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Hopefully August but don't hold me to it
Wing Chun or muay Thai? Well pros and cons to each.
WC a lot easier on your joints, no hard high kicking. Not especially potent for real life applications on its own but with a bit of muscle behind it I'm sure you could make it work for you.
MT Good cardio, good for real life app, but hard on joints and requires above average flexibility.
Personally I'd like to see you go for muay Thai. You ain't that old and you've probably got better flexibility than most, and as I recall you've trained in karate so your flexibility ought to return quite easily, muscle memory works for flexibility too
Yeah, definitely MT over WC IMO.
Ok, I hit the gym, as I missed yesterday I did a kind of hybrid WO
Legs
Squat
1x20 @ 60kg (132lbs)
1x20 @ 70kg (154lbs)
2x20 @ 80kg (176lbs)
1x15 @ 90kg (198lbs)
1x6 @ 122.5kg (264lbs)
1x5 @ 125kg (275lbs)
DB OHP
1x10 @ 10kg
1x10 @ 12.5kg
1x10 @ 15kg
1x10 @ 17.5kg
Pull ups
4x3 @ BW (103kg - 226.6lbs)
Dips
3x5 @ BW
hanging leg raises
3x8
Note: I don't do much in the way of abs in the gym because twice a week I do a shot load of abs in my kickboxing class including lying on the floor having a medicine ball dropped on my gut
I do the leg raises to loosen off my lower back after squatting/deadlifting
Legs
Squat
1x20 @ 60kg (132lbs)
1x20 @ 70kg (154lbs)
2x20 @ 80kg (176lbs)
1x15 @ 90kg (198lbs)
1x6 @ 122.5kg (264lbs)
1x5 @ 125kg (275lbs)
DB OHP
1x10 @ 10kg
1x10 @ 12.5kg
1x10 @ 15kg
1x10 @ 17.5kg
Pull ups
4x3 @ BW (103kg - 226.6lbs)
Dips
3x5 @ BW
hanging leg raises
3x8
Note: I don't do much in the way of abs in the gym because twice a week I do a shot load of abs in my kickboxing class including lying on the floor having a medicine ball dropped on my gut
I do the leg raises to loosen off my lower back after squatting/deadlifting
jdl508
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is that 1 x 15 reps @ 198 lbs? Your an animal man good chit
I love muay thai and agree it is much more real world relevant but I have always had a soft spot in my heart for wing chun I took 1 WC class and realized it would take me a long while before I was decent plus they punch with a straight fist not traditional boxing style. In muay thai you can be really good in 6 months
I love muay thai and agree it is much more real world relevant but I have always had a soft spot in my heart for wing chun I took 1 WC class and realized it would take me a long while before I was decent plus they punch with a straight fist not traditional boxing style. In muay thai you can be really good in 6 months
Thanks bro
I wanted to hit pretty much everything with the focus on my legs. I haven't seen the clips yet, for some reason it won't let me play them on my phone. I'll have to break out the lap top when I get home
is that 1 x 15 reps @ 198 lbs? Your an animal man good chit
I love muay thai and agree it is much more real world relevant but I have always had a soft spot in my heart for wing chun I took 1 WC class and realized it would take me a long while before I was decent plus they punch with a straight fist not traditional boxing style. In muay thai you can be really good in 6 months
Yeah that's right bro 15 reps @ 198lbs if you think that's good check out young Evan Tipps, he does 20+ reps with 225lbs!!! (Mind you at 16 he is a walking steroid factory!)
My Dad did WC for a long time, he still does, it's a nice system, very good trapping but that's it's only real strong point IMO and trapping isn't something you'd do much of in real life. Muay Thai is brutal and effective and one of the only martial arts that teaches you to attack, I like its simplicity and dependence on physical strength and fitness.
Ok peeps the time has come.
I gotta ramp up my training. British championships are on 8th July so just over 2 weeks away!! Things are going well business-wise so I'm ditching my job (of course wanting to put me on a disciplinary for being late yesterday has helped speed up my departure) from nexto weeko I'll be training more often, well longer workouts instead of short ass ones where I can't finish everything I want to do, and of course, super important, I'll get more sleep!!!!!!
Ha ha ha! Go to hell 60 hour working week!!!!
I gotta ramp up my training. British championships are on 8th July so just over 2 weeks away!! Things are going well business-wise so I'm ditching my job (of course wanting to put me on a disciplinary for being late yesterday has helped speed up my departure) from nexto weeko I'll be training more often, well longer workouts instead of short ass ones where I can't finish everything I want to do, and of course, super important, I'll get more sleep!!!!!!
Ha ha ha! Go to hell 60 hour working week!!!!
Gr8 news bro. Glad your making the jump/
Now about your training. You sure you wanna do long sessions as opposed to 2 a days.
For this far along in your training IMO you may get more from the 2 a days.
Think about it and post up.
Again thanks for the tips from both of yous.
Now about your training. You sure you wanna do long sessions as opposed to 2 a days.
For this far along in your training IMO you may get more from the 2 a days.
Think about it and post up.
Again thanks for the tips from both of yous.
