Martial arts bad for you....

[Bretty101]

...erm, in some ways

 

Okay just my findings... Every muscle in your body has an antagonistic muscle. Basically if one muscle pulls a joint one way, there is another muscle to pull it back. obvious example, bicep/tricep. Bicep bends your arm tricep straightens it, great!

 

Now the problem... In the majority of martial arts you regularly do press ups, obviously pushing away and using your chest n triceps. However you never pull anything to wards you to work your back!

 

Another example a million sit ups but very rarely do you use the muscles in your back to bend the other way!

 

I think these excercises promote an imbalance. So when people wonder why they have back problems and bad postures. maybe this is why! What do you think?

 

I appreciate a lot of instructors don't do any back excercises because of the dangers of damaging peoples backs but do you think they should? Are they important?

 

Does this highlight a need for weight training to compliment your training to give a balance? What would be good excercises to do?

 

Your opinions please

 

Dribble

 

Bretty

 

[ This Message was edited by: Bretty101 on 2002-04-16 06:04 ]

[YODA]

If you're a well rounded martial artist these problems should not occur - as a generalisation, striking "pushes" grappling "pulls". Answer? Do both

 

 

[Jack]

All dojos should have some Chinup bars.

[TKD_McGee]

Thats where you step in and take it into your own hands... You can always go home and do extracurricular exercises if you aren't tired enough. I stretch daily and it has done wonders over the months.

 

 

[Strife]

I agree. You should be able to do it on your own. You should'nt need equipment.

[tigerstyle18]

I think all martial artists should work out to compliment their training. A well rounded weight routine should address all of your concerns.

 

 

[G95champ]

We personally do not do any push up or set ups in class. I think people pay to do karate not work out. If they want to lift on their own time more power to them, I do. However when I pay for instruction I want to be taught not to spend 2 hrs doing pushups.

 

We usually do some squat kicks and tention exercises at the end of class for a burn out but they are directily realted to training IMO.

 

If you do karate the way its ment to be donw you will have a well rounded workout.

[tigerstyle18]

That's a very good point. People should warm up before class.

 

 

[tigerstyle18]

That's a very good point. People should warm up before class.

 

 

[Bretty101]

Hi all,

 

So what would be good (free body) exercises to compliment Press ups and sit ups? ie work your back, rear deltoids, lats etc

 

Bretty