bushido_man96

That looks like a very useful training tool. We've got some free standing bags in our gym that just tend to fall over (not the Wavemasters, but more like you described initially). This one seems very nice. Do keep us posted on the review.

Welcome aboard! That's cool to hear!

I feel I've always been better at my forms than my sparring. With the way TKD sparring is set up, I don't really get much in the way of forms to transfer over to my sparring.

With an injured back, you shouldn't pick up a barbell equal to your bodyweight. You'd need to assess why and how you got injured, and then work back up with lighter weight. How did you injure your back? Does the twisting and turning of Martial Arts training effect it at all?

4/23/2019 MA Training I did some very unfocused kicking on the heavy bag, for around 25 minutes. I did some heavy round kicking, some combination back leg round kick/spin side kicking, and some punching. We have a BOB with a sparring vest tied onto it, along with headgear, so it provides a different feel and feedback when struck. 4/24/2019 Strength Training Squats: 95x5, 135x5, 170x5, 170x5, 170x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 120x5, 120x5. Deadlifts: 135x5, 195x5, 195x5, 195x5. LTE: 35x10, 35x10, 35x10. Barbell Curls: 55x10, 55x10, 55x10. 4/25/2019 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics (really sucked wind tonight), stretch, forms (Yoo Sin), one-steps (orange and green), sparring (three "matches). I spent a lot of time punching tonight in sparring.

You are absolutely right bushido_man96 regarding your statement; however which weight training programs, for martial artists would you advise instead of what Bruce Lee was doing? As Bruce Lee is my main inspiration for martial arts, starting sadly in the same year he died, then I must admit being bias towards accepting most of his principles, philosophy including training. The great misconception in the world of strength training (notice I did not say "weight training") is the idea that everyone gets strong differently....that the Martial Artist gets stronger differently than the football player does. It isn't true.Lots of people, many that are just really uninformed, think they need to do some sort of "functional training" to get strong for their sport. Again, this is not the case. If a person's goal is to get stronger, then they need to start a strength training program with a simple selection of exercises performed along a linear novice progression. Simple barbell exercises, like the squat, overhead press, bench press, deadlift, and the power clean, trained in the area of 3 sets of 5 reps across (or 5 sets of 3 for female trainees) for a period of six months to a year will yield strength gains. Once the gains made during the novice progression have been exhausted, the trainee then starts changing the intensity and volume of the same exercises to keep driving progression. On top of that, just do your sport (ours being our Martial Arts). So, all that said, no, I wouldn't follow Bruce Lee's weight training patterns in order to get stronger. Now, if all one wants to do is get sweaty with weights and "feel the burn" after the workout, then have at it. That's the difference between "training" and "exercise." Ok, rant over.

As close as their egos will allow!! Imho!! I don't disagree. I wonder how much closer things are coming, or if each organization is just paying each other some face time, when in reality, what is either willing to give up in order to come to some sort of terms with the other?

I agree. I would also add, and this isn't something most people necessarily think about, but Lee was a freak of an athlete. Very explosive. If he ever would have done some kind focused program focused on building strength, he probably would have been a monster of a power lifter or Olympic lifter in his class.

4/15/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 95x5, 155x5, 155x5, 155x5. Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 80x5, 80x5. LTE: 32x10, 32x10, 32x10. Barbell Curls: 52x10, 52x10, 52x10. 4/17/2019 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 175x5, 175x5, 175x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5. Barbell Rows: 90x10, 90x10, 90x10. MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, forms (worked with white belts and middle brown belts), one-steps (white and high blue belt). Stretch after class. 4/22/2019 Strength Training Squats: 95x5, 135x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5. Press: 45x5x2, 85x5, 85x5, 85x5. Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 185x5, 185x5. Barbell Rows: 95x10, 95x10, 95x10.

Bruce Lee was an enthusiast, for sure. But if I want good advise on a weight training program, I'm not sure I would reference Bruce Lee's programs.

Welcome to KF! Glad to have you here!

Nice. I'm trying to be optimistic, but the Royals bullpen is just....not good. Duffy is on his way back, which will help the starting rotation, but they need bullpen help. They got some great young stars on this team, and in a few years could very well be poised to make another two or three year run at the postseason like they did in 2014 and 15.

Hey, Happy Birthday, Noah! Have a great one!

I thought he was around 135-140 at his heaviest...

My interest in the Martial Arts sprouted at a young age, around 5 or 6, following my dad to his TKD classes and participating mildly. I remember watching old Chuck Norris movies with my dad growing up, too. From that point on, I'd always held an interest, and when I got into middle school, being a non-athlete putting up with bullying problems myself, went to class with a friend, and the rest is history. I continue to do it because I love the challenge it provides, I love to teach, and being able to share what I enjoy with others.

Congrats, sperki!

It looks like another step in the right direction, at least. I still wonder how close the two organizations will end up getting.

Baseball season is back, folks! What are your thoughts on your team so far? The Royals have some promising young position players, especially in O'Hearns and Mondesi, who finally started to swing the bat, and Jorge Soler looks to be playing to his potential. They even have a passable pitching rotation. The bullpen, however, ugh. Need to figure that out quick. Congrats to Whit Merrifield on his 31-game hit streak, which came to an end this week. He passed Royals HOFer George Brett, which is awesome. He's fun to watch play baseball.

Well, it may not have been the national championship that the network wanted for ratings, but there was a first time champion crowned, which I think is pretty cool. A nice redemption story for Virginia. Until next year, we're always on the road to March Madness!

4/12/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 150x5, 150x5, 150x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 110x5, 110x5, 110x5. LTE: 30x10, 30x10, 30x10. Barbell Curls: 50x10, 50x10, 50x10.

It sounds like you had a great testing! If you leave with some notes on things to improve, then you're on the right track, for sure. Congrats to you!

I enjoy seeing how other styles do things and seeing how I can incorporate some aspects into my teachings, and I am more than willing to share things with students when I have the chance to. In the course of a class, it is at times difficult to work some of these things in, based on what the class is working on how things apply. I do like finding the time to work in little nuggets from other trainings when it fits with what we are doing at the time.

4/8/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 145x5, 145x5, 145x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. Shoulder is handling it well. LTE: 27x10, 27x10, 27x10. Barbell Curls: 47x10, 47x10, 47x10. 4/10/2019 Strength Training Deadlifts: 165x5, 165x5, 165x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 75x5, 75x5. Barbell Rows: 85x10, 85x10, 85x10. MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps. Its the first week after promotions, so I worked with low and high orange belts on their forms, and some black belts on Poe Eun. Instead of sparring, we did combinations the long way down the floor, which was nice and tiring. 4/11/2019 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Yoo Sin), one-steps (white belt). No sparring, but after class me and one of the third dans worked on Kwang Gae, Poe Eun, and went through Se Jong several times.

Some certain things such as: Recovery time using heavy weights can be an issue as there are those that like to train on a daily basis and will use kettlebell weights instead as they are lighter and there are many exercises that can help with increasing strength training with versatility in motion. Also during recovery time due to using heavy weights can be considered to be a vulnerable moment for some, as it can interfere with resistance training sessions against live opponent's. Personally I just ignore the recovery time issues and get on with it, of course when or if exhausted or fatigued next to failure, I will take a few well deserved days off. This leads to the main issue, the difference between training and exercising. If one's main goal in going to the gym is to just get sweaty, basically exercising with weights, then it really doesn't matter what you do, and what machines are used to do it. If one just wants to move some weights around for "resistance" and is only concerned with getting stronger as a side benefit, then great, the goal is met.But if the goal is to get stronger, then things like recovery time, sets, reps, and exercise selection are all an important part of the process, called programming. This is when it is no longer just exercise, and becomes training.

Whenever I get blood work done, my numbers always come back pretty good; cholesterol is never high, I don't have high blood pressure, things like that. But I'm not in good shape. My measurements are not what I want them to be. So, overall, I'm healthy, but not fit.