kickbuttnat Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 i'm a martial artist yet i find that i'm not so good with my hands in the sport and need to build up my upper body strength. being a woman i don't want huge bicpes but want to be stronger upper body. any tips of how to work on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickbutt Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 Two things that have helped me alot: -pushups, pushups and MORE pushups!! -do alot of pad work with combos - jabs, punches, hooks, upper-cuts. Just give it all you've got! Lori If you think something small cannot make a difference - try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.-Unknown- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickbuttnat Posted September 13, 2001 Author Share Posted September 13, 2001 as much as i hate push ups i suppose i should do more of them! thanks, im glad this board is not only male orientated! us women kick ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 Quote: "im glad this board is not only male orientated! us women kick ass " :pony: Thank you for posting...there is a thread on this subjuect. You may want to refer to posts under Health & Fitness ...in the thread "Weight Training" .. there you will find additional upper body techniques. Lots of good fitness reading being posted in H & F for Forum members! Check it out!!! Deby _________________ 1st Deg. TaeKwonDo Black Belt/Fitness Kickboxing (Moderator of Health & Fitness Forum) "A woman does not practice martial arts so that she can fight like a man. She does so in order to be free to be a woman." [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2001-09-13 12:22 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 i hope this dosn't mean us guys have to move to our own board........i kinda like it here.... rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taezee Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 two words i hate most but still work very well..PUSH UPS... Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 We kinda like you here too iamrushman! No need to separate the sexes here!! (Kissie smilie) Deby _________________ 1st Deg. TaeKwonDo Black Belt/Fitness Kickboxing (Moderator of Health & Fitness Forum) "A woman does not practice martial arts so that she can fight like a man. She does so in order to be free to be a woman." [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2001-09-14 10:06 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickbutt Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 On 2001-09-13 14:42, taezee wrote: two words i hate most but still work very well..PUSH UPS... Yeah, I hate(d) them too, until I developed stronger back muscles and abs - now I can do really good pushups (NO - NOT girlie pushups!). I owe that to my instructor Sandie cause she's always making us do them!! She just about killed me in class last nite too!!!!! AAAAAAAhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Lori If you think something small cannot make a difference - try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.-Unknown- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taezee Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 when i was in the sevice we used to get punished by doing push ups also in taekwondo....ive spent a great deal of my life in push up position (i should have a chest like arnold what gives?) Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Blue looks nice on you taezee... ...anyways, yes push ups are always thrown in for punishment...maybe that is why most of us "bad" guys hate them so. I found that if you vary the type of push ups you do...the better it is to get through them. 1. Standard 2. finger tip 3. two fingers 4. knuckle (use first two knuckles) 5. on back of wrists/hands with fingers pointing away from you, to the front 6. on back of wrists/hands with fingers pointing inward towards each other 7. on back of wrists/hands with fingers pointing towards you, to the back 8. on back of wrists/hands with fingers pointing outward 9. Feet on wall pushups. Feet are pressed against wall about two feet from floor height 10. Arched up pushups. Like chinese pushups, but hands form a triangle which you try to touch your nose in. 11. Handstand pushups. Use wall to keep balance. 12. Plyometric pushups 13. Clapping pushups 14. One hand pushups 15. Korean pushups. With feet spread wide apart and hand placed out in front so that your back is parallel with the ground, shift your body forward and down and then upward. Reverse the motion to go back. 16. Zen pushups. Lay flat on your stomach, hands flat on floor above your head with arms slightly bent. Then push up. These are very difficult and take much practice. 17. Wheel barrow, run & hop. Do wheel barrow with person holding your legs, resisting you as you pull yourself forward hand over hand or two handed hops. 18. Dip chair pushups. With your body between two chairs and your hands on the chair closest to them lower yourself down and then push up. Keep leg out in front of you. 19. Rolling knuckle pushups. Start with forearms on ground with fists pointing inward towards each other. Roll fists inward so that you end up on the first two knuckles. 20. Boxing pushups. Alternating one arm pushups. 21. Chinese pushups. First stand with feet shoulder with apart or less. Lean forward until your hand touch the ground while keeping legs straight. Now lower yourself and then pushup. Seems to use the shoulders quite a bit. ... No I don't do all of them....but this is quite an assortment to choose from!! Deby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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