Is stance training the worst way to stregthen your legs?
I had come specific questions related to stance-training.
I think it was Knife-fighter that brought up this particular point
a friend of mine reminded me about it a couple of days ago. I know that if youre going to fight using certain stances, you want to train your body to get used to them, but is static stance training really the most effective way to do that? Why on earth do you really need to hold a horse-stance for half an hour if Knife-fighters point is valid namely that youre only training your muscles in that particular position and range. This means youre neglecting to train your muscles in other ranges - should you drop a bit less lower etc
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Now, when I used to fence, our lunges were developed through daily foot-work sessions which lasted about an hour. The ability to lunge and recover quickly was developed through repetition at various speeds, intensities, depths and shadowing exercises. We never did any static training.
Has anyone experimented outside the static confines of stance training, and indeed as I suspect found that true stability and strength is found in motion rather than in standing still?
Am I wrong in thinking that static stance training neglects total conditioning of the legs?
Respects,
TF