Speed/Quickness drills, while having limited mobility.......

[Croy]

i have my first tournament coming up within the next month and a half and would like to work on some speed and quickness drills for my legs. The thing is, i'd like to get a good workout while i'm at work because most of my cardio and strength training is done right after, and i barely have time to eat between work,gym, and class.

 

when i say i have limited mobility, i'm talking about my work uniform, i'm with law enforcement and if you've ever seen the pants, then you know they suck for almost anything martial arts related, i may be able to get a kick as high as the belt, but higher than that, i'm gonna end up showing a little more than i'd like to .

 

So my question: having limited range of motion only to the waist, and about 10lbs of gear around the waste, what good speed drills can be done that would help gain speed and quickness for kicks that will be thrown to the head in class?

 

thanks in advance

[aefibird]

Just as an aside to your main question...

 

if you're at work, how are you planning on training as well? Aren't you supposed to be working? I'm a little confused with that one.

[Croy]

without going into detail about my job description, i have ALOT of time to train and get some excersise

[Rich_2k3]

Let me guess, security guard?

[Croy]

wow, 2 posts and no response to my question, you can call me a security guard if you want, i am a federal agent with the border patrol. untill a sensor goes off or i recieve a call, i really have nothing better to do other than read a book or preferably work on something i love, i.e. martial arts. so any answer to my original question would be greatly appreciated.

[Rotten Head Fok]

Add 10 lbs to your gear, try some ankle wieghts, put down the books and train even more like sprints. Don't forget to stretch, you can do this while reading.

 

How about going to a taylor or seemtress to alter your pant so that you do have the room to move more comfortably ?

 

If you have a chair, you could practice moving around it with your style of stances.

 

I've heard that jumping helps. The quick release from a solid foundation helps your muscles reaction time.

 

I hope this helps, and I am sorry that some of us don't get around the boards as quickly as we could, but there are many people here that try to help others.

 

Happy training and the best of luck in your upcoming tournament!

[Croy]

tnx for the info rotten, i don't have a chair, i have a truck to work around, lol, but i defenitely do like the idea of adding some more weight and going with some basics

[Etybolik]

despite the fact that this thread's been dead for a little bit I found a stie a while ago that mentioned a method called hill training. You run up a hill with maybe about a 20 degree slope at least and then run back down it. at the bottom you continue your sprint for as long as you can. What this does is breaks down the central nervous system's limits on your leg speed. You mind sets limits on what your body can to do keep it from injuring the muscles, which is why some weight lifters hate the concept of a pyramid workout because of muscle memory yadda yadda. Hill training shocks your central nervous system by making you run 'faster than you can run' and your mind re-evaluates the limits it has set because of the sprint afterwards.