Comments on: What strength training exercises do you use in your choosen martial art?

By: shootersway

shootersway — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:19:59 +0000

Wind sprints push ups on the knuckles or finger tips 30 to 50 of each a day and the use of traditional OKINAWAN equipment and sit ups standing in a deep horse stance until my legs start to tremble
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By: "GoSANE"

"GoSANE" — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:59 +0000

i place a strong emphasis on my core.

back extensions
leg raises
hanging knee raises
side bends
twist
sit ups
these are my primary exercises from there i perform:
squats
pull-ups
dips
push-ups

because it takes 36-48 hours to fully recover from lifting(interfering with sparring), i refuse to do an extensive weight lifting program.
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By: peter gunn

peter gunn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:48:59 +0000

we don’t use any weights than our own.
I practice capoeira and we do indeed do a lot of muscular training though be it many times unintentionally
we do a lot of low leg excercises which really work the thighs and calves plus we do a lot of handstands, cartwheels and other acrobatic excercises which are really good for the strength in ones arms. add to that a more than healthy dosis of ab excercises and push ups and you are out for a good muscular work out
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By: judomofo

judomofo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:34:59 +0000

For weight training I use Olympic style lifts, in a circuit work out.

I switch up my circuit and lifting routines about every 6 or 7 weeks. I do a lot of different programs.

Here is a quick example:

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I rotate between weight training, and plyometric circuits. For 6 weeks I will do weights, 6 weeks plyos, 6 weeks another weight program.

All of them I do are circuit workouts, all are explosive power type of lifts. My reps are fast, and explosive as I can be, I want fast twitch muscle as opposed to bulk. So a lot of "norms" I don’t follow.

I stay away from any slow sets, doing super slow lifts. I don’t go too high up in weight on anything except my legs. I am less concerned with exact technique as I am with explosion. For example on bench press, I am more concerned with blowing it off my chest then I am pressing it in a controlled manner all the way up.

That is just my routine, I also like to do Spartan type training here and there, and throwing the medicine ball around, planks, etc. Lots of core stuff.
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By: Beatchanter

Beatchanter — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:06:59 +0000

Weights are great, small weight high reps. Also traditional methods like Chishi and Medicine Ball.
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By: Martial Arts Freak

Martial Arts Freak — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:58:59 +0000

i strenght train everyday, 30 reps with a 15 pound weight, to keep my muscle up, just curcles, nothing fancy

i also practice hand stands agiants a walls, it helps my shoulders.

for my abs ill do crunches sit up, and a rath odd one,dont know what its called, lie on the ground and hold the bottom of a table or something like that and lift your legs u, down without touching the floor, and up agian, you can go sit to side to strenghten those love handles ^_~ (its a really hard one but more effective than most ab workouts)

YOU CANT BEAT PUSHUPS

yes 30 pushups everyday, in the morning and then before i go to bed.
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