karate specific gym workouts

[shinobitribe]

Hi guys,

Can anyone suggest a good karate specific gym workout that can be done using standard gym equipment instead of using traditional equipments like nigiri game,chishi etc...

Thanks in advance

[yamesu]

-Resistance bands are good for drilling punches and kicks for speed and power.

-Goblet squats. hold a dumbell in both hands (cupped upwards) against your chest and squat as normal.

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Even try kiba-dachi holds...

-Barbell rows.

-Punching combos with light weights.

-Kettlebell sets (presses, swings and get-ups).

-Cable pulls and woodchops.

-Les Mills CXWORX classes are insane, as are PX90 if you can find them readily available.

My experience is that gym-junkies (sorry... gym purists) tend to laugh at this style of training in gyms... so throw a jumping kick in there every now and then for good measure and to make them think twice about pretty bicepts vs active muscle use

[Patrick]

Hello shinobitribe,

Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com.

As you already have a thread for this issue, I am going to go ahead and close this one and send you over there:

http://www.karateforums.com/karate-specific-gym-workouts-vt42299.html

Thanks,

Patrick