These challenges are all taken from the MMA conditioning class which is a studio based workout that is currently being run by Fitness First health clubs by the name of Strike-fit. After completing 5×5 minute rounds of circuit training using drills and exercises based around training principles used by mixed martial artists in their conditioning programmes you will then attempt to complete as many reps as you can on one of these challenges. If you are currently attending these classes then you can now post your scores on here to see how you stack up against other participants. If not then why not try one of the challenges at the end of your workout and see how well you do. New challenges are added to the programme every 3 months so keep checking back to see the latest ones.

Challenge 1: Jump to it.

Feel how heavy your legs would be at the end of a 5 minute MMA round with this brutal lower body challenge.

All you will need for this challenge is a step box. Perform a box jump followed by one sprawl. Then increase your box jumps each time by one rep whilst keeping your sprawls in between to a single rep.

Example: 1 box jump with 1 sprawl

                 2 box jumps with 1 sprawl

                 3 box jumps with 1 sprawl

See how many box jumps you can get up to within 5 minutes. Check out the video below to see an example of box jumps and sprawls within a sample MMA circuit.