MichaelusesKnowledge

Well the ultimate goal is to become a grandmaster of a martial art. currently and more realistically is to become a ma insructor and open a dojo or to end up in television and movie coreography for fight scenes. howver i am still working on leveling up to black belt in both schools so lets say the goal is the belts first and formost.

Well you hit the nail on the head. I currently dont go to school or work. i am trying to allow my life to get absorbed into martial arts. im 20 yrs old right now and living wiht parents so its been working out for now... I find that i dont get enough pushups and situps in 3-4 classes a week. i have found from previous training on my own with pushups that i can do 40-60, and situps 100-200 daily, most classes offer 20-40 pushups, sometimes none, situps sometime 30-50. sometime however itll get overloaded with 600 crunches at the beginning of a class for no reason but that is a rarity, like bi annual rarity. I have built up to the point where i can continue the training routine i have been doing, although i do feel fatigue i am most of the time able to tackle the whole week of 3-4 days at dojo, 3-4 days at the gym for about 6-8 weeks then i usually try to change something or simply take a look at the ways i can improve the routine itself. this is more outa of boredom or new interests arising as i progress, than it is out of a neccesity for rest. currently im in this post training pre training limbo, so the programs u have advised can b implemented easily at this time i think. as for the gym. 2-3 day ill do weights. if i go 4 days the majority of time i spend will b on the gyms punching bags. when i go the time is avg 1 1/2hrs, min 1 hr, max 2hrs plus. my wieghts dont take long because i try to keep a consistent minute between sets, so the majority of time ends up being on the bag or some cardio. Now as for making a choice the long term and overall goal i want to b centered around martial arts, all the time spent in the gym is training to improve myself for martial arts purposes, ie increasing speed , strength, etc.

Thank you very much for the help. I really appreciate it. As for the pullups "sucking" thats a goal that I want personally, and watch this and tell me if it doesnt inspire you on some level to get better at pullups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfsTKfUT-RQ. Im going to do the bfs program as well as the pullup program. i think those are going to b enough to implent the first couple weeks, than throw in the running program on an intermediate level after a cycle of bfs. As for my karate, kung fu and tai chi... should i b going to classes more? at this rate its 1-2 days karate 2 kung and 1 tai class...I also find myself traing a good 1hr a week on the bags at the gym. should i b training more on my own or spend more time in the dojo and studio?...

Currently I want to keep Kung Fu training the same. I go twice a week for a 1 hr and a 1hr1/2 class, with the addition of a 1hr tai chi class. I would like to implement tai chi in the morning every day...finding laziness a big factor there... Karate i would like to b training 3 times a week. i usual go for one or two 1 hr classes. at the gym i am aiming for 200lbs on bench press, 4min km run for 5 km, be able to do 20-30 chinups in a row, and 100 pushups in a row...i can do 165lb once, run 5.5min km run for 5k i do about 10 chinups in a row, and do about 50-60 pushups at best. I divided my gym days so i get 1 day of cardio abs, 1 of chest/back, 1 of shoulders/arms, 1 of legs. I do abs every day, with stretching and 5min warmup doing running, eliptical or bike. for each major muscle group i do 9 sets aiming for 12 I currently weight 140lb and like to be 145lb Also for flexibility wise im wanting to b able to do the splits and train to hold kicks in the air for strenghthing, i have a copy of stretching scientifically that i have been using to help Is what i am doing too much, or would it b that im not doing enough?

I am currently Training in 2 schools 1) Teaches Kung Fu Styles (Wing Chun, Crane, Tiger, Snake, Dragon), and Yang Tai Chi. 2) Teaches Gojo Ryu Karate. I Also Attempt to do my own weight training at the gym. My question is how and how much should i b training in this situation? I feel like i could b doing more, my body often disagrees...