Training

[TeaL]

Not talking about technique, but what do you do out of the ordinary to train your muscles?

 

its odd but i ware on average 35 pounds of extra wieght around... i have noticed a HUGE impact of my leg muscles, being only 5'6, i can successfuly vert jump up to a regulation sized basketball net. And my sprinting/kicks are very strong.

 

Anyone else do anything kinda wierd for the sake of strength?

[Shorinryu Sensei]

Outside of normal pushups/situps and such at the beginning/end of classes, I do no sort of weight training at all.

 

Unless you count the occassional 12oz aluminum can lift and pour?

[Mischievousjoe]

let's see, odd things that I do involved with training... I guess for calf strength i'll walk around on the balls of my feet for long periods sometimes, go up and down stairs at a maximum rate ( skipping multiple steps - i'm on the 3rd floor , so i use a LOT of stairs ) Other than that just the usual weight and stuff.

 

Some of my friends are amused by my habit of practicing kicking walls and such with propper foot positioning whenever I have a free moment..lol

 

oh, and I used to play with my roomates 2 year old and do a monkey jump similiar to plyometric drills - she seemed to get a kick out of that( " Hop James Hop it!!!" ) not sure how much benefit i really received by leaping from a crouch across the room tho.

[TeaL]

hahahah, we all take the 12oz can curl occasionaly

 

of corse its optional, just wondering if anyone is up to my level of fitness freak hahaha

[TeaL]

not sure how much benefit i really received by leaping from a crouch across the room tho.

 

actuily i do that alot before track season, im a polevaulter/high jumper

[Shane]

Shorinryu Sensei pretty much uses the same weight training method that I use.

[AngelaG]

I live on a huge hill so I will try and steam up and down there at least once a week.

 

I also do my kata slow and with massive dynamic tension... every single muscle in my body tense!

[Master Jules]

Im also a personal trainer/fitness instructor at a gym, so I get to work out on tons of machines all the time.....between that and an empty classroom to do my katas in.....Im like a kid in a candy store.....Then of course, like Shane and ShorinRyu......I LOVE the 12 oz curl......

[Logan]

I workout with elastic tubing. Punching, and kicking. I think it has increased my speed. You can use bungee cords, or I use medical tubing you can get at most supply stores. You can snake it through the crack in the door on the hinge side and then shut the door and it will stay. This way you can set at any length.

[nfl2k2]

I've been doing this since I've started college this fall semester:

 

Monday - Karate

 

Tuesday – Chest/Triceps

 

Wednesday – Karate

 

Thursday – Shoulders/Biceps

 

Friday - Off

 

Saturday – Karate (Every other week)

 

Sunday – Chest/Legs

 

Chest

 

Flat Bench Press 4 sets

 

Incline Hammer Strength Machine 2 sets

 

Dumbell Flyes 2 sets

 

Back

 

Deadlift 3 sets

 

Lat Pull down 3 sets

 

Seated Cable Row 2 sets

 

Biceps

 

Standing Barbell Curls 3 sets

 

Preacher Curls (with dumbells) 1 set

 

Triceps

 

Tricep Press down 2 sets

 

Dips (weighted) 2 sets

 

Legs

 

Squats 4 sets

 

Leg Extension 2 sets

 

Leg Curl 2 sets

 

Seated/Standing Calve Raises 5 sets total (2 or 3 sets each way)

 

Shoulders

 

Seated Military Press (with dumbells) 4 sets

 

Lateral Raises 3 sets

 

Shrugs 3 sets

 

 

 

As a white belt, I am probably in better shape than all other white belts, and a few yellow belts even. I am lifting to build muscle mass, so my diet consists of a lot of protein everyday, and a swig of creatine 10 minutes after I workout. Currently 6'0, 177lbs. with a mostly muscular build. Hoping that by May 05 I am up to ~200lbs, with better muscular tone than I have now, and a yellow belt in Goju Ryu. I've found that karate works areas that weight lifting doesn't, and vice versa. Karate helps immensely with flexibility and cardio.