by Thomas Kurz People ask me how to do Hindu push-ups and Hindu squats. Instead of describing these exercises in many words, I show them in a movie below. The movie shows how I cool down after my typical strength workout, at the same time maintaining muscular endurance and getting my vitamin D too. It […]
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by Thomas Kurz An article in the August 2006 issue of Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research describes a study comparing the effect of a dynamic warm-up with the effect of a static stretching warm-up on three tests of power and agility (McMillian et al. 2006). The study proved, as could be expected, that the
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by Thomas Kurz In this article, I will continue answering questions on the proper sequence and timing of exercises. Why do so many people train for hours weekly, year after year, and get such meager results? Some do the wrong exercises, but many do good exercises at the wrong time in a workout or in
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by Thomas Kurz In previous articles I described basic strength exercises and explained in what sequence they should be introduced in preparation for intensive exercises specific to martial arts. I also explained the sequence of exercises in a workout. Nevertheless, many readers still have questions on these issues. Some of these questions were not addressed
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by Thomas Kurz Study this typical question on training carefully. It may contain elements that relate to questions of yours. This is a continuation of my answer on the order of workouts and exercises in a workout from the previous article. Question: I have listed the exercises in the order I do them. What do
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by Thomas Kurz Study this typical question on training carefully. It may contain elements that relate to questions of yours. Question: I received your video Secrets of Stretching a few days ago. I like it a lot and have also shared it with my head instructor at my karate studio. We have been slowly incorporating
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by Thomas Kurz Study these typical questions on training carefully. Among them may be just the one that you wanted to ask. Question: I have found your book both inspiring and very helpful with my flexibility training. I weight train four times per week and I do gymnastics twice per week. After I do leg
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by Thomas Kurz In this article you will learn about the sequence of strength and endurance exercises in long-term training and in a single workout. A rationally designed strength training program begins with developing the core of the body and the stabilizing muscles (see the 5th and 6th principles of conditioning in the article “Principles
by Thomas Kurz In this article you will learn about interrelation among workouts in a weekly training schedule. Fatigue Workouts cause fatigue. Fatigue is necessary for making progress, but if a workout schedule is bad, the accumulating fatigue will stop an athlete’s progress. So what is fatigue? Fatigue is a decreased effort capacity of a
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by Piotr Drabik Coaches and athletes need to know what fatigue is to understand all issues of the training process. The whole training process is predicated on fatigue and on recovery from it—degree of fatigue dictates the changes of training load, means of recovery, frequency and sequence of exercises and workouts, periodization, and nutrition. Without
