Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Thanks for asking. I train with a taiji sword. Since it has been quite some time that I reported the hip pain, I am pleased to say that with time, patience, proper stretching, and a great physio, my situation has resolved (the pain anyways). If the tear is still there then it is not giving me too mu...

Dear Mr. Kurz: Thank you so much for your reply. It is very insightful and I will take your advice. I hope it helps others as well. Before writing in this forum I searched the internet and there is very little on the subject for this type of hip issue. Since I now teach, it is going to be very hard ...

Sadly, an MRI found a labral tear extending 3.5 cm over the anterosuperior margin with mild separation noted...whatever the heck that means in medical mumbo jumbo terms. I'll see a Sports Med Dr. in about a month to find out more. But all I care about is whether or not I can continue my strengthenin...

Dear Chingo: Wow...thanks. I really needed to hear your suggestions...especially the one about working on the back. Perhaps I find the back the most difficult of all exercises - which is exactly the reason why I must concentrate on incorporating back exercises into a program and doing them regularly...

I am really trying hard. I can do abductor flys (almost 100 at a time with no weights), crunches (up to 200 - 4 x 50 sets), back extensions (are still poor), but what are really tough are the lunges. OMG. After doing 3 x 20 each with no weights (to front, to back, to each side) I couldn't walk for 4...

Thank you for your reply. It is great to hear from the Master himself. I am going to be 50 this year and my goal is to be able to do the splits by the end of November. I know I have a long way to go...but I am definitely determined. Two questions: If I actually relax my legs (straight but with sligh...

If a person is somewhat a beginner (hasn't done exercise in a while but was a good athlete in the past), and is a relative beginner in martial arts, is there a difference in the number of reps (for crunches) that a man or a woman should aim to be doing before progressing onto the next exercise? Is t...