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Hey all, I have spoken to different physicians, trainers and just general 'beef' and well toned individuals. They all give me mixed views on cutting and weightlifting at the same time. I understand that weightlifting intensly during lets say in the morning of a day followed by intense cardio in the evening does not really do justice for the body as your undergoing two different metabolic cycles in the body, - by trying to bulk on muscle AND loose fat. I understand that this is wrong, but is it so bad to actually weight lift intensly at the beginning of one week for 2-3 days, allowing a days rest for the muscles to recover, and then finish off with intense cardio in the last few days of the week. Would this particular regime still though lead to you loosing more muscle mass then you actually bargained for? Cheers

Like Reklats was saying, all martial arts have different qualities and target specific areas. Every single art is tailored explicitly in one particular thing, be it grappling, weaponary, fitness etc.. There are so many to choose from that the categories and titles which they come under are endless aswell. As a reult on particular art will focus on aspects which another wont in such detial, and because of that people like to bash the art saying thats it isnt practical are useful. Yet the only reason they are saying that is because that art doesnt specialise in what they are looking for, what they want to practice. Though another person can come and say your art is ineffective as it doesnt specialise in what I want to study. As you can see you can go on and on and on but you will never find a happy medium within the ma community.

Many people have this idea of my martial art is better than yours, mine is more effective, mine is more efficient or yours is too soft, too fake or wouldnt work in the street. Why is there such an eager to attack other martial arts and feel that one specific art is the supreme and ultimate method of self defence? This can NEVER BE TRUE, no single art can simply incorporate every single aspect of martial arts, that is purely why there are so many different styles. A fighter who has learned all of the different method of techniques which i have yet seen is known as a freestyle fighter, who incorporates all styles together and doesnt come under one category. Martial Arts should be cherished, supported and we should certianly support others of differents styles and diminish prejudice and quick judgement. If people think there art is the best, let them think that, in the end of the day who bloody cares!

trust me, its not as painful as it sounds

I currently suffer from impingment syndrome of both my shoulders though my left one is much worse. It condition consists of the humerus making slight friction contact with the acromion bone lying across the shoulder. The operation will involve the acromion being trimmed down so that no rubbing remains. I just wondered whether any of you have suffered from the same condition and know how good the recovery is and how long i will be out of sports for after the operation is done. It will be an antroscopy/key hole surgery so i would be coming home the same night.

Lol having a shower is quite the opposite, it doesnt cool me down but just wakes me up. I think the best approach for me is just to weight lift earlier

Like most of us we all have a busy routine, inolving work/college during the day and a balance of more homework or other chours in the house during the night. So its always difficult finding time to train during a normal working weekday. I always try to weight lift at least three times a week yet the only real time i can find to do this is at around 11pm between 1 -am, after the weight lifting session i will probably cool down for about on hour and then go to sleep. Here is the problem though, I TRY TO GO TO SLEEP, i have noticed that me trying to sleep within about 2 hours after weight lifting pretty much doesnt happen at all. I will likely wake up at 4/5 am, or go to sleep at that time and wake with an intense headache. Its really frustrating as sleep is very important when you do weight lift and its just so annoying when I cannot get any when I do. Is there a reason why I can sleep after I weight lift and should I think about moving my training session earlier in the day??, if so, how early should I think about doing it?. Thanks for your time Ad.

I have currently developed a problem in both my shoulders, which causes me pain ecspecially when throwing full force punches, benching, and generally and tension excercises when using my fists. The problem developed with me over using my shoulder by doing do many one handed press ups, throwing punches with weights in my hand. My shoulders generally feel weaker and more stiff and is quite a distressing problem for me. I would like to ask if any other users here have this similar problem and how they have learned to deal with it. More specifically, my physiotherapist says that there is clicking between the humerus and acromion, which is the source of the pain. Cheers Ad

what do you mean by temporariness of creatine?,

Im now contemplating on now taking supplements, and the most likely one that i can think of is Creatine Monohydrate. From my understanding Creatine phophate exists in the muscles tissues around our body, and during the first intense 10 seconds of intensive excercise it comes in to use by donating its phophate group as a source of energy without the need of respiration. That is pretty much all i know about it and if that is the case why is it so important for muscle building when it only exists as being something as a quick remedy in the beginning??. Ive heard from testimonies from other users that its puts on fat and that you get a dependency upon it, and once you stop using it, you loose the muscle mass gained. I was wondering whether any of the users hear have had experience in using creatine and could give me advice on the pros and cons of it. Thanx

i currently have a fabric machine filled bag, weighing at 30kg, which is roughly 76 pounds. ive had for about 4 years now, and it has become very soft and im now considering of refilling it. I was wandering if any of you knew what i should put in this bag in order to make it harder and more stable. Ive already tilted it upsided down and now rolling on the floor to spread the contents more evenly, but since i dont have any spare machine filling fabric, ive decided to use rags and remains of clothing to fill it, but is that a good idea and should i just get a new bag?

How important is sleep when you weight lifting, ive heard people tell me that if a person does not sleep properly after an intense body building session then you are not giving your body enough time for the torn muscle tissue to rebuild, i know that part of this is true but isnt the body constantly rebuilding muscle tissue when you are awake, or is sleep the only time when it happens, therefore is sleep as essential as perhaps eating the right supplements when you weight lift???

i just thought i might drop in to this topic and give you lot and update on my situation, hoping that i would learn form this experience for the benefit doesnt seem to be the situation at this point. These days i generally feel more afraid than i used to be, i feel less encouraged and less confident than ever. For some reason i was always get afraid or prepared and defensive whenever i see an ugly face looking to start trouble. I never used to be like this and i would always had the confidence to stand up to so many people, i mean a weak before this incdient i stupidly stood up to 12 people. But there aint no sign of that there anymore, there is no sign of me being encouraged or confident. I feel angry now at the muggers of the way theyve changed me, i kept on saying to myself that i dont care what happened and it will pass, but for some reason it like to stay there all the bloody time. Soz i sound too emotional but im surprised myself that ive let things to become so melodramatic. Ad

Totally, and i think an increase in awareness will come with an increase with experience in these types of situations, rather than resorting to a typical "stand your ground" stubborn attitude