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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to my Results Conditioning “Big book of challenges”. In here you will find 30 fitness challenges that will test your aerobic and anaerobic fitness, muscular endurance and stamina as well as pushing you to your very limits.
I use fitness challenges with my clients as one way of monitoring progress and as a way for [...]
This time we look at another compound barbell exercise, the deadlift. The deadlift targets the muscles of the posterior chain (hamstrings, glutes, lower back) and like the squat is another must do exercise to include within your training if your goals are increased muscle size or strength gains.
Many people avoid the deadlift due to a number [...]
This series of posts looks at some of my favourite and most effective exercises that I use on a regular basis within my personal training sessions. For each of the exercises I will look at correct technique and teaching points, other variations of the exercise and then list some sample workouts. For this first post [...]
In this post I will look at a 4-6 week training programme that I did recently with one of my clients. The programme is designed to help increase muscle size (hypertrophy) and the workouts are based around compound free weight exercises such as clean and presses, hang cleans, deadlifts etc. My client trained with me [...]
We are now offering our members a new “Design your workout” service. As well as being sent a written plan we will also film a 5-10 minute video clip showing you exercise technique and post it directly onto the site. As before simply choose what equipment you have available to you, your aims and goals, [...]
A few posts ago we looked at a complex exercise using the Powerbag. The Powerbag is a very effective and versatile piece of kit but for many people it may not be readily available to them. This post looks at a complex exercise using dumbbells, which are found in most health clubs and are very [...]
