Hi all, Im a bit new to the site & am loving the amount of articles & information so far !!. Quick question - ive been a kickboxer for just over 3 years now & am coming up to my blackbelt grading (about 5 months away). I have been trying to increase muscle mass, speed & strength (which i know dont go hand in hand), but am finding my gains in both areas have begun to slow down, if not stop. My usual regime is as follows: Mon: Upper body work, generally pressups, including different variations (feet raised, amout of reps etc) Tue: 30min run, followed by 1 hour pad work Weds: rest Thurs: 2 Hours training - mixture of strength training (situps, pressups, squats) pad work & body sparring Fri: 2 hours training, 1 hour pad work & 1 hour sparring Sat: 2 hours cardio & strength training Sun: rest just thought id see if anyone has any suggestions of improvements i can make ? ......incidentally, i tend to eat pretty healthily, lots of veg & chicken & pasta cheers guys
Welcome to MAP I have a few questions, On the days that you are doing body work are you doing that in training or on your own time? And do you have access to weights?
really you need to be trained, your coach should set your plans and goals and bring you on. thats what you pay him for. get a clear idea of what you want, are you building size to look good? enter competitions at a higher weight catagory? hit harder? are you wanting to get your blackbelt to compete? teach? or just enjoy it for fun and fitness?
Hi guys-Osu Cheers for the replies-on the days I'm doing body work, it's in my own time & yea I've got some dumb-bells but don't really use them.....don't know what I'm doin tbh, to build consistent sets With regards gains-tbh I've done my competing, so would be to hit harder & look good....& black belt is for fun
Squats, in fact look at starting this workout: http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Program#Three_Flavors_of_Starting_Strength It is one of the single best strength gain workouts for beginners, (like us).
