conditioning

[FingerorMoon?]

Hey all,

What do you do to enchance your conditioning outside of your standard martial art classes.

eg. running, hindu squats, push-ups,balancing etc.

How much/how many/how often ?

Be interested to see peoples programs if they have them.

cheers,

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What would happen if a one hand clapper attempted to stop a tree falling in the woods when no one else was around?
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[CrimsonTiger]

Weight Training:

2x a week chest/back
1-2x a week arms/shoulders
1-2x a week body weight exercises (pullups, pushups, crunches, etc.)
3x a week heavy bag work
2x a week speed drills

Intermittent kata, stances and basics depending on mood and floor availability.

And of course sparring/grappling whenever possible.

Regards,
CrimsonTiger

"You kicked me in the HEAD! You NEVER throw kicks! How'd you do that? Wires?!" - Sempai Phil (my last sparring partner)

[Blad3]

nothing at the momoment, but if and when I do: just basic squats (20), pushups (20), light weights (20), pull ups (20), crunches/situps (50-100) - that's all, but I'm literally the worst person on this forum to be talking about conditioning because my condition is terrible at the moment. That's in bewteen class days, when I don't have classes (and sometimes when I do, after classes.)

I plan to start running/joggining with sprints soon also.

[Ken Oh]

At the very least I do 100 centerline overhead sword cuts a day. Optimal is 500 or 250 with normal and 250 with reverse grip, all in southern, pigeon-toed horse riding stance.

[Boyd]

I used to weightlift a lot, but stopped due to the fact that it's utter, utter bullshit. I wasted three years of my life trying to achieve the impossible and I'll be damned if I'm going to waste thirty.

[Sucka_MC]

A thread on my car club site was asking the same thing. So here is my copy/pasted answer.

Mornings

M-W-F:
Calestinics(sp)(20 of each)
1) Donkey Kicks
2) Dive-Bomber Pushups
3) Dirty Dogs
4) Lunges
5) Jumping Jacks
6) Back extentions
7) Wide Pushups
8) Side Crunches
9) Crunches
Jump rope 500 reps then 100 reps, each leg, of single leg jump rope.
Run through my TaeKwonDo combinations/forms
Stationary bike for 24-48 minutes (depends how my legs feel)

Tu-Th:
Calestinics(sp)(20 of each)
1) Pushups
2) Crunches
3) Lunges
4) Steam Engines
5) Elbow-To-Knee Crunches
6) Flutter Kicks
7) Hip Adductions
8) Side Leg Raises
9) Diamond Pushups
Run through my TKD combination/forms
Stationary bike for 24-48 minutes

Weightlifting:
M- Biceps
Tu- Chest
W- Legs
Th- Triceps
F- Back
Sa- Shoulders

Extra Random Things:
M/Th/Sa - TKD and yoga class

Typical Meals:
Breakfast - Peanutbutter on multi-grain bread/skim milk/apple
Lunch - Can of tuna/brocolli(sp)/carrots/apple/water
Snack - Can of tuna and multi-grain bread.
Post Workout - Protien Shake (0 carb)
Dinner - Skinless chicken breast/carrots/brocolli/wild rice/water
Right before bed- Protien Shake (0 carb)
Water = 1 to 1.5 gallons a day.

Suppliments
IsoPure 0 Carb Protien Shake
Multi-Vitamin

[FingerorMoon?]

I used to weightlift a lot, but stopped due to the fact that it's utter, utter bullshit. I wasted three years of my life trying to achieve the impossible and I'll be damned if I'm going to waste thirty.

Why do you say its BS ?
Do you mean you were doing bodybuilder type training and got frustrated by 'lack of Arnie like size' :)



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What would happen if a one hand clapper attempted to stop a tree falling in the woods when no one else was around?
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[gong sau]

He means he's sixteen and his body keeps growing into the size he gains, making it look like he's not gaining anything. LOL. Try again when you're 19, Boyd. You'll get much different results, I'm sure.

[Boyd]

I have been bicep curling 30 pounds since July. I have been doing 20-pound tricep extensions for over a year. I have been doing 30-pound military presses since before September. The number of reps remains constant. I know. I've recorded them. Meanwhile, the strength in both my upper and lower body remain well below average, seventeen years old or not. Mind you, this is after THREE YEARS of training. It's not just that I'm mad that I can't gore people with my biceps, it's the fact that it's not doing anything.


Edited by - boyd on February 10 2003 22:14:29

[GRECO]

Try running for more than 25 Minutes Everyday, lift a few Weights, Smoke a cigarette drink a beer and go to sleep. If u r a Grappler try to Sweep your girlfriend while in bed-LOL.