A few months ago I posted some workouts I did in preparation for a photo shoot to help promote my MMA conditioning circuit class. This workout is due to be launched through Fitpro early next year. Below is a sample of the diet I followed in the 5 week run up to the shoot along [...]
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 [...]
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 a drill I use within my MMA fitness class that combines a number of movements together and takes you from the floor to standing and back down again to simulate what can happen multiple times within a fight. For this drill start on the floor and throw 3-4 up kicks into a bag [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a video that showed me taking my client Nick, through a round on the pads. In this video it is the turn of Alex, another of my clients to be put their paces using the focus pads. Alex was a high level black belt in Karate and after a [...]
Here is a challenge I put together tonight for one of my clients who as a high level black belt in Karate is looking to get back into fighting shape after a break from his martial arts training. The challenge is performed over 3 rounds with a round being made up of a circuit of [...]
Here is a workout I did recently with client and training partner Nick. It mixes rounds of my MMA fitness programme along with some body sparring and grappling drills. The MMA rounds were for 5 minutes and were based around 5 exercises. Each exercise was performed for 30 seconds with each one being completed twice [...]
One of the most effective ways I find to get clients into shape is by doing pad work. Throwing combinations of punches, kicks, knees and elbows onto focus pads is a fantastic cardio workout that really helps to burn the fat and tone the body as well getting rid of any stress after a hard [...]
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 [...]
Friday night is MMA fitness night at the Results studio. This post looks at a group session that I run for 5 guys that are based on my MMA conditioning programme. All those that take part have martial arts experience and are fans of MMA and wanted a session that would get them into great [...]
