upper body strength

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a punching bag, or a speed ball would benefit in strengthing your arms since they are equipment which focus soley on your arms

 

ok so you can kick them, but i dont know about kicking a speedball, i heard bruce lee could do it

 

 

[Ai Hate]

The nearest i saw to that was the Budist monks doing handstands on their fingers. I've got visions of my finger exploding out of it's socket!!

 

Would you hit someone with a single finger strike?

 

Bretty

in the book, there's a pic of a guy doing a 2 finger handstand.. i think their fingers are even stronger than my biceps!

 

and again, there's a pic of a guy breaking a board with 1 finger (instead of punching it) and it said that a true master should be able to go through about 3 boards..

 

holy..

[Bitseach]

Gosh, I would think that's an easy way to break a finger-nail!

 

(just for some girly balance from the girlies!!) (actually I'd love to be able to do press-ups but find it quite hard - I say it's because I'm very tall!) When I saw Demi Moore doing those one-handed jobs in GI Jane....wow.

 

 

[KickChick]

aw ... sheesh Bits!

 

Height has nothing to do with not being able to perform a push/press up. (I think it's your lack of upper body strength ---you need to wrk on that girl and stop making excuses!)

 

"Move over Demi ... let me show you how its done!"...

 

More on the one hand push up here:

 

http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=1402&forum=19&1

 

Now go break a nail!!!

 

 

[Bitseach]

No, Kickchick! It's because I'm tall, okay?

 

I'll have to check your link now and practise!!

 

 

[shaolinprincess]

push ups! Long range weight lifting

[dtstiachi]

I'm just curious,

As a Tai Chi practicioner we focus a lot on our lower body strength and flexibility, (strong legs and waist/abdominal area) We don't however, do much for the upper body. My grandmaster has told us that doing Zhan Zhuang training (posting) will increase your upper and lower body strength.

I have been posting for up to an hour a day. I don't necesarrily look stronger, (i.e. ripped chest etc,) but I do feel stronger.

Is there anyone out the who does internal arts and can help me with upper body strength (ie. moves, excercizes, comments on Zhan Zhuang, etc)

Thank you