Physical Exercise

[Johnlogic121]

Aside from doing martial art techniques, martial artists often rely on pure physical training to reach their goals. Workouts that are based on other types of exercise than pure martial arts can be very beneficial. Here are some basic workout types and health practices:

Strength training - bodybuilding with machines, free weights, and calisthenics

Flexibility training - Stretching or Yoga

Cardiovascular training - various forms

Mental training - meditation or religious practices

Sport training - participation in a therapeutic sport activity

Diet training - cooking and eating

Sleep - regular times

Sex - not too much or not enough

Can anybody add to this list with details about any practices that might be unclear? Thanks in advance for your reply.

[bushido_man96]

Cross training in other athletic endeavors, like basketball or football, can give you some ideas of how to make your body move in relation to others at high speeds.

[Throwdown0850]

Free weights and more free weights for me.

[ps1]

Aside from doing martial art techniques, martial artists often rely on pure physical training to reach their goals. Workouts that are based on other types of exercise than pure martial arts can be very beneficial. Here are some basic workout types and health practices:

Strength training - bodybuilding with machines, free weights, and calisthenics

Flexibility training - Stretching or Yoga

Cardiovascular training - various forms

Mental training - meditation or religious practices

Sport training - participation in a therapeutic sport activity

Diet training - cooking and eating

Sleep - regular times

Sex - not too much or not enough

Can anybody add to this list with details about any practices that might be unclear? Thanks in advance for your reply.

There are 5 components of physical fitness:

1) Body Fat Composition- the percent of fat mass to lean mass within the body.

2) Cardiovascular endurance- the ability of the body to breathe in (lungs) transport (heart) and utilize (muscles) oxygen.

3) Muscular Endurance- the ability to perform a motion repetitively (how many pushups you can do in one minute)

4) Muscular Strength- The ability for a muscle group to exert itself once in a maximal effort. (one rep max)

5) Flexibility- the ability to move a joint through its entire range of motion.

Everything you do in a fitness program should be aimed at improving some or all of those areas. When designing a fitness program, keep the following principles in mind:

1)Progression: The exercises should get progressively harder over time

2)Regularity: You should train on a regular basis

3)Overload: The exercises you do should be taxing on you system, causing it to have to get better at the particular movement

4)Variety: Besides being boring, doing the same thing over and over and over for years will become unproductive and the body will stop adapting to it.

5)Rest: You don't get bigger, stronger or faster in the gym. Those are a product of how your body reacts to overload...and it happens while you rest.

6)Balance: Work all muscles groups in the body, not just the ones you see while looking in the mirror.

7)Specificity: You should, as safely as possible, choose exercises that are specific to your daily activities.

This, of course, just hit on the physical side of things (as that's my area of expertise) but it's a little more in depth. Overall, I think your list is pretty good. These will help you. If you want more information, contact a fitness professional near you or just give me a PM. I'd be happy to help.

[bushido_man96]

Great description, ps1. You covered all of the bases. You brought back memories of my college days in the Rec. Sports Management classes...

[ps1]

Great description, ps1. You covered all of the bases. You brought back memories of my college days in the Rec. Sports Management classes...

Yup...that's what a degree in exercise physiology will do for ya! That and it's great fuel for a fire on a cold Ohio night