Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Hi there, arrange your workouts to what you feel, for example if you do 3 sets of 20 lunges in each direction and you're so sore that you miss your next Workout then that's going to stop your progress, it's better to do less twice a week than more once a week. If i was you i'd do 3 sets of 10 and br...

I'm currently Deadlifting: 44lb X 10 reps 77lb X 8 reps 118lb X 8 reps twice a week along with 200 reps in various situps, crunches, etc at least 3 times a week. My problem is my back and abdomen still tense and shake when i try to perform straight leg leg raises, (which i attempt before deadlifts) ...

I'm not sure about some of ur concerns but i'd say you can train them at the same time, they're both active and both require flexibility. My goals are flexibility for M.A and the more strength i gain the more flexibility i gain and sadly without much sign of muscle, sounds like for you that would be...

Hi there. Unless you have good genetics for building muscle you probably wont gain any from weights, some people try their best by eating huge amounts of protien and doing low reps with heavy weights and still dont gain muscle, just strength. Personaly i think if you use low weights and do many reps...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to Mr.Kurz and everyone on the forum from me too. :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL FROM ME TOO!

Lets hope none of us gain too much weight over the festive period!!!!!

Oh and dynamic stretches of course.

Alright there Crazyboy! I can't do any split yet but i'm really working on it, i don't do isometrics yet as i'm still working on core strength, i do sumo squats instead and only relaxed stretches so far, i don't really try the front split as i'm so into trying to acomplish the side split, i really m...

Since your advise on deadlifts i've progressed on lowering the supports and increasing the weight with no soreness in the hamstrings (which was my original problem) My questions are: 1 - I know only i can answer how may sets and reps i should do but would you recomend 3 sets of 5 (warm up), 1 set of...

Most of my questions were answered by reading other peoples posts and i can say pretty much all my improvement has come from this, without the advise on this forum i'd still be pressing on with the same old techniques and making little progress. The video is clear but not everyone adapts to it so qu...

By that last comment i meant someone standing on my stretched muscles not isometrics, THEY RULE!

Thanks for your replies guys, There's no way i'd try that technique... not even if all else fails. i can't remember where i read it now but it was someone knocking this method (isometrics etc) they claimed they'd tryed it for six months from the secrets of stretching video and gained no flexibility ...

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your reply, sounds dangerous to me too, I was just thinkin' if what was said was true about the hips i needed feedback as its obvious the leg muscles can be stretched but certain hip joints is another matter, and its my hip joints i struggle to loosen up at this point in training.

I've heard various people say that their Martial Arts instructor stands or jumps on their knees while they're in the butterfly stretch (Lying on back, heels together and forcing knees to the ground) And if you can't get knees to the ground you have poor ROM of the hip joints and will never do side s...