The last 6 weeks have seen the introduction of circuit training with the exercise ,health and fitness group I teach at Oaklands College. This has given me the opportunity to re-explore and research both the old and new exercises. I have been approached by our college enrichment team to undertake a circuit training class of martial arts origins and agreed to do this too.
The fundemental make up of the circuit is based on recognised conditioning exercises mixed with basic stance, punching and kicking techniqes with pad work thrown in to get the heart pumping.
The intensity can mirror the level of the group with either one, two or three minute stations and the level of martial arts used is dependant on the skill and competence of the individual participants.
I'm also working on my Olympic lifting tecnique and attended a seminar on developing my snatch. A work collegue of my 'Barry Stratford' was one of two instructors on the course. His is fundementally a strength & conditioning coach and is UKSCA accredited and works for the English Institute of Sport (EIS). My training is going ok at this time just ticking over with power cleans, squats, snatch, Bench press and box jumps. For CV I complete the circuits with my fitess instructor group, who incidently are doing well (with the odd exception).
