Brother John
Senior Master
I myself train with weights because I like the way it makes me look and feel, but I've talked/chatted with people who feel that weight training and the martial arts are antithetical. I was just wondering what you guys thought.
First, I should define my issue:
There are many different ways to go about 'weight training'. The way I like the most and try to do is generally the body building style. It works in cycles, for many these cycles revolve around their use of growth hormone &/or anabolic steriod cycles...not me. Mine revolve around three phases:
1. Strength/Mass. To gain in one is to gain in the other, generally speaking.
2. Shaping. The mass atained in phase 1 is maintained, while adding higher repetitions and focusing on movements that isolate specific muscle groups in order to focus on symetry and general aesthetics.
3. Cutting. Simply... higher repetition, moderate weights (now and then hitting them with a very intense/heavy day to keep the mass/strength up somewhat) and a bigger emphasis on diet and aerobic work in order to eliminate the fat/watter around and between the muscles.
Phase one = 5 months
Phase two = 4 months
Phase three = 3 months
anyway...
Do you feel that such weight training, the Building of larger, yet stronger, muscles would be detrimental to bettering my execution of Kenpo???
Thanks, just hoping to spark an interesting discussion that may be a bit out of the norm.
Your Brother
John
PS: I really don't buy the "muscle bound" myth. I know toooo many VERY flexible/agile HUGE muscle-heads to believe it anymore.
First, I should define my issue:
There are many different ways to go about 'weight training'. The way I like the most and try to do is generally the body building style. It works in cycles, for many these cycles revolve around their use of growth hormone &/or anabolic steriod cycles...not me. Mine revolve around three phases:
1. Strength/Mass. To gain in one is to gain in the other, generally speaking.
2. Shaping. The mass atained in phase 1 is maintained, while adding higher repetitions and focusing on movements that isolate specific muscle groups in order to focus on symetry and general aesthetics.
3. Cutting. Simply... higher repetition, moderate weights (now and then hitting them with a very intense/heavy day to keep the mass/strength up somewhat) and a bigger emphasis on diet and aerobic work in order to eliminate the fat/watter around and between the muscles.
Phase one = 5 months
Phase two = 4 months
Phase three = 3 months
anyway...
Do you feel that such weight training, the Building of larger, yet stronger, muscles would be detrimental to bettering my execution of Kenpo???
Thanks, just hoping to spark an interesting discussion that may be a bit out of the norm.
Your Brother
John
PS: I really don't buy the "muscle bound" myth. I know toooo many VERY flexible/agile HUGE muscle-heads to believe it anymore.