Anyone been hitting the gym lately? Any type of work out thats been effective?
I've been pretty good, 3 times during week and Sunday. Here's my club:Anyone been hitting the gym lately? Any type of work out thats been effective?
played soccer from the age of 10 to 40.......taking a breakAnyone been hitting the gym lately? Any type of work out thats been effective?
I hit my garage. All that cute, chorome plated stuff isn't my bag. I started lifting before it became en vogue, when people thought it made you dumb and the football coach ahd a stroke.Anyone been hitting the gym lately? Any type of work out thats been effective?
Man i would love to do all that. What style martial arts do you do?I hit my garage. All that cute, chorome plated stuff isn't my bag. I started lifting before it became en vogue, when people thought it made you dumb and the football coach ahd a stroke.
I lift six days a week. I run 3 miles 6 days a week. I practice martial arts 6 days a week as well. Total time per workout -- 1 1/2 hours.
I change up my weightlifting every now again so that it doesn't get stale, but mostly lift heavy weights, and the martial arts is easy because there are plenty of different things you can do. Running is running -- a means to an end.
Been pretty effective for me. I've been doing the same for over 20 years now.
Wow!I hit my garage. All that cute, chorome plated stuff isn't my bag. I started lifting before it became en vogue, when people thought it made you dumb and the football coach ahd a stroke.
I lift six days a week. I run 3 miles 6 days a week. I practice martial arts 6 days a week as well. Total time per workout -- 1 1/2 hours.
I change up my weightlifting every now again so that it doesn't get stale, but mostly lift heavy weights, and the martial arts is easy because there are plenty of different things you can do. Running is running -- a means to an end.
Been pretty effective for me. I've been doing the same for over 20 years now.
I've heard it called a LOT worse.You're an ironman Gunny!
My membership at the Y is part of my spouse's compensation package, and its a new one, only about 2 miles down the road, zero traffic. Besides, my garage id full of power tools and building supplies for my next project.
I must not have had enough sleep last night. You lost me here.I've heard it called a LOT worse.![]()
I have been a student of Okinawan Shorin-ryu since 1983.Man i would love to do all that. What style martial arts do you do?
You said I was an "ironman." I get called "obsessed" a lot more.I must not have had enough sleep last night. You lost me here.
Same thing in this case.:tng:You said I was an "ironman." I get called "obsessed" a lot more.![]()
I do american kenpo myself.I have been a student of Okinawan Shorin-ryu since 1983.
I took American karate for a couple of years as a means to kickboxing training. The problem I have with American martial arts -- be they American in origin or the American version of an Asian martial art -- is you basically have to dress up in medieval armor to spar becasue Heaven forbid little Bobby get hurt. Mom will sue. Another issue is the number of belts, and the reason behind it .... instant gratification for the student and a means of charging extra money for the instructor.I do american kenpo myself.
yeah i know. of course there are some times ive been grateful for that padding lol.I took American karate for a couple of years as a means to kickboxing training. The problem I have with American martial arts -- be they American in origin or the American version of an Asian martial art -- is you basically have to dress up in medieval armor to spar becasue Heaven forbid little Bobby get hurt. Mom will sue. Another issue is the number of belts, and the reason behind it .... instant gratification for the student and a means of charging extra money for the instructor.
IMO, it kind of messes it up for the students who actually want to learn something.
I haven't been in a dojo in 20 years. One thing about Okinawan karate, it hasn't changed much in a thousand years. Okinawan karate is also the predecessor to Japanese karate, as practiced by the Japanese Karate Association. Since Japanese karate is a dumbed-down, one-size fits all version of Okinawan shorin-ryu, if I even thnk about forgetting something there is extensive literature available on JKA karate.yeah i know. of course there are some times ive been grateful for that padding lol.
I havent been going to any studio for a while, mostly practicing on my own. i dont know that ill ever get my black belt simply because every time i think about going back they've changed almost all the stuff ive already learned. So I figure if I get good at the stuff I remembe. adapt it for other situations ill be able to figure out my own style of fighting.
Injuries suck. But learn something from an old hard-head. Let it heal. "Playing through" injuries will come back to haunt you in your mid-40s.I was out from lifting for a few weeks because of my shoulder injury during football. Thursday, though, my physical therapist gave me the go-ahead to get back working out, just no chest or shoulder work quite yet. So, Friday I did some bicep and tricep work, just to get back into the swing of things.
The peak of my game was around spring of this year, right before I left Fairbanks. Those were good days...
Actually it depends on the type of injury. SOme heal up to never bother you again. Joint injuries haunt you. For the most part I agree.Injuries suck. But learn something from an old hard-head. Let it heal. "Playing through" injuries will come back to haunt you in your mid-40s.