Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

I think I still have good flexibility, because I still perform a lot of horse stance throughout a day - still greasing the groove.

Hello Crazyboy,

I must say I don't do any stretching lately, last time I did splits was in summertime (august). I was never able to perform front splits, but side splits were never problem for me though.

I must start with some stretching again.

Cheers.

Desty, I read your post again and only now I realise that you have had 5 years break. Exercises in my first post might be too much to start with. But nevertheless your goal should be the same: 1.build your anaerobic endurance. 2.Build endurance and functional strenght with bodyweight exercises. So y...

I suggest you to focus more on anaerobic endurance with your cardio. Exercises like sprints, hill sprints are great, tabatha,.... + you will burn more calories. Circuit trainings are cool too, my favorite: 10 pull ups, 10 dips, 20 push ups, 25 squats - try 10 sets under 20 minutes - that will give y...

Hello, I stretch on a carpet in socks, sometimes outside on the grass. I find it a little easier on a carpet.

Thanks for the tip. I have a goal to perform 1 armers but not at the moment. My current routine are weighted pullups with various grips (I like towel pullups the most). I use weight from 15-30 kg depends on a workout (strenght endurance or max.strenght). You say it is important to perform with speed...

Mmeloon you are absolutely right, I think I should have been more specific with my suggestion about squats. So Pliskin you must first fully recover, learn/check the proper technic for horse stance and then start with squats (only bodyweight at the beginning). p.s. : Pliskin I'm gonna send you (pm) m...

Yes, I agree.

I didn't mean changes every workout, but still on a regular basis. Even if it means to take extra day for recovery.

Cheers.

Hey Pliskin I'm glad to hear that. I was in the Pula this year - Kamenjak actually. My friend has a property on Kamenjak so I visit him at least once a year in the summertime. Good luck with the training. Hej Pliskin, da te još pozdravim u našem jeziku. Sretno sa treningom. Možda se sretnemo jednom ...

Hello. I suffered the same thing myself once. The only advice I can give you is back off from your strenght/stretching sessions until the pain is gone. If I were you I would also back off from the heavy bag for a week. Then gradually incorporate horse stance again. I would also incorporate squats (b...

Progress is faster if there's a constant change in holding time, leaverage, weight, angle,......... whatever. When body adapts to a certain "stress" progress stops. So it is necessary to "keep your body guessing what's next". But most important thing is to not overtrain or train to failure. Nothing ...

I agree with you.

I'm sure he must be pretty tired of people constantly question his methods and always that: " I tried everything and still can't do splits, what's wrong with me?"

I would recommend to start with weights as soon as possible. I would drop jelly and ice cream from your shakes (ice cream is the worst thing you can have). You should eat only good food - a lot of it. Optimal caloric intake to support optimal growth for your bodyweight (125lbs) is 2600 kcal. This sh...

I don't understand your post. I took a year off because I wanted to experiment. About kicking that you mention - I've spend 3 years kicking the bag and sparring various people (from different MA background) and focusing on power - full contact (amateur competitors). I was beaten a few times and put ...

It is necessary to put some weight on the muscle (dumbells) and tense to the max. (gradually). It is very painful and powerful contraction.
Reaching this point takes time and practise, and the "side effect" is amazing strenght.

Cheers.