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Well that's good then. I'm in the UK, but will search it out! Actually, I've seen some good deals on it online too. Cheers for the advice!

Well after being relatively ache-free yesterday from my knees and hip pains, I woke up today with it pretty bad. I really need to see my doc about it properly, but is it 'safe' to mention glucosimine to him as an aid? I'm going to go and search for some online right now anyway! Cheers, Andy

Cheers bushido_man and bigscottius. I'm going to speak to my teacher next class and see if there's anything he can suggest to take it easy on my knees during stretching, and when I see my doc next I'll have them checked out. I guess I'm just getting old & creaky - for a 27 year old!!!

Thanks for the further replies - I've only just checked back in snd seen this topics risen back up! Well the good news is that even though I've only been averaging one class a week, my muscles have adapted very well and hardly ache at all after training. My general fitness and stamina have definitely improved too. My major problem(s) now are improving my stretching, as I'm still very 'stiff' with leg and abs stretches. Also, my knees and hips have been hurting whilst training and kicking. Today, after training last night, my right knee is very stiff and hurts. As it's always my knees that ache the most in my body (even waking me up once in a while they hurt so much), I'm wondering whether there's an underlying issue that the kickboxing may help or hinder. I walk a lot (5-6 days a week for about 4 miles a day) and wonder whether the impact is damaging my knees? I should say that I have semi-fallen arches to my feet, which I don't know whethet it'd have an effect? Cheers, Andy

I've started learning freestyle kickboxing, and while it's my first MA I've learnt, it seems to encompass all the 'standard' kicks and punches of kickboxing, with Muay Thai shins and some basic arm and leg sweeps throw in so far as well. As I've only been going for 4 weeks it's hard to tell what we'll eventually learn, but from the way we're taught I think that they'll be some knee and elbow strikes as well. As our instructor has trained in various MA's before (I can't remember specifically which off the top of my head now) I think he basically teaches wht he's found to be the most effective techniques for fighting - be it in sparring or a 'proper' street fight situation. From my own reading online I think 'freestyle' can mean a lot of things, but at it's best it can encompass a lot more versatility than just the set MA you're learning, thus making you a more efficient artist. Just my thoughts - I hope they make sense! Andy

Well I did go after all and noticed a definite improvement in my flexibility and style already! I didn't notice the soreness at all during the lesson either. I guess my body's already adapting to the exercise. Classes twice a wekk is definitely the way forward!

Thanks for the reply Bushido_man. Actually, apart from a tiny bit of muscle ache in my legs and shoulders I'm feeling surprisingly good today. I think (unless I get a lot more stiff as the day wears on) I'm going to go to class tonight and see how it goes. I think like Daisho suggested, if I'm finding the workout too much I'll just have to take a couple of mins break to recover between sets. That and a milkshake on my way home too! I'm also going to speak to my teacher about some suggested extra stretches and exercises to do once or twice a week at home between the Wednesday & Monday sessions to try to improve my flexibility a bit more. Thanks for your help guys! Andy

Thanks for the welcome and the reply Daisho. Basically, what you've outlined is what i thought, but I wanted to get some advice from those who have got some experience. I would've asked the class trainer, as he's a really nice guy, but he was still doing some training with another more advanced student at the end of the class, so I didn't want to wait around to bother him. Actually, the thing's I've really been fancying when I've left the class is a can of coke and a bottle of water. A couple of hot showers and a hot bath filled with Radox today will hopefully help the aches for tomorrow! As long as I'm not too achey tomorrow, I'd really like to make it to the class, but I'm a little worried that I may well not be able to 'hack' the pace of the class, as most of the rest of the group are more advanced/fit or had previous MA experience over me. I know it's a bit stupid but I found it was a little hard on my concentration and confidence at the class yesterday because of it! I guess I'll have to see how I'm feeling tomorrow, and maybe try and hve a quick chat with the class teacher before-hand about my fears, though I'm sure he'll be fine & understanding about it! Damn my unfit body!

Hi all, Ths is my first post, so I hope that I've posted in the correct forum. I've used the search function too and can't quite find a definite answer to my question, so hopefully you guys can help! I've just started training in kickboxing two weeks ago (once a week) and my muscles have been very achey after - normally not immediately the next day, but more so on the evening after and the day after that. The class I've been going to runs classes on a Monday & a Wednesday, so my questions are: Firstly, will these aches get less as I train more - I walk for about 4 miles at a fairly fast pace (about 4mhp) at least 5 days a week, plus walking to & from the class which is about 3 miles each way Secondly, whilst I really only felt well enough physically (I also had a bug then, as well as really bad ab muscle aches) to attend on the Monday, but this week I'd like to try and make the Wedneday session too, so do you think that this is a wise move at present? I'm not very flexible at the moment, and part of my reasoning for taking up kickboxing is to improve this. We do a good rounded warm-up in class before training, but I'm wary of damaging my muscles by over-training, as unfortunately I'm not that fit as yet. Sorry for the long post, and I hope I make sense! Cheers, Andy