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 [...]
A while ago I posted on here a session that involved using playing cards http://www.resultsconditioning.com/archives/1110 . Well here is another version of this theme that I have used recently within my circuit classes and during one 2 one sessions. The way it works this time is that you perform a 4-5 exercise circuit that focuses [...]
Recently one of my clients asked me to put together a couple of workout programmes that she could do at home away from the Results studio to compliment her personal training. One programme would use just a large tractor tyre, sledgehammer and bodyweight along with the great outdoors while the other would use the versatile [...]
This workout mixes 4 kettlebell exercises along with 1 high intensity aerobic one to give you a good whole body session that can be completed in around 30 minutes including warming up and cooling down. The kettlebell exercises used are 4 of the most effective with these cannonball shaped pieces of kit, they are the [...]
This workout uses 12 exercises, 4 resistance exercises that target upper and lower body, 4 that hit the core and 4 aerobic exercises. Resistance circuit: After warming up the first circuit focuses on resistance exercises to target both the upper and lower body. Perform 30 seconds of each exercise and do the circuit twice through [...]
This workout is a 12 exercise circuit that hits all the major muscles of the chest, back, legs and core as well as involving 3 high intensity aerobic exercises. The circuit uses a mixture of equipment found at the Results studio including Powerbags, TRX, Vipr and Swiss balls. The aim is to complete 30 seconds [...]
This post looks at circuit training that mixes resistance exercises with high intensity aerobic work. I use these types of workouts with many of my clients as a way to improve cardio fitness, increase lean muscle tissue and reduce body fat. Many people still spend 30 plus minutes on a piece of cardio equipment as [...]
