Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Progressive training and Martial Arts

sir_colli
sir_colli
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/03/16
Philippines
2004/03/17, 12:49 AM
HI! Ive been working out for the past 3 months using a really sucky program and i began to slow down and loose flexibility. Im taking up martial arts and cant afford that.I just started the Progressive training program. I was just wondering if this program would slow my movements down and if it would hinder my flexibility. :) Can someone please help explain to me more clearly the benefits of this program. I dont know if its the one for me! :big_smile:thanks:big_smile:
I_Am-aZon
I_Am-aZon
Posts: 893
Joined: 2003/02/18
Canada
2004/03/17, 09:13 AM
I do not believe the progressive training program would slow you down sir_colli. I was seriously into Taekwondo for many years and I had never found that weight training (in any form/program style) hurt or took away from my speed, agility or flexibility

...but I did make sure to do weights After my martial arts training, only because a great weight workout can take a lot of strength out of you thus resulting in being tired - and as you have probably noted, martial arts takes a good deal of steam to be able to spar, do pattern work or whatever cleanly. I would also recommend major time spent stretching before each type of exercise. Your flexibility in martial arts is very dependant on this factor. That's just my thoughts. Hope it helps :)