After the “Design your own workout” post proved popular I have decided to put together a “Create your own challenge” post. At Results I use fitness challenges as a great way of monitoring clients progress. Once they have completed a challenge they will then do it 6-8 weeks later to see how much they have [...]
Are you bored of doing the same workout and fancy trying something completely different? The Results Conditioning “Design your own workout” will generate you a unique training plan for you to try. Simply pick from the equipment list below what kit you want to use, decide upon your goals (I.e. reduce body fat, increase muscle [...]
For this workout all you will need is a kick-shield. It mixes plyometrics along with striking drills to give you an anaerobic workout that will help to strip plenty of body fat. Aim to complete the circuit 3 times with a 1-2 minute rest in between rounds and then build up to 5 full circuits. [...]
Chest Challenge:
Destroy your upper body in this press up challenge.
This challenge involves nothing more than your bodyweight. Start with one press up and then go into a kneeling position and perform one kneeling sprawl. Each time increase both exercises by one rep.
Example:
1 Press up with 1 sprawl
2 press ups with 2 sprawls
3 press ups [...]
Ground and pound gauntlet.
Jump and punch your way to fighting fitness with this explosive challenge.
For this challenge all you will need is either a punch bag or a kick shield placed on the floor. You will start off with one lateral jump over the bag or shield (One rep counts as jumping over the [...]
These challenges are all taken from the MMA conditioning class which is a studio based workout that is currently being run by Fitness First health clubs by the name of Strike-fit. After completing 5×5 minute rounds of circuit training using drills and exercises based around training principles used by mixed martial artists in their conditioning [...]
This workout uses elements of the MMA conditioning class ( http://www.resultsconditioning.com/mma-conditioning) for a circuit based session designed to help those who want to improve their fitness and conditioning for mixed martial arts. The workout mixes plyometric exercises, sports specific movements and striking drills over 5 rounds. Each round lasts for 6 minutes, with 1 minutes [...]
Upper body: Rotating shoulder presses. Start with the dumbbells at shoulder height with your palms facing towards you. Press the dumbbells up and across your body by rotating at your hips as if throwing an uppercut.
Lower body: Jump lunges. Start in a lunge position. Jump up and switch legs landing back in the lunge position.
Core: Triangle [...]
Here is a workout that uses only a small or medium sized punch bag that is ideal for those training in combat sports such as MMA or for those that want a whole body workout that will help to increase cardio fitness, improve muscle tone and burn calories.
Here are 2 ways of doing this workout.
Workout [...]
PROGRAMME TO INCREASE STRENTH AND POWER:
This workout is designed to help increase strength, power and anaerobic fitness for those that compete or train in mixed martial arts (MMA). These athletes not only need to be strong but also have the explosive power and stamina to perform at a high intensity for multiple 5 minute [...]
