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 [...]
One of the ways I give my clients a good cardio session is by working on the focus pads. Doing pad work not only gets the heart rate elevated, which will help burn away body fat and improve aerobic fitness, it can also help to improve speed, reflexes and hand eye co-ordination. Pad work is [...]
Here is another post that looks at exercises that use the latest craze, the VIPR. Below are just some of the many movements you can use with this versatile piece of kit followed by a few sample workouts for you to try.
Side lunge with overhead rotation
High to low rotational press
Front lunge with side bend
Front lunge [...]
The latest addition to the Results studio is Rodney the grappling dummy! While he may only be short (1.2m) he is a fantastic tool that I use with clients for ground and pound drills as well as throws and slams. Picking up a dummy and slamming it into the floor before jumping on it and [...]
Here is another drill using the VIPR that is ideal for those training in mixed martial arts. The drill mixes 2 high intensity VIPR exercises alongside ground and pound work. It is perfect for combat athletes as it uses explosive movements such as sprints and slams which will help you improve your power endurance, alongside [...]
Here is another post that looks at the functional training tool, the VIPR. This piece of kit is fantastic for working the body as a whole, using the principle of training movements and not muscles. So for example you can be doing an exercise that is hitting your lower body whilst at the same time [...]
Here is a workout I did today after a long stint of PT and teaching group exercise. I was feeling pretty tired and didn’t feel like training and it would have been easy to give it a miss and save it for another day. Instead I decided on a high intensity circuit that I could [...]
A couple weeks back the exercise of the week was a complex set using a VIPR; this time around we look at one that involves a kettlebell. Once again we are performing 9 exercises back to back without any rest. Normally I would spend between 40-60 seconds on each exercise depending on the client I [...]
One of the most popular reasons (or excuses) I hear for not training is lack of time. These workouts below can help address this situation as they can be completed in around 30 minutes, with some of them using very little kit so that they can be done at home. I believe that if someone [...]
RCT stands for the “Results conditioning test” which is a 10 exercise workout that I have put together to test my clients aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance of the upper and lower body and their core strength and stability. The test uses 10 bodyweight exercises and the idea is to get clients working to [...]
