Trainer Davey has put together a dynamic strength training session for triathletes. The exercises used engage the core and work several muscle groups at once. The plyometric exercises keep the heart rate elevated and help to improve explosive power. Equipment needed: Light dumbbells, fit ball, gym mat.
Easy to learn but hard to complete MMA training video by MMAFitnessTraining. You will need a set of dumbbells, jump rope and medicine ball. There are only three exercises that you repeat for 15 minutes. Wall ball and double-unders are oldies but goodies, the manmaker is something new on us, but a great crossfit exercise.
This is a great little workout video routine from phyzique.co.nz/club.htm if you have the equipment available. Designed for snow sports it will fit equally well with any sport which requires dynamic strength, explosive power and agility. One thing that we do notice when watch so many clips, is the fantastic facilities and equipment that some organisations and individuals have built up. The Phyzique club featured here looks like a brilliantly functional space. However, the daddy would have to be the [...]
This video by Ben Mac is designed to improve spinal strength. Created for bodyboarders the stretches are ideal for all sports people and fitness enthusiasts. As everyone knows who has had a back injury, it can be extremely frustrating and lead to long training lay-offs. Back strengthening and increased flexibility will help to prevent injury and increase performance objectives. Gym equipment required: Towel and fitball.
The plyometrics, speed or agility ladder is a favourite of ours. It can be used as a warm-up exercise or as full speed and agility training session. The featured clip by SKLZvidz demonstrates eleven different drills. As it is a mobile piece of equipment it is perfect for outdoor sessions with your crew. Ladders were considered primarily a sports specific training apparatus for many years but are now a mainstream piece of fitness equipment. They are even used as a [...]
Improving balance and stability should be a mainstay of any fitness program. The Bosu makes this easy as it can be used as a platform for many exercises. Squats, lunges, press-ups, standing arm-curls, shoulder press, crunches, back-extensions and many more exercises can be performed while, standing, lying or jumping on the Bosu. In this video clip by JustinChavezTrainer the Bosu is used for a series of advanced balance and stability movements, ideal for use in the home or the gym [...]
Front Squat to Press by Philipp Halfmann. This is an excellent exercise for building explosive power and strength.
Rope exercises are another welcome addition to the mainstream fitness environment from MMA sports specific training. More gyms are providing them for their clients and if you are lucky enough to have enough space in your backyard, they are definitely worth purchasing. The undulating rope can provide a great full body workout as it engages many different muscle groups at the same time. This quality clip from Sander V. demonstrates five excellent exercises using undulating ropes.
Maya Gabeira is a professional big wave surfer, and one of only a handful of female surfers who push the limits of extreme surfing in waves of consequence. Like all professional athletes, sports specific training helps to maintain sharpness, increase performance and prevent injury. EZIA Human Performance in Carlsbad, California is one of, if not the best, sports and conditioning specialists in the business. In this featured clip they put Maya through her paces in a workout designed for big [...]
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