I say do it all. what many people i see doing is lifting weights and building all that muscle but not working on their endurance. So you get a large piece of muscle that starts to loose their breath after several steps. On the other hand ever see olympic marathon runners...their legs look like Bic pens. You see, large muscles make endurance a little more difficult since they require more energy but too much endurance training stunts muscle development as well. You gotta find middle ground and include both into your workout. strength training three times and week and endurance in between is a pretty good schedule and always allow time to heal your sore muscles. You are sore for a reason. Thats your muscles fibers being torn to pieces and put back together again with more reinforcement. I really suggest sprinting as well. It adds a little endurance while at the same time giving you some resistance while getting rid of the monatony of long distance running. Explosive power is a definate must in martial arts training. If you want some more explosive power add strength resistance to your sprinting or add speed to your strength training. Care must be taken though to prevent injuries while adding speed to your strength traingin regime. Good luck. |