Recently I attended Wakefield Fitness First to teach a MMA conditioning master class to their members. Wakefield is one of the Fitness First clubs that runs my class under the name Strike-Fit. The class was well attended and along with the members of Fitness First I had a professional fighter come along to try out [...]
All you need for this 10 minute challenge is kettlebell and a space of around 8-10 metres long. The workout uses 3 exercises, walking kettlebell swings, walking lunges and bear crawling, to give you a challenge that will target the hamstrings, glutes, quads, back, shoulders and core. The challenge is great for improving muscular endurance [...]
One of the first posts I ever submitted on the site covered that of abdominal training. It showed 15 exercises that would target your entire mid-section and help towards a flatter stomach (http://www.resultsconditioning.com/archives/340). In this post I will look at another 7 abdominal exercises that you can try instead of more conventional exercises such as [...]
This circuit uses 5 Powerbag exercises and is designed to help those training in mixed martial arts (MMA) to improve their conditioning, aerobic fitness and explosive power. The aim is to spend 30 seconds on each of the exercises and to complete the circuit twice to form a 5 minute round. At the end of [...]
This workout uses just a single medicine ball so is ideal for those training at home but is just as suited to the gym. The workout is great for overall conditioning, muscle tone and aerobic fitness. Perform the below exercises in a circuit spending 30-40 seconds on each one, at the end of the circuit [...]
Rob is now into his third week of the Inferno programme and even though he is finding it hard going, he is enjoying it (if enjoy is the right word)! He told me that already he is feeling fitter and leaner which is excellent and we are both looking forward to seeing the end result.
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The press-up is a fantastic body weight exercise that works the muscles of the chest (pectorals), shoulders (deltoids) and back of the arms (triceps) as well as requiring the core the work to help maintain optimum posture. There are many different versions of the basic press-up that you can use to make the exercise either [...]
Here is a workout I did with 2 of my clients that involves using just a single dumbbell each. The session works the entire body and is great for muscular endurance, stamina and overall conditioning. The workout consists of 9 exercises with each one being done for 30 seconds. Aim to keep the rest between [...]
In this post I will look at the next 2 workouts that I used with my client Rob as part of his inferno fat burning programme. As mentioned in the previous post I will using a split workout since Rob is training on consecutive days, so on Thursday night we trained chest, shoulders and triceps [...]
The dumbbell snatch is a version of the Olympic lift, the snatch, performed with a dumbbell in one hand. You move the dumbbell from the floor to above your head in one explosive movement.
The dumbbell snatch is a full body movement and most of the major muscle groups come into play, particularly legs, shoulders and [...]
