This times WBW is a short but intense challenge that can be completed in less than 10 minutes. This makes it a perfect finisher for your workout, or if you’re really pushed for time then why not do it on its own. The challenge involves burpees, clean and presses and medicine ball crunches, you start [...]
Here is a workout I put together today for a client who was short of time but wanted a challenging workout that hit everything. The entire session lasted for just over 30 minutes including warming up and cooling down. The aim of the workout was simple, complete as many sets of the following 9 exercise [...]
One of my favourite ways to give my clients a cardiovascular workout is with focus pads, this post looks at different ways I use them within my sessions.
1 minute on, 1 minute off:
This workout involves mixing the focus pads with some bodyweight training to give you an effective session that lasts for 16 minutes [...]
The first challenge of 2012 is aptly named the 20/12 Burpee challenge. The 20/12 relates to the number of repetitions you perform, as you alternate between 20 and 12 reps and as for the Burpee in the title well that’s because you do 4 different variations of the beloved whole body exercise.
For this challenge you [...]
Here is the first challenge of 2012 and we kick of the year with a 20 minute Powerbag challenge. The format of the challenge is the same as both the Torturous 20 and VIPR 20 and involves completing as many sets of an 8 exercise circuit within a 20 minute time limit. All that is [...]
Here is a workout I have been doing recently with my clients that combines focus pad work, bodyweight and powerbag exercises and finishes with a tough challenge that is bound to send your heart rate through the roof! After warming up doing speed and agility work using mini hurdles and cones you start the workout [...]
Here is a challenge that is performed over 5×5 minute rounds and mixes kettlebell exercises with high intensity cardio training. The aim of the challenge is to complete as many sets as you can over the 5 rounds of training. Each round is made up of 1 kettlebell exercise and 1 cardio based exercise and [...]
Here is a little finisher I have been using with clients at the end of their sessions. It is short and simple and as the name suggests should only take 5 minutes or less to complete. To perform it you only need a medicine ball and a space of approximately 10 metres long. To do [...]
Here is a VIPR challenge that uses 7 whole body movements. The challenge came about after putting a client through this workout today. For the last round of the circuit I set her a time limit of 8 minutes to complete it all which she did with 20 seconds to spare. For the challenge though [...]
The latest challenge uses the principles of my MMA conditioning workout which is set to be launched nationwide under the name “Ultimate fighting fitness”. The workout is 4 rounds with each round being made up of 5 exercises. Within a normal workout each exercise would be performed for either 30 seconds and completed twice or [...]
