Aerobic worlout for stamnia and Flexibilty

[Judo Warrior]

I don't know wether I sould join aerobic workout classes for my stamnia and flexibilty because I find it kind of wussy for a boy to do aerobic work out. I do a lot of muscle training but my flexibilty and stamnia aren't that great.

 

What do u guys think i should do?

[iolair]

A female friend of mine said she thought men always looked stupid doing Aerobics...

 

Personally, I prefer to do running or skipping (with some occasional swimming and cycling) for my aerobic work, and do a THOROUGH stretch after any aerobics or weight work. I also do dynamic stretching on my legs and core most days.

[ninjanurse]

Try cardio-kickboxing. Great aerobics and works kicking and punching muscles too! I used to teach 3 classes a day...and never had to run (yuck!) or do any other conditioning to stay in top shape.

 

[WhiteBelt]

Any kind of aerobic exercise will work your heart and energy systems.

[PrideampPoise]

Aerobics classes can be very good for you, because they tend to work more muscles at different angles than just running or riding a bike.

 

There are men in some of the classes. But if you need some time to build the self-confidence required to actually go to a class, look around for a tape/dvd that looks interesting to you, and try it at home. Really, if you find some that you like, you don't ever really need to go to a class.

 

Step workouts can be pretty tough.

 

Tae Bo and other cardio kickboxing can also offer a pretty good aerobic workout, and ususally have men participating as well.

 

Of course you can also mix in running or bike riding for variety.

[Looneyas]

Who said that a man looks like a wimp doing Aerobics.

 

What a load of crap, I use to do Compitition in Aerobics and its not easy.

 

They are fiter and stronger and more flexible than most MA.

 

So before u believe what people say try it for ya self and then see who the wimp is, bet ya will be so sore that u wont go back then who is the wimp.

[thenakedpage]

Who said that a man looks like a wimp doing Aerobics.

 

What a load of crap, I use to do Compitition in Aerobics and its not easy.

 

They are fiter and stronger and more flexible than most MA.

 

So before u believe what people say try it for ya self and then see who the wimp is, bet ya will be so sore that u wont go back then who is the wimp.

 

Why is it that aerobics is the only sport where men wear those nice tight little halter tops?

 

Back to the original question. What do you want stamina for? Martial arts are not sports that you need a lot of aerobic conditioning for. Energy is used in short explosive bursts, and the energy system called into play is the anaerobic system - which makes anything less than general endurance work a waste of time.

 

Jogging is worthless to the martial artist, unless you belong to a school where you must run as a part of a grading.

 

If you want stamina to last the distance in a martial arts class, I would suggest that you take more classes, and that will come of its own accord. If you are puffing too heavily durring sparring work, do some rounds of shadow sparring, or just increase your sparring load / intensity. The energy system used in sparring is ONLY anaerobic, so anaerobic endurance, or local muscular endurance, are what you need to develop most. Sprints, plyometrics, and lifting light weights at high reps and high intensity (20 to 25 reps) is what the martial artist needs. Also, do a few rounds of skipping rope each day to build on this endurance (not for any longer than 3 minute rounds). Or some fast cycling for five minutes at a time (take a rest, then go again).

 

Long aerobics sessions are not desirable. Jogging is even less so. And to those who are starting to flame up and defend jogging, I only have this to say - why would you spend hours, days, months, years, and lots of dollars, to make your kicks faster and more powerful, only to turn around and create loads of slow twitch muscle fibres in your legs from jogging, or risk injury from the repetitive strain of roadwork / treadmills? The best choice of training method for martial arts is anaerobic conditioning.