Strength Training

[Scrap]

Fitness Strength, is a complicated matter if, unsure of How things work. Educate yourself, Read, okay things and concepts change, but for Physical Strength it boils down to one thing. Your Heart, its the Highway to everything, everything works because of it. Muscle is great, but without the Cardio System, its no good to man nor Beast, because of what is produced Lactic and Carbon Dioxide. In Sports Fitness the Heart is Everything, its the beginning and the End

[mertlich11]

Scrap, do you have any book recommendations on the heart, and training there of?

[mertlich11]

I am very interested in book, or web resources pertaining to the heart and training there of. Thanks.

[Gray Lion]

This is a never ending debate. One of the coaches where I work discourages any weight training. He says it makes the fighters muscles in the arms and shoulders stiffer and limits movement. He also says "If your weight training...your not concentrating on fighting skills". I do agree with him to a certain point. But I see to many students come in, and when they get on the heavy bag, and I am holding, their punches are like marshmellows.
I'm from the old school. I believe the best strength training comes from free weights, bar bells and kettle balls. Without writing a book, I qualify that by saying, it should be done not to put on great muscle mass (unless you are a heavy weight pro traiining 10-12 hours a day), and you need to set yourself a program working only certain muscle groups for 30-40 minutes, divide the groups into three days a week and take the weekend off. Low weights and high reps and sets will bring amazing strength results. All of this is IN ADDITION to boxing training and cardio workouts. Your Diet will be a big concern with this added training, along with your weight, and possible fatigue. You just have to figure out what works for you. Thats why we use to push cars, carry buckets of water up and down stairs with our arms up and curled, beat tires with sledge hammers, and work out with weights....it built strength.

[Scrap]

Heres a couple what I came up with a few years ago for muscle Speed. 1st one doesnt need an explanation, the 2nd one does. sit feet as wide as you can. Feet pointing in to centre line. Then do it, it fires all the Neurons in the leg at once and the Shoulder and Core.

[Scrap]

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[Scrap]

Great for young and older Guys, 30 secs on 30 secs rest start 6 reps

[Scrap]

This always puts a smile on my Face

[mertlich11]

Scrap, I know you have discussed tfl activation before, is that what number 2 is working? Great stuff. Thank you.

[mertlich11]

And #4, what kind of sets and reps do you recommend? Looks brutal. Thanks.

[Scrap]

No2 yes and a lot more, No4 it depends whats behind you, He has about 80 pound of resistance pulling Him Try it without at 1st then Build 20 secs on and off 6 times.

[Andre]

This always puts a smile on my Face

Tell him to keep his guard up while switching like that .