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Endurance, explosive strength and speed

ChanDragon Posts: 1 Joined: 2002/01/18	2002/01/18, 02:14 AM i'm just starting up in wushu kung fu, and i need some advice training. what i need is endurance strength (i don't want to bulk up) and speed along with explosive power for the punches and kicks and jumps. along with this i need flexibility as well.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/01/18, 03:49 AM Hi Chan, welcome here. You need to do lots of interval and what I call jump training (plyometrie). Lots of sprints and jumping in the fields outside. In the gym do the same thing using a treadmill and high steps (jump up with both legs in the same time). Doing jumping push ups and also jumping squats (with a very light barbell on your traps -get somebody next to you thou) That's some of the exercises that'll work for you. Good luck. -Nina
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/01/18, 10:27 AM I used to teach Hapkido. What we used to do for strength and flexibility training are: 1) Light to medium weights - workout at least 3x per week 2) 1/2 hour per day of yoga (or just stretching) 3) 1-1/2 hours per day of punching bag and 1/2 hour of bean bag Good luck to you and welcome here!
sanddevil Posts: 31 Joined: 2002/01/13	2002/01/19, 12:23 AM Welcome ChanDragon Your flexibility will come in time with stretching trust me I teach Jiu-Jitsu and when I first started I wasn't verry limber now my students crindge for some of the positions I get in they look painful but my body is limber. For punches and kicks all I can say is Bag work and medium to light weight lifting. I have a friend that is into Kung Fu and I will ask him how he developed his hard kicks and punches. Good luck in your training and your Class Dave