The Ultimate in Martial Arts

Michael-dk · 03-12-2001, 02:05 PM

Hi Burton,

I will start with weight training next week. I'm not sure how many times per week I should train and also how to train (every muscle group everytime or.....) This is not a MA question, but I hope you can help me anyway.

Thanks,

Michael.

Burton · 03-12-2001, 05:08 PM

Hi Michael!
I suggest you check out www.mikementzer.com. He has a great and logical method for gaining strength quickly and efficiently. You should only lift weights for about 20 minutes per session, 3 times per week, and each body part only gets worked once per week. That means about an hour total per week to develop a good base of strength. You can later add specific routines for clinch, striking, etc.
I break my workouts into 1 shoulders, biceps, triceps 2 legs 3 chest, back, traps, neck.

You have to lift heavy to get a good response, but you don't waste time doing set after set of the same exercise at a moderate level of exertion. Check out Mike's site, and if you e-mail him, please tell him that I said hello.

Stuart S. Igarta · 03-12-2001, 05:12 PM

I'm not Burton but I have been lifting weights for about 20 years now. Because of my age (I'll be 40 this year) I no longer can recover as quickly as I use too. I lift weights 3 times a week focusing on a different muscle group for each of those days. On Wednesday, I'll work chest and triceps. On Friday, I'll work back and biceps. On Sunday, I'll work shoulders and legs. I personally like to go as heavy as I can keeping my rep range between 4 - 8 reps with the occasional single and double. I can still deadlift 405 lbs. so I think this routine works for me.

Burton · 03-14-2001, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the input Stuart! If we don't give our bodies sufficient time to recover after a workout, we will never see the results we want.

Michael-dk · 03-15-2001, 03:53 PM

Thanks for the advice. I really like that I only have to train weights for about 60 minutes per week ! I don't enjoy weight training as much as MA, but would like the results (as would Tina).

Michael.

03-12-2001, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Burton Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Posts: 622 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Michael! I suggest you check out www.mikementzer.com. He has a great and logical method for gaining strength quickly and efficiently. You should only lift weights for about 20 minutes per session, 3 times per week, and each body part only gets worked once per week. That means about an hour total per week to develop a good base of strength. You can later add specific routines for clinch, striking, etc. I break my workouts into 1 shoulders, biceps, triceps 2 legs 3 chest, back, traps, neck. You have to lift heavy to get a good response, but you don't waste time doing set after set of the same exercise at a moderate level of exertion. Check out Mike's site, and if you e-mail him, please tell him that I said hello. __________________ "If you want to learn how to fight, you must practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!" Burton Richardson

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Burton Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Posts: 622 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the input Stuart! If we don't give our bodies sufficient time to recover after a workout, we will never see the results we want. __________________ "If you want to learn how to fight, you must practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!" Burton Richardson

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Michael-dk Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 23 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	weight training Thanks for the advice. I really like that I only have to train weights for about 60 minutes per week ! I don't enjoy weight training as much as MA, but would like the results (as would Tina). Michael.

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03-12-2001, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Michael-dk Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 23 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Burton, I will start with weight training next week. I'm not sure how many times per week I should train and also how to train (every muscle group everytime or.....) This is not a MA question, but I hope you can help me anyway. Thanks, Michael.

03-12-2001, 05:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stuart S. Igarta Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 77 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm not Burton but I have been lifting weights for about 20 years now. Because of my age (I'll be 40 this year) I no longer can recover as quickly as I use too. I lift weights 3 times a week focusing on a different muscle group for each of those days. On Wednesday, I'll work chest and triceps. On Friday, I'll work back and biceps. On Sunday, I'll work shoulders and legs. I personally like to go as heavy as I can keeping my rep range between 4 - 8 reps with the occasional single and double. I can still deadlift 405 lbs. so I think this routine works for me.

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