in Zabriskie. Remember, come visit Death Valley. The wilderness area is amazing. Lucky to be able to film some stuff here for you. Let's go, squeezing tight belly button, spine. Let's get it, 15 seconds, lock it out, focusing on that left glute now.
Let's go, come on, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Here we go, we're going side raise.
And pump.
Side raise and pump.
Side raise and pump. Let's get it, come on! Whoo! Almost there.
Actually, not almost there, we're almost at 6 and a half minutes. Firing up those glutes, let's go! 30 seconds. It is beautiful here. I think you can see the moon still out up there. Early morning.
15 seconds.
Oh yeah, come on now. Mm, we got our leg circles next. I know you're waiting for those. Here we go. Leg straight out, circles. 30 one way, 15 seconds, then we're switching.
Woo!
I mean, glutes are on fire. Fire! Let's get it, come on. Switch, 30 the other way.
Come on now, 15.
10 seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Here we go. We got our side plank right here, just raising up. So really, once again, focus on squeezing that heel. Dorsiflex the foot, meaning the toes point forward, activating that glute. Let's go! Oh yeah, squeeze it slow. Hotter it burns, harder it dries. Come on, heating up in Death Valley. We're gonna be here all day for you.
Let's go! Woo!
Getting it! 20 seconds left.
Come on, 10 seconds.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Our Superman laying flat, right arm, left leg.
Let's go.
Squeezing that glute. Remember that cross pattern, that leg comes all the way up in the air. Oh yeah, next we're getting into our glute series. Better be ready, 5 minutes straight. Come on, 30 seconds left.
Let's get it. Come on, 20 seconds, 15, 10 seconds, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Nice! Foot's been on the back. We got our glute walks. So we're going to be right here.
Oh yeah. So up, we're going to walk out straight to the heels, bring the heels straight up, locking out. So squeezing the glutes, straight out, just a couple.
1, 2, 3, bring it back in.
So you dig in the heels so you activate those glutes every time your heels hit the ground. Coming back up, squeezing. Glute walks, let's go! Oh yeah, we're getting dirty now. Squeezing. 15 seconds, let's go! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Flipping back over on the stomach. Here we go. We got glute curls, just straight out. So the key to here is bringing your knees off the ground. So knees don't stand on the ground, knees come up right here and you lock out.
Woo!
It's burning. Let's go. Squeeze those glutes. Drive those heels to the booty, lock out and squeeze those heels to the booty. Let's go, 30 seconds, come on. Oh yeah, let's go, 20 seconds left, let's get it, 15 seconds. 10 seconds, almost there, squeezing tight. 3, 2, 1, here we go. Back on our back, we got a glute bridge opener.
So we're up here like this, heels together, locking out, squeezing up, locking out, squeezing up. Let's go.
Squeezing up. Woo!
Glute bridge opener. Love these ones. Let's get it. Come on now, 30 seconds. You got this. Then we're doing our iso glutes right and left. That's where it's really gonna burn. 20 seconds, come on. 15, let's go. 10 seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. So right down, left out, right here. All we're doing is holding for 1 minute. Ooh, holding tight, squeezing that right glute. Let's go! Elbows down, palms down, squeezing tight, core tight, digging in deep. Let's go! Almost there, but not really. It's heating up. Let's get it. Come on, stay with me. Remember, belly button to spine, activate. That glute squeezing tight. Almost there, let's get it. Here we go. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Left side, let's go. 1 minute. Squeezing tight, holding tight. Stay with me, you got this.
Oh yeah, let's go!
Almost there, 40 seconds left. Make it burn, come on now. 30 seconds. Remember, try and keep those hips all the way up. I know it's hard. I know those glutes are burning. Do it for Death Valley. 20 seconds left.
Here we go. Turn it over. We got down dog. Squat, so it's gonna come right here, squeezing all the way up, locking out.
Squeezing all the way up, locking up. Squeezing, locking up. Squeezing, locking up.
More air, man. Active, making sure once again you're squeezing those glutes, bringing them all the way back to the heels, locking out. Squeezing those down dog squats, locking out.
Let's go.
Squeezing, pressing into the earth.
Come on. Whoo!
Let's go. 20 seconds left. Almost there.
15.
Let's go. Oh yeah, we're getting into some iso holds. 10 seconds. Lock out. Squeeze, lock out. 3, 2, 1, here we go. We got an iso chair hold. That's it, squeezing tight, booty tight. Always on uneven surface, so making sure right here booty's all the way down. Try and get that 90-degree if you can, locking the arms straight out. This I really want you to focus on— core tight, inner thighs, squeezing as tight as you can. That's right, isolating those glutes, those thighs right here, getting into the meat. Let's go, 30 seconds left.
Come on. Woo!
It's burning. It's heating up here in Death Valley. Come on now. Not quite 134 degrees, thank goodness. However, this glute workout burning. Let's go, come on! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Here we go, iso right here. So I want you to lean forward into that lunge position, and we're going to squeeze that glute right here, coming down and up very slightly. Very slightly, micro, micro little pulse right here. Once you lean forward into it, also a little windy down here, it's all good. Beautiful day in the neighborhood. Come on, 30 seconds, squeezing, micro pulse.
Come on now. Woo!
30 seconds.
Actually, 15.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Woo!
Switch sides. Left side, let's go.
Coming down.
Remember, coming forward, squeezing that glute right here, coming into it.
Let's go. You got this, all day. Almost there, 45 seconds. Now we got one more exercise to top it off. Let's go, stay with me, make it burn. 30 seconds left. It's a brisk point. Gotta come visit this place, it's stunning, it's awesome. Sunrise is the time. The colorations is just beautiful. Artist Point right down the road, all these beautiful colorful rocks, mountainsides. Let's go! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, here we go! We got a little bit of animal stance. Kick straight back. Last minute right here. Shoulders right above the wrist, core tight, belly button to spine.
Lock out.
Let's go, you're almost there. 45 seconds, stay with me. Stay strong, finish strong. Get this outdoor body, P. Come on, let's go. Let's do it. 30 seconds. Almost there. Lock out, squeeze those glutes. This is the finisher. 20 seconds left. Come on, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is it. That is your peak workout here at Zabrinsky Point, Death Valley. Glute activation. I hope it's burning. It better be burning. You can always do this 2 times, make it a 40-minute non-stop workout. Mobility before, stretching after, make it 50 minutes. However you want, however much time you have, make sure you give 110%. Each and every workout, getting after it, getting wild every single day. Thank you for joining me in Death Valley National Park. I'll see y'all next time for Outdoor Body Workout. Let's get it, let's stay wild!
