sdallas00

I must say that I love the rush I have gotten from working out; unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get back into the gym for two years. And now I have found myself carrying an extra 30 pounds, which has greatly reduced my TKD abilities, getting off of the ground for a kick use to be easy, now I feel more like Chris Farley in the Beverly Hills Ninja. I put together my own program that worked great for me, I was looking to build lean muscle mass. I worked out every day making sure that I didn’t work the same muscle more than once every five days. I used 3 set of 8 reps, if I could do more than 8 reps I would increase my weight. I would change lifting routines every so often so that my muscles would not get use to a particular routine and limit growth. One thing that I did enjoy doing once a month was to cut my weights by half and double my reps meaning if I could do biceps curls using 110 pounds at 6 reps I would change to 55 pounds at 12 reps. A web site with lots of information that I really like is http://www.global-fitness.com;however, it is a pay site but I think it’s worth the money. The is a lot of information on the web about weight training and one thing that everyone needs to remember is that you need to do what works for you. A routine that works for one person may not work for another. Experiment with different equipment and routines and also if you haven’t worked out for awhile don’t go overboard with the weight, you don’t need to try and impress anyone; tearing a muscle or ligament can keep you out of the gym, dojo or work for weeks. There is nothing wrong with doing a bench press with an empty bar until your muscles start to become use to this kind of exercise. My life is finally starting to settle down so I will be able to get back into the gym by the end of next week and I can hardly wait. _________________ Steve Dallas Have a great day! This Message was edited by: sdallas00 on Aug 17, 2001 12:51pm

At the club I attend we only learn self defense once in a great while. In the past year I have learned 4 techniques that teach how to defend against a punch, hand grab, and a choke hold. The club is more geared towards sparring competition which we do once a week. We were told that they may be asking us to demonstrate two self defense techniques in our next test. I hope that this is a sign that more self defense will be taught.

Hello all! The poomse we study are Taegeuk, I am currently a blue belt and I am working on Taegeuk Sa Jang which to this point is my favorite. I like the complexity of the form with the various stances, blocks and strikes.

Why are there so many differences in belt colors among schools that teach TKD? The classes I attend at a county recreation department use white, white/yellow, white/green, white/black, yellow, green, blue, brown, red, and black. Have a great day!