Steinie

I've always been in sports. I would really like to start goingt o tourneys when I'm good enough. I also like just about everything about MA's. I like the way that if you combine just a few moves in a nice smooth manner then it makes body art. ( something like that ) .. It's kind of hard to say. only thing I do know for a fact is that I've always like MA"s.. I learned to do the splits when I was a kid from watching John cluad van dam in the movie bloodsport heheh.. I even watch that movie to this day=) you know how he put both feet on chairs and was streching more.. I could do that.... trying to learn again now hehe

Hey Stone's Dojo place is now out of business. but I did look in the phone bock under MA's and there is a American Karate Center that teaches Shotokan like i'm learning in College... Do you think it would be to confusing for me to take it both in college and in spare time? It's the same style so I think it would be okay.. just asking for your opinion. I'm headed down there to talk about it, prices and times and stuff. Since it's the only place around me I guess I will have to pay for it if I really want to do this no matter what the price is, right? hehe

hehe if I said the veggie thing in a mean way I'm sorry. hehe didn't mean for it to come out that way if it did

" Does your college offer elective courses in nutrition and exercise science? " - They probably do but I don't have the time to take the them. " How intense are the tennis matches " - The tennis matchs can get pretty intence. I enjoy the game so naturally I work hard at it and make every attempt that I can to hit it back. So I'm running aroudn the court yes and my heartrate is elevated I would think. ( never paid attention to my heartbeat rate hehe ) - We have been playing tennis since about beginning of June " How much extra time " - I have probably a hour or so a day to train maybe longer on somedays. " do you enjoy weight training " - Yes I enjoy weight lifting but I don't have a person to spot me all the time and I don't really want to get anymore bulk then I am. I'm pretty stong I just want to get slimmed down to where you can see more definition of my muscles ( ABS, Pecktorials, traps ect.. ) I do have access to weight lifting rooms ( a quite good one at that ). -You guys are saying try veggies. I love veggies ( corn, greenbeans, Brocolioe hehe and almost all of them). I normally eat a salad and a good amount of veggies a day. "Take a multivitamin once a day" - what kind of multivitamin I'm going to go out this weekend and try to find me a good cheap pair of running shoes so I can start running. There is this 8 mile jogging course everyone runs. Do you think if I Jog as long as I can then stop get my wind and start again would be to much for me? stoping each time I'm winded but continue to walk thanks Seth

I don't drink alchohol or smoke =). I do admit I do drink alot of soda ( says my girlfriend ). I also eat alot of red meat like steak, hamburgers, ribs ect.... Could you be alittle more specific on what I should eat? because I don't really eat anything but for meat. Do I need to watch my carbs or anything. I've never kept'd an eye on that kinda stuff but if I need to I will. Is it okay to drink Diet Soda.. or should I cut away from it completely? - Karatekid1975 - I live in Wheelersburg, Ohio... Maybe you could find one in Portsmouth, Ohio I don't mind traveling to there. Thats where I go to college. Well if I left anything out just tell me I will be checking this often. Also if you want you can send me a PM thru AIM .... name is " SteinhauerSC03 "

Hello everyone, I've been reading this board now for a few weeks. Okay here is my story. When I was younger ( around 7 ) I used to take Karate ( don't know style ). Really enjoyed it but I was also very active in many other sports. Therefore I had to give something up, and I gave up MA's. Now I'm 19 years old and in college. My college has a Karate class so I jump to try to get in. The classes are only once a week for two hours, i wish it were more. Thing about it is I'm not in the same kind of condition that I was when I was a child. I'm currently 5'9 and 210lbs. Durring High School I lifted weights for football so naturally my legs are pretty big. My max benchpress was 300lbs. I only stated that to let you know alittle bit about my body. Now comes the embarassing part. I somewhat of a gut ( you know the kind that sticks out and you don't want to show anyone hehe .) Now my question is what is a good way for me to get in shape? I eat only 3 meals a day and maybe a snack. I never hardly eat after 7pm. Right now karate is my only exercise besides when I go play tennis with my girlfriend ( we play maybe 2 hours a day 4 days a week ). I thought that would make me loose some weight but no hope. Also another question what would be a good weight for me to get down to ( 5'9 210lbs )? I'm acually really into MA's again and I'm currently looking for a nearby school. Oh this is my first post to so please don't be that hard on me. heheh Thanks, Seth