On a Friday night I run a group circuit class that is based around the conditioning training done by professional mixed martial artists (MMA). The class is aimed at getting participants fighting fit rather than teach them how to fight. The class mixes elements of my Ultimate fighting fitness programme alongside partner drills that help [...]
This workout mixes short bursts of high intensity cardio training with resistance exercises. The workout is performed over 4 rounds with each round being made up of 1 cardio and 2 resistance based exercises. You perform each round 3 times through aiming not to rest between exercises. At the end of the round rest for [...]
Here is something I did the other day at the end of my circuit class as a great way of finishing everyone off (it certainly managed that!) The aim is simple, starting off with 10 reps of a squat curl and press you then work your way through a range of exercises with each one [...]
This post looks at another version of the basic press up called the switch press up. Even with all the exercise equipment that is currently on the market you can still get a fantastic workout with just your own bodyweight. From pull ups, planks, lunges, bodyweight rows and burpees etc there are so many ways [...]
In the past I have looked at complex sets which are the principle of performing a number of exercises back to back to form one complex exercise. In this post I will look at 3 more of these complex exercises and how you can use them in your workout. The first 2 are very similar [...]
One of the main reasons I hear for not exercising from people is because of a lack of time. Many people just can not find that hour or so they believe is needed for an effective workout. This is why I have started running 30 minute sessions; to help my busy clients fit in an [...]
This times WBW is a 8 exercise circuit performed over 5 rounds. The workout gets progressively harder as the rest is reduced between exercises as rounds go on. For the first round you will complete 20 seconds per exercise with a 40 second rest. For each following round the time spent on each exercise is [...]
In only a few weeks time my Ultimate fighting fitness programme will be launched at the Fitpro convention in Loughborough. If you have no idea what this workout is all about (then you obviously have never been on this website before!) then here is a sample round from a session to wet your appetite before [...]
So it is part 2 of our 12 week training plan and this time we are going to focus on just 1 of the workouts we did. For the second week it was more of the same as week 1 with the first 2 sessions splitting the body into half and the final workout being [...]
This times WBW mixes a resistance training circuit alongside a bodyweight one. For the resistance circuit pick one of the alternatives from the list depending on what equipment is available to you. In between circuits rest for 1-2 minutes and aim to complete 2-3 of each circuit. Warm up: 5-10 minutes Complete each of the [...]
