Thigh conditioning

[eighteenvisions]

I wanted to know some different ways to condition thighs. Is lifting weights and building muscle to protect the bone enough? Should I kill the nerves in my legs? Will I be able to walk?!

[JIMI]

Just kick the bag! Set a goal of how many kicks per leg, and do it everyday. I say start off at 500 kicks per leg, per day. You dont want to build huge, slow twitch muscles from powerlifting, you want cut, fast twitch muscle. Kick the bag!

[JIMI]

No dont kill the nerves in your legs! Kick the bag

[skilzkid]

You want to make it so your thighs don't get hurt on a leg kick...stay on your toes and practice so you have a quick shield

[eighteenvisions]

I figured blocking or avoiding being hit could help. Thanx Jimi for the insight on body building. I kick the bag 3-4 times a week I only kick it 100 times a leg. I hear 2 conflicting things though.Should I kick the bag until I can't walk then come back and do it again the next day or should I let them heal? I use tiger balm before and after I kick the bag but those containers are so small I'm goin through them a week at a time!

[JIMI]

Use some of that warm up thai liniment that comes in a yellow bottle before you kick the bag, then after use some dit da jow or zeng gu shui. I personally think you should kick the bag until you cant stand kicking it anymore, but since that varies depending on that particualr persons will, that can be a bad thing and some people just need a guy standing behind them yelling profanity to keep them going. I feel that you should just set a numbered amount of kicks per day and after you feel comfortable or feel like its getting easier then add to it. I have no idea where you train or who is training you but, this would just be my best advice if you train on your own. I will try to post a website that sells those warm up and cool down liquids. But the place i go for the best deal is THAISMAI.COM they ship direct from thailand and have hell a good deals on gear. Very high quality stuff!

[JIMI]

Also thought i would add, that if its speed that you are also looking for, do double kicks as fast as you can over and over and over again. I wanted to improve my speed a while back and i decided to take 2 full weeks and ONLY do double kicks and with all my might get that second kick in there as fast as lightning, and dam, i must say that it helped improve my speed on my kicks.

[eighteenvisions]

Thanx again Jimi for the helpful insight!!!!!! If you use linament before you hit the bag should you use it before a comp. or a fight?

[eighteenvisions]

When I hit the bag I try to do it in sets of 10, so as soon as I hit the bag I snap my leg back and as soon as my foot touches the floor I hit it again. So where you saying regardless lumpy my leg is when I'm done I should do it again the next day?

[JIMI]

I guess it depends on how determined you are. I would imagine that if you are injured, its probably best to let your leg heal first. Those liniments can be lifesavers though. Some of them will pull out bruising in a day.

[chalambok]

I either got this while at the Buddhai Swan or from a US Olympic Track Team Coach on TV.

First, slowly hop from one leg to another, over something about the size of a pillow. 20 Reps

Hop forward one leg at a time for 10 Hops

Squat jump forward about 12-18" 10 reps X 5

If this doesn't do it squat jump up short flights of stairs

[dave_UK_MT]

Correct url for Thaismai is:

http://www.thaismai-tsm.com/

cheers