Shall I do weight training / body bulding along with m.arts?
I am 35 started doing martial arts.
I am not flexible, fat and slow.
How do I train to over come these.
Shall I do weight training / body bulding along with m.arts? if yes how to do.
please give a training schedule.
if you have the time. then by all means go ahead. in matter of fact, its really healthy to do so but do it at a slow place since your not flexible, fat and slow. I assume you are new to these so take it easy by starting off with cardio and light weight. have a set schedule of what to eat for pre and post workout.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:48 am
if you have the time. then by all means go ahead. in matter of fact, its really healthy to do so but do it at a slow place since your not flexible, fat and slow. I assume you are new to these so take it easy by starting off with cardio and light weight. have a set schedule of what to eat for pre and post workout.
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personal experience
March 10th, 2010 at 6:04 am
A training schedule is going to depend on the type of martial art you do, how frequently as well as the type of lifting you’re looking to do and how frequently. You haven’t provided enough info for me (or anyone, I don’t think) to write you up a program. Hopefully nobody gives you specific exercises and training frequencies here anyway since we do not know if you have any joint conditions or physical ailments.
What I can speak on are some principles behind slimming down, and principles behind martial arts in general (or at least most of them).
Muscle burns fat, so if you want to trim down then putting on muscle is a very good idea. When you set out to do this however, do not deny yourself adequate sleep and recovery practices such as stretching, getting a massage, doing yoga, etc. One of the biggest challenges I had when I started lifting and training at the same time was that I ignored proper recuperation procedures and ended up building tension in my body which made my martial arts less effective. I’ve since remedied the problem. Most martial arts designed to be effective in real world situations stress the importance of being relaxed, fluid, and moving from your legs (from the toes in the case of my arts)
Also, do not neglect your cardio. While it’s true that muscle burns fat, so does proper cardio. Also, cardio is important to a great degree in all martial arts – even the efficient ones that stress relaxation and conservation of energy. Let’s face it: fights take a lot out of you even if they’re short and simple – adrenaline kicks in and even if you’ve only had to fight for a few seconds, it’s going to feel as though you just ran up a mountain after the good stuff wears off.
The only thing I would specifically suggest you do if you decide to lift and train at the same time is yoga – preferably Kundalini or Ashtanga. One of the moving yogas. Hell, I’d recommend that whether you were working out or not, whether you were doing martial arts or not. It’s just good for the body and it will burn a lot more calories.
So to recap (and add in one extra point)
1) Building muscle burns fat
2) Get enough SLEEP!
3) Stretch and teach your body to stay relaxed!
4) Proper nutrition is ESSENTIAL. You can work your @ss off but if your diet is crap then you’re just beating your head against a wall.
5) If you do nothing else, do yoga.
I hope this helped some.
References :
10 yrs, 2 combat (non-sport) arts. 4th dan in one, 2nd dan in the other.
Also used to be inflexible, fat, and very slow (305 lbs at 5′10 in 9th grade to give you an idea – now at 26 years old I’m 6′5 and a fit 225 lbs)