Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Hey guys, it's been a very long time since I was here on this forum. Overtime, I've gotten stronger, faster, bigger, leaner, and gained more stamina over the years. Also, my hamstring flexibility has definitely improve as well. I need to work on improve my hip flexor flexibility and front splits a l...

Hello everyone, it's been a long time since The last time I was on this forum. Lately, I've been having a problem similar to the OP. except, my problem has more to do with doing the isometric side splits version. I started about a month ago trying the isometric side split, just like Mr. Kurz has dem...

Stiff-legged deadlifts are not the same as Romanian deadlifts. See demos at the links below: Romanian Deadlifts, American Deadlifts, Stiff Legged Deadlifts, and Straight Leg Deadlifts http://youtu.be/9CleNQoKSb0 HOW TO Stiff Leg Deadlift (And Romanian Deadlift): Technique for Strength and Size http...

Hello everyone, it's been a very long time since I last posted on this forum. I have been on a consistent weight training program for almost 6 months now and I have been making very significant gains in both my strength, muscle mass, work capacity, etc. Recently, I tested my near max strength on pow...

Why did Kurz say in the summer 1996 newsletter that "aerobic burns mostly fat and very little glucose"? I thought that if you did aerobic exercises at the aerobic zone (which would be at least 70% of your maximum heart while not reaching the anaerobic threshold), then your body would burn close to t...

as wondering what specific exercises are best for training tendons. Anybody have any ideas? -Shawn To improve vascularization: high reps at low resistance. To increase mechanical strength: high resistance. What does Mr. Kurz exactly mean by mechanical strength? I have read all of his articles as di...

Even if the retaining your strength aspect of the equation was omitted it would still be impossible to gain 20kg's of mass without some of it being fat.The usual ratio is for every 2 pounds of muscle you gain,expect to gain 1 pound of fat. With this in mind you could use the body building method of...

"1. Lifting such tonnage with your legs as to require more than 2-3 days of rest before your legs can lift again is traumatizing muscles of your legs. It traumatizes your muscles so much that they become stiffer, damaged by inflammation and infested with microscars rather than stronger and more pli...

Hey, how's it goin'? I know that with any kind of injuries (whether it's macrotrauma, microtrauma, or musculotendinous trauma) that a scar form will form within an injured muscle and/or connective tissue during the healing process. However, I was wondering if DOMS (delay-onset muscle soreness) or ch...

Hello everyone, I have a question pertaining to reducing the stiffness of tendons. I have diligently studied the spring 2008 issue from the Stadion Newsletter section which talked all about tendons. Mr. Kurz said on page three of that issue that the increase of tendon stiffness from doing too high o...

...Tension, if not excessive, stimulates tendons to grow stronger (lay more connective tissue fibers and line them up right). The cumulative muscle tension that can be generated in a given number of reps is greater in eccentric movements than in concentric, or in natural movements (combined concent...

Hello everyone and Happy Holidays! I am back once again, with another question on strength training. I want to do the strength exercises for my hands, wrists, ankles, as part of my long-term strength preparation for the martial arts practice of hitting bags and focus mitts, etc. I know that Kurz has...

No,like i said.This is assuming you aren't pyramiding up or running the rack.It was just an example.I'll explain it another way.... If you are going to do 3 sets of 10 in the squat with 100kg and you reach 10 reps in all 3 sets easily,then that weight is too light for you and you can progress furth...

How do you know when you should progress?-If you're performing a squat for 3 sets of 10 reps with the same weight on each set(not pyramiding up or running the rack) then you might achieve:- 1st set-10 reps. 2nd set-10 reps. 3rd set-8 reps. You would stick with that weight/not increase the reps on t...

Why does Mr. Kurz say in article column #35, under subsection 3. Error: Striving to reach limits of your strength or work to failure. "Doing repetitions in a set to failure, especially with moderate to heavy resistance, causes excessive joint compression and leads to injuries." Yet, he mentions in h...