Should You Add Supplementary Weight Training to your Martial Arts Training?
There are four things you should consider before you add supplementary weight training into your workout schedule:
Speed
Flexibility
Endurance
Strength
Martial arts training will naturally help you improve in all of these areas, but many people wonder if they need to add supplementary weight training to increase these areas. The answer is maybe.
The first determination of whether or not you should do separate weight training is how it will affect your martial arts training. If weight training will take the place of your martial arts training, then I don’t recommend it (especially for beginners). Advanced martial arts students can make the determination depending on their personal goals.
When you’re making the decision, consider this:
You can add weights if you have your martial arts training regime down cold you don’t want your martial arts training to suffer so that you can weight train on the side.
If you do choose to weight train, educate yourself or get a trainer so that you get the most out of your training.
Make a plan before you begin anything.
To make a plan, you need to figure out where you want to improve. You need a balanced body to be a good martial artist, so if you do decide to add supplemental training, it should be to improve this balance. Is there a part of your body that is not up to par with the rest of your body? Do you have plenty of endurance but lack speed?
Here’s an example of what I mean. I had a student at my Bellevue Academy of Kempo Martial Arts school that had perfect form. She was worried that her technique wouldn’t work in a real situation. She practiced slow and accurate movements, so the answer for her was to start training for power or speed to make her movements more real-world applicable.
In the “old days” martial artists were not purists if they did strength training along with it. The thing is, even in the Shaolin temples, the Kung Fu practitioners had exercises like moving granite balls and doing hundreds of movements with iron rings on their arms it sounds like a form of weight training to me.
If anyone tells you that weight training will harm your kung fu or martial arts training, they are only right if you stop or reduce your martial arts training to weight train. If you break your training down into sections and focus on the parts of your body or goals that you need to balance your body, then you can train accordingly without affecting your martial arts training. If you’re still not sure whether or not you’re weight training affectively, just make sure you do an hour and a half of martial arts training for every hour of weight training you do.
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Sprinting is better when trying to build muscle but long runs do not hurt as much as one thinks and it greatly helps conditioning. Swimming is an excellent way to develop both muscle endurance and cardio training. On youtube you can find Wanderlei Silva swimming with weights. For you, I would recommend lifting 3-4 days a week and doing heavy sparring and cardio 2-3 days and take one day off. You seem to be pretty athletic so just try to get on the mats and in the cage as much as you can to work on technique and always remember overall conditioning and its importance. It is not about how frequently you train but how hard you train when you are. Good luck.
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If you use a weight that is about 50-60% of your maximum, and concentrate on explosive speed during the execution of the lift, you can accomplish a substantial power increase. There is no basis to weight lifting reducing flexibility, as long as you continue stretching.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is said to have been able to touch the floor, with his palms, from a straight legged standing position during the peak of his bodybuilding years.
I wrote an article about increasing dead lifting power through the use of explosive singles. For other exercises, I would use more repetitions.
To read the dead lift article, click here: http://www.ehow.com/how_4488009_increase-your-deadlift.html
I'd say it depends on what you motivation is: if it's to build muscle, or "get fit", then I'd say the gym; however, if it's more about the skills you can gain from pursuing a martial art, then I'd say the Karate combination is for you.
The thing I wonder about though, is have you looked at other Martial Arts? There are many around, and some may suit your aims better than others.
Hope that helps you a bit in your decision.
P.S. Reading some of the other things that have since been posted, I have to agree, Karate may not be the best martial art, if you're after fighting ability. But then again, on the street, something like BJJ isn't that great either. Sure I'm not speaking from experience, but the last place you want to be in a free-for-all is on the ground where you can get your head kicked in.
The advice is good though – do your research.
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Xing yi quan is a martial arts that trains both the mind and body. It translates as , Emotional, mental training. I dont think your reasons for taking up martial arts are very honorable. To build muscle mass? comon! martial arts has more meaning than that!
Sounds like you are already in good health, or you wouldn't be participating in the programs you're involved with. Without your height and weight there's no way to determine body mass. So…You may not need to lose weight. Every body is different, and reacts to exercise differently. The best exercise for weight loss, per se, is low impact aerobics. This gives an excellent cardio workout, stimulates metabolism, and causes your own body to produce the chemicals that control fat removal. As your body reaches it's potential, fat burning stops and muscle production kicks into high gear. This may be what you are experiencing. However, it's always a good idea to seek the advice of a physician, or physical trainer, if you have questions about the rate at which changes occur. Hope this helps.
I have trained in Krav, Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jitsu, Kempo, boxing, and only a few months of Escrima/Kali. I have trained for over 17 years consistenly. I think Krav Maga would be best for you as a supplement to your existing skills of wrestling and karate. It is the most realistic art for street fighting of those you listed. (I would personally choose Kempo if it was available near you). However, if you are looking to get in shape and capitalize on your existing strengths, then it is jiu jitsu hands down. If you are looking for something that might translate well to your career choice, find a good MMA academy that will give you a little bit of all the skills you would require.
When choosing a school, make sure you know a little bit about the instructor and the way classes will be handled. Also make sure the schedule fits your needs. Try a few classes before choosing. Long term contracts are the devil. Finally, be diligent in whatever you choose. Almost every martial art will benefit you in your goals.