How can I Balance Weight Training with Martial Arts?

[bigpopparob2000]

Since I changed schools a few years ago, I haven't been able to go to a martial art class. I have, however, been going to the gym to lift weights and training on my via books and such.

 

I've made progress, but the only problem is that I I've been spending too much time on the weights as I have been neglecting perfecting technique.

 

My recent training schedule has been as such:

 

Monday: Upper body, cardio, and stretching

 

1) 25-30 minutes of cardio

 

2) Isometric and active stretches

 

3) Pull-ups

 

4) Shoulder press

 

5) Dumbell curls

 

6) Decline press

 

Tuesday: Lowerbody

 

1)Squats

 

2)Calf raises

 

3)Dead lifts

 

4)Shoulder Shrugs

 

Wednesday: Upperbody

 

1) Pull-ups

 

2) Shoulder press

 

3) Dumbell curls

 

4) Decline press

 

Thursday: Lowerbody

 

(See Tuesday's schedule)

 

Friday: Upper body, cardio, and stretching

 

(See Monday's schedule)

 

For the most part, I do supersets (1st set x 10 reps, 2nd set x 8 reps, 3rd set x 6 reps, and sometimes 4th set x 4-6 reps) with a 2 minute rest b/t sets. Needless to say, it can be very time consuming, and when I'm through my body is often unable to focus on technique training.

 

Of course, I'm also balancing this with college classes and work on the weekends, and I'm currently unable to spend a good deal of time learning and developing technique.

 

I was sparring a heavy bag in my gym today and it was depressing. I could definitely see how technique can do things sheer force cannot.

 

Anyways, I need to change my training regimen, and I also need to put some time into muscular endurance, which I've also neglected. So I'm curious as to what everyone else's day-by-day training schedule is. How much time to you put into developing muscular strength, muscular endurance, aerobic endurance, and plyometrics and by what means do you develope the preceding attributes? How much time do you spend in the dojo? Any advice and tips would be much appreciated.

[bigpopparob2000]

*clears throat* I've been training on my technique via books and such. Sorry.

[boxeador]

Maybe you are taking to much time at the gym because you are being social, remember your at the gym to work out not socialize.

[Dragonias]

have any of u actually read and understood what the guy has said?

 

he isnt socialising he is working ihis ass off in the gym,

 

bigpopparob2000

 

i have had the same prob, because i was bruning myself out by doing all of that, ive been told to carm it down a little or have like gap days between gym and MA training, coz it seems like ur body is having same prob as min is, the next day ur body is still trying to recuperate from the day b4 all thoyugh u feel fine in the gym, when u try training in MA again, u feel really weird