The ultimate 10 challenge is a 10 exercise circuit that has you scoring points for number of reps completed; time the circuit is finished in and for taking shorter rest periods. For each of the exercises there are a maximum number of reps that you aim to complete such as 20 for the press ups. [...]
Here is a workout that I designed for 2 of my clients Phil and Nick (hence the name of the session) to do while they are away on holiday. For this workout all you need are some dumbbells and a space of around 10-15 metres so it is ideal for outdoor use. The workout combines [...]
You may be wondering what a post about playing cards is doing on a site about fitness? Well if you fancy shaking up your training and doing something completely different then grab yourself a deck of cards. The principle is simple; pick 2 exercises one for the red cards and one for the black. So [...]
This post looks at a workout I did recently that uses the training principles from my MMA conditioning class. The workout takes exercises and drills used by professional mixed martial artists (MMA) within their conditioning training. The workout is a circuit based session that is split into 5 minute rounds the same as an MMA [...]
This post looks at barbell circuits also known as barbell complexes. These complexes are designed to improve speed, conditioning, strength endurance and can have some aerobic benefits. The idea is to perform a circuit of barbell exercises back to back without any rest and ideally without putting the bar down. Since you are performing a [...]
Well Rob has now finished the inferno fat burning programme and I am pleased to say it was a success. Rob has told me that he has noticed a change with his body shape; he has dropped a little weight and feels a lot fitter. The main result is that he has noticed a reduction [...]
Here is a circuit workout that works the whole body mixing resistance training with high intensity cardio. All you will need to do this are dumbbells and a punch bag. The workout will help to improve strength, fitness as well as burning body fat.
Warm up:
As always spend between 5-10 minutes warming the body up [...]
Here is another workout I did with my Saturday morning circuit class. All you need is a barbell and some weights and lots of energy. The circuit is split into rounds and each round is made up of 3 exercises. For this workout we are using high reps so it is 50 per exercise although [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
