SevenStar

be careful doing good mornings, especially with high weight - they are known for screwing people's backs up.. If you do them, make sure your form is picture perfect.

I agree and disagree. His goals can make it wrong. If he's an MA that wants "functional" muscle, he needs compound exercises, not isolation, regardless of what results he may be getting. The results he's getting should be in line with his goals.

There's nothing wrong with that, as long as you aren't trying to compete seriously.

as far as abs, yeah, it's up to you. my ab routine consists of 100 flutter kicks, 100 crunches, 50 bicycle crunches, 30 leg raises and I'll usually throw a few other exercises in there too. On mondays, I go to my friend's circuit training class at my gym during lunch break, and she blasts our abs for like 10 mins nonstop.

yeah, that's what I was going to point out - too many isolation movements. Also, the imbalance of it - 3 exercises for the biceps, 2 for the tris, one for the shoulders, 2 for the chest, few for the legs, 0 for the lats, back and rear delts... for your legs, you can add pistols and hindu squats to your routine. If you're not sure what they are, go to https://www.trainforstrength.com they have some good rountines there also.

no, that's not what I was referring to. the punches and kicks of american kickboxing are fairly similar to what you learned in karate, so you should be okay there. I was referring to more along the lines of footwork, ring strategy, defense, etc. I wouldn't worry about more muscle, per se. you may bump yourself up in weight class, which may be hard on you, as you'll be absorbing shots from bigger guys. By all means, continue to lift, but not with the goal of getting any bigger right now. I ask about the rules, because if it's a thai match, leg kicks and knees are allowed. If you're not ready for knees, they will f*ck you up. To start, I'd reccommend competing under american rules, not thai, if you have the option. what city are you in?

I was doing that when I was 15 too. I'm 26 now. I train smarter then I did back then. Especially considering my training schedule - muay thai twice a week, judo twice a week, bjj 4 days a week and in the gym every day... working out doesn't have to burn later that day either. Strength training is neuromuscular training. I am never sore after a workout, except when I do 20 rep squats...

get some kickboxing training. what will the rules be, do you know? next step is to get in shape, but I'll get into that later.

the gracies aren't that tall... they didn't tell you that. I've met royce several times. Longer limbed people may have an easier time with the guard (in some cases) and with a few techniques, like the triangle, but it's hardly a tall person's style. royce is about 6'0, and is the tallest as far as I know. rickson is 5'10. royler is 5'8. renzo is 5'10...where are these tall gracies at? Helio - the creator of the style is a little guy, which is why he created it - so smaller opponents could take larger ones.

10 reps is acceptable, but 4 sets is too much, particularly if you are doing other exercises for that bodypart also.

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Not much. One of the purple belts in my bjj class was a SEAL. His grappling is awesome, but not because of the military - he's done wrestling and judo all his life, and competed at the world level. His striking is horrible. The majority of their time was tactical and weapons training, not hand to hand.

Most of you guys aren't getting what' he's saying. He's saying, people start training for self defense, but If you train in a hardcore style, you will sustain some injuries. people who only do forms and light contact fighting won't understand, but thai boxers, grapplers, kyokushin guys, etc. know the feeling very well, as do several okinawan stylists. When you get hurt, you are more vulnerable on the street. So, if you get attacked, then what? you are training to fight, but you can't fight as well if you are limping, have a hurting hand, etc.

we're all obnoxious in our own little ways

standing joint locks can be pretty hard to pull off in combat, especially for a newbie.

*. I'd love to see some one throw lead front kick / rear side kick / lead roundhouse faster than I can throw jab/cross/hook...not gonna happen. Kicks done singularly can be faster and harder than punches, but that one kick may or may not produce a KO. If it doesn't, you need more strikes to follow now. Remember the old boxing maxim - "punches in bunches" and I can throw a bunch of punches faster than you can throw a bunch of kicks.

one set of 300 reps? who? 10 reps and 4 sets isn't really mass building range. I would take it down to 3 sets of 6 - 8, especially if you are doing other exercises besides squats.

you don't risk overtraining anymore than you would anything else. It's merely a two day a week squat program. you will be sore as hell the first few times, but I wouldn't call it an overtraining risk unless you are doing several other super intense exercises in conjunction with it. you don't do 20 rep squats, heavy deadlifts, hamstring curls and leg presses all at the same time. If you are doing the 20 rep squats, that's all you do - one set of 20 reps. you won't overtrain from it.

not true - do a search 20-rep squats. there are various programs for it, and it's supposed to be an awesome mass builder. FWIW, I've done 20 reps with 225, and it was murder. I didn't stick with a 20 rep program, only did it that once. However, I have been considering starting the 20 rep program. I know it goes against what is taught - high weight, low rep, etc. but I've heard only good things about it so far.

Who told you that?

the jab by nature is a weak punch. it is by no means the most effective street punch. the cross is far more powerful. Also, you act as if you have the choice of not going to the ground... you don't always have that choice, and if you go down, you had better know how to get back up. Your "final analysis" is somewhat flawed... Also, the effects of a groin shot will vary from person to person. I've been in fights, gotten kicked in the jimmy and not felt it at all until after the fight was over, due to the adrenaline rush. The haymaker has success, but is a poor punch. If you KNOW how to punch, then opt for a hook, not a haymaker.

yeah, but on the same token, how much wasted motion is there?

cops aren't always quick to thank anyone. Last year, I saw a paperboy being mugged - borad daylight, and nobody was helping... and a cop was right across the street. Long story short, I get out and run towards the mugger, who takes off running when he sees me. He hops in the car, his friends drive off, I talk to the paperboy while someone else with me was calling the 911. I go to the cop across the street and he tells me that since we called 911, someone would be out to take care of it. He then left the scene. it turns out that cops don't HAVE to stop a crime in progress - it's a personal choice. Their job is to make reports, clean up afterwards, etc., not necessarily to stop it. So the cop was actually justified in not helping me, as it technically was not his job. sucks, huh?

leg extensions aren't that great, nor are hammy curls. for mass, you want compound exercises - squats and deadlifts.