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post #121 of 129
7/7/08 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by globetrotter
I might just try this, it sounds intersting.
yeah, I am enjoying it. Did it this morning actually. Stick to the program pretty well, and it hurts like hell, basically because I am not really doing 'sets', just continually heavier reps. Sure, I might be benchpressing only 60 kg, but it is after I have already done 50 non-stop reps at lighter weights and the muscles are already smarting. I vary slightly on the leg press because if I went one weight at a time on that machine, I would be there for hours....so I jump up two weights at a time til i get up into the heavier zone (ie leg press 10 kilo, skip 20, press 30, skip 40, press 50 etc til I get up toward 80, then progress one at a time). Steve-the-gym-guy said that after a month or so (ie now) I should come and see him and he will switch up the exercises so my body doesnt get to used to those three...will do that this week and see what he suggests.
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post #122 of 129
7/7/08 at 11:28am
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Here's what I've been doing lately:

Tuesday and Thursday I do the MT classes.

Then on either Saturday or Sunday I do either lifting routine A (squat 3x5, bench 3x5, dead 1x5) or lifting routine B (row 3x5, military press 3x5, powerclean 1x5), followed by 2 sets of 10 sledge hammer swings, followed by 5 3-minute rounds of bag work (round 1 is punching combos, round 2 is punching and parrying, round 3 is punching parrying and countering, round 4 is punching/knees combos, and round 5 is punching/kicks combos). I follow this up by what my trainer calls "1 and 10s", which is basically kicking the bag starting with 1 kick, then 2 kicks, then 3 kicks, all the way up to 10 and then back down again (so in total I am doing over 100 kicks).
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post #123 of 129
7/9/08 at 11:23am
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Steve-the-gym-guy said that after a month or so (ie now) I should come and see him and he will switch up the exercises so my body doesnt get to used to those three...will do that this week and see what he suggests.
...and done.

seated rows.

incline dumbell presses

lunges.

Same basic principle, lowest weight, do 10, up a weight til fail.

He wants me alternating the two workouts doing it about 3x per week.
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post #124 of 129
7/11/08 at 12:01pm
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Check out this article from t-nation regarding strength training for fighters:

7 Steps to a balanced fighter
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post #125 of 129
7/15/08 at 5:48pm
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Originally Posted by odoreater View Post
Check out this article from t-nation regarding strength training for fighters:

7 Steps to a balanced fighter
Good stuff. I tried the figure-8 walk and the overhead squat yesterday. They're a lot harder than they look!
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post #126 of 129
7/15/08 at 6:16pm
I do regular boxing, and BJJ. I would start out with boxing first then once you get in shape,then I would eventually start moving your way up to Muay Thai. Learn basic boxing techniques first (how to punch, keep hands up, relax), then I would learn how to use your other weapons, like your legs.
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post #127 of 129
7/15/08 at 10:39pm
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Originally Posted by WearsTargetClothesSoWhat View Post
I do regular boxing, and BJJ. I would start out with boxing first then once you get in shape,then I would eventually start moving your way up to Muay Thai. Learn basic boxing techniques first (how to punch, keep hands up, relax), then I would learn how to use your other weapons, like your legs.

doesn't sound unreasonable but I got to go with what's available around where I live. We do spend a lot of time working hands
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post #128 of 129
7/16/08 at 1:25am
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Dim Mak is a technique that uses the acupuncture points to disrupt the body's chi flow. It's also known as the art of the death touch. It's a soft art which is what I practice. These days I'm interested in Chen style Tai Chi, Tai Chi sword and Wudang sword.

I don't know who Dillman is. Doc Yang is someone I follow though.

http://www.ymaa.com/publishing/autho...ang_jwing-ming

WOW...Doc Yang...that brings back memories...I studied Shaolin Kung Fu at YMAA about 15 years ago when I was in elementary school. I can't imagine how rich that guy is, I'm pretty sure every one of his students at his 50+ schools buys his books and videos.

back to the subject, MT is a great martial art to study. One of the best workouts and one of the most effective martial arts when it comes to bar/club/street fights (regrettably a weekly activity for me during my college years).
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post #129 of 129
7/28/08 at 12:22pm
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So I decided to switch from my starting strength based routine to more of a circuit training routine that focuses a little more on muscle endurance than just pure strength. This is my circuit:

Squats - 15 reps
Bench - 15 reps
Rows - 15 reps
Military Press - 15 reps
Hang clean - 15 reps
Rack pulls - 15 reps
Curls - 15 reps each arm

All of these were done with the same weight and the same barbell (so that I can quickly go from one to the other) except for the curls, which were done with dumbells. They were also done with as little rest as possible in between (except for the time it took me to move from one exercise to the next). I think next week I might throw in some sledge hammer swings and kettlebell swings at the end.

We do a good amount of sparring at the end of our MT class, and my biggest issue has been that I severely gas in the later rounds, so I'm trying to throw in stuff that's going to help with my conditioning (in addition to the conditioning that we do in a conditioning class that's seperate from the MT class).
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