WhiteBelt

Damn, so much response to this article. I read a few sentances, had a few laughs, became bored, and almost fell asleep. At first I thought the article might be making a point via the extreme opposite, but no, too bad. It could have been fun. McArticle.

I chose MA over my GF for one day. Now that is extreme.

What if, I tie you up and start throwing judo chops? It might be fun for me, but everybody else will be very bored.

What are your goals? What I mean is, are looks your priority or performance? I only ask because you are doing a bodybuilder split which is designed for looks.

Define better. I would do (3-6)x5 over 2x5, and 2x5 over any circuit training, any day. But, that's my 'better'.

Bench like a powerlifter and do prehab exercises and you'll be fine in most cases. Train smart, not hard.

Which would you rather do, 500 push-ups, or 6x3 on the bench press? If there is a more optimal way to train then I'd rather do it than the traditional way.

You should be doing some quick prehab exercises for your cuff and rear delts. These are usually done with light weight and for a couple of sets of 10-20. I try to do one of these exercises after an upper body workout. Seated DB cleans Face pulls Retract-row-rotate Or if you've got any bands lying around you could try variations with them. Note: these are done before you get injured so that you help reduce the rick of injury. Either finish off a workout or use them in the beginning, which ever works best. You're not trying to set any records so remember to go light.

Do you do prehab exercises for your shoulder?

I would train on Tuesday and Saturday with full body workouts. If you must do both strength training and bjj in the same day then do what you feel you need to work on the most first, and rest atleast six hours in between.

Most karate schools will not get you fighting fit. There are a few schools out there but they are less popular.

If I was in the ring I'd take any and all advantages available, and if I was in the position of defending a loved one then you'd better believe I'd be using any and all cheap, dirty, and down right awful advantages I could. That's the problem with the word never. There is usually an exception you never thought about.

Fighting fit: Plenty of power endurance Powerful strikes Inhuman isometric strength (grappling) Fairly flexible With a 'degree' in fighting Go join a boxing/muay thai gym, or just go and watch them train.

You mean... I'm NOT invulnerable. Damn it! What a waste of my money. <--- will pay large sums of non-sequential, unregistered bills for bullet dodging lessons.

Atkins and sport don't play nice. You need the energy that complex carbs provide. Atkins is great for the average person (ie. sedentiary). If you want a bigger chest then bench press, and flies. Do a google and you'll find plenty of body building oriented sites on the net (ie. bodybuilding.com). You'll get much better info on a site that is designed for it.

Your routine has too much pressing and only one pull. The squats don't really belong on an upper body day. You really don't need to worry about doing biceps work if you do enough pulling exercises (unless you want them for 'looks').

I'd do negatives on a regular push-up and never a "girl push-up", as a beginner. By having your knees in that position you're taking almost ALL of the weight out of a push-up. A normal push-up is only about 60% of your body weight (depending on proportions) anyway. That's a warm-up weight and not even good enough to train endurance, or power, properly for anybody that is strong. They are great for beginners though so keep at it until they're useless (>30 reps and they're getting useless). Doing 100 push-ups on your knees is not the same as 50 on your feet. They cannot be compared. It's like saying that, for the bench press, 100 reps @ 45 lbs is equivalent or better than 50 reps @ 135 lbs. They train completely different things, and if you're trainging for any MA then you'd better be doing the heavier one. PS, just getting average is about: bench press BW + 100 lbs, squat BW*2, deadlift BW*2. For a guy of course.

LOL I'll try to be more careful (and use more terms like vitamin-s) next time.

You aren't.

Damn. Ok if you want to learn to take shots then just learn to take them. Keep taking the shots in your gym/class/dojo and you'll adapt soon enough. Building up stronger muscles will help too. For your ribs I'd say obliques not abs, but the opposite for the sternum.

Damn somebody that isn't pushing the burn, or the perils of deadlifts and squats... finally. PS, you DO NOT NEED the vitamin-S.

Don't worry about fitness magizines. They are oriented to look rather than function. Getting in shape for health/performance is a matter of function.

Memory what..? I think you're trying to explain intramuscular coordination, and the recruiting of muscle fibers. Your body has to learn how to work together and how to recruit the optimal number of muscle fibers in any given movement. However, larger muscles are still stronger than smaller muscles.

Bolo was a bodybuilder. He wouldn't lift heavy. Radok is correct here. Lift anywhere from 1-5RM explosively in 5-12 sets and you're going to be training your limit strength. This is very different than training for hypertrophy (muscle size), which is a 6-20RM in 3-6 sets. In brief, high weight (85-100%) = limit strength, mid weight (60-80%) = bulk, low weight (40-55%) explosively = strength speed.

I wouldn't take advil/ibuprofin because they are counter productive. Take them for any reason other than workout pain (DOMS).