Horse and leg strength.

[Mr Punch]

I've recently started doing a lot more horse and other painfully low and slow/static stances. From I thought about fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibre, this should not increase my overall leg-strength... BUT I seem to be noticing a big difference in for example running up the stairs, and kicking. Why should this be? I don't eat shredded wheat, and as far as I know I wasn't completely mr-puny-can't-run-up-the-stairs couch potato beforehand either!

[One Finger Zen]

This is perfectly normal as you're in the stage between the old strength and the new strength taking over. I used to feel it when i began doing mabu for extended periods of time but now at 24 minutes, its all good .

It should subside soon after a couple of weeks as its the old muscles being torn down and built up by even stronger muscles (feel free to correct me anyone if im talking BS again )

Peace

[IronFist]

Originally posted by One Finger Zen
It should subside soon after a couple of weeks as its the old muscles being torn down and built up by even stronger muscles

wtf do they teach in kf schools?

[Tak]

Stance training has the same effect for me.

[Dark Knight]

I run 4 days a week and bike two. The rides are 2 hours long and the runs are 3 to 5 miles. (my job allows me to workout during the day)

When I first started running I noticed my front leg sweeps were alot more effective. They went from disrupting their balance to taking them down.

Kicks became more powerful, faster and more effective. My speed overall improved, especially in sparring, I can cover distance faster, and my movement is smoother.

[Toby]

Mat, were you trained before? Weight-trained? Or just wussy WC-trained in high stances (I train WC too). How long are the stairs? How long are you kicking for? What difference is there to your kicking (you feel you're kicking harder?)?

[blooming lotus]

I go quite heavy on varied squats and other thigh, butt, stance training myself and at school and in my apartment building we have bulk stairs to deal with many times a day...........just don't forget your stretches, as varied as possible ( no matter how breif) and work through it regardless........you're probably feeling the difference because by doing this your hitting alot more of the smaller antagonists and supportive muscles and tendons etc than you previously were.............crazy how these things work...................

[inic]

What grammar school did you go to where they teach people that having 9 "." is the proper ending to a sentence.

[IronFist]

^

[One Finger Zen]

...but you know what i mean doncha?
Ironfist, I put that into words a bit stupidly. But the pain is the muscles being rebuilt right? Please correct me if i'm wrong...

OFZ

[scotty1]

I've read all the arguments about strength training and stance training, and how it doesn't really work too well, but since starting our neigung, which involves some pretty serious stance training, my leg strength has definitely (and continues to, after doing it for 6 months) improve.

*shrug*

I know, I'm a miracle of medical science.

[blooming lotus]

grammar..very m.freakin funny boys...believe it not, it's my forte..I'm very well spoken you know

anyway...I believe the "pain" or slog comes from metabloisation and lactation.it's all about you sugars, ( which allcomplex carbs end up being), your proteined portion compliment and timing of workouts..for high performance you've gotta be constient, gotta have a routine, a cycle and know what your body needs , when you're goinmg to provide it and exactly how much of it your providing and how you'redealing with the "un-useable".........otherwise , just consider yourself a b-grader and be done with it...............


a -class performance requires a-classvigilance.........end 'o story.......

Ps.don't always believe what you read...text book accounts are often jus a lil of the mark.....

pps.if you're not eating wheat.check your sugars and like............

[Serpent]

Originally posted by blooming lotus
grammar..very m.freakin funny boys...believe it not, it's my forte..I'm very well spoken you know

anyway...I believe the "pain" or slog comes from metabloisation and lactation.it's all about you sugars, ( which allcomplex carbs end up being), your proteined portion compliment and timing of workouts..for high performance you've gotta be constient, gotta have a routine, a cycle and know what your body needs , when you're goinmg to provide it and exactly how much of it your providing and how you'redealing with the "un-useable".........otherwise , just consider yourself a b-grader and be done with it...............


a -class performance requires a-classvigilance.........end 'o story.......

Ps.don't always believe what you read...text book accounts are often jus a lil of the mark.....

pps.if you're not eating wheat.check your sugars and like............

Wrong in every way.

Naturally, we should all ignore the text books with their scientifically proven and verifiable data and instead all believe the wondrous Eyebrows Genius for what she says is truth.

[blooming lotus]

you know it's times like this I wish I could read your post.........


missin me ha???..........

don't worry, have a show doqwn in 10 wks but after I clean up , maybe I 'll zip down sydney and we can do coffee and a chat

[Serpent]

Originally posted by blooming lotus
you know it's times like this I wish I could read your post.........


missin me ha???..........

don't worry, have a show doqwn in 10 wks but after I clean up , maybe I 'll zip down sydney and we can do coffee and a chat

WHy am I replying to this based on the assumption that you can't read it? Ah well, in case your genius IQ ever helps you to fogure out how to switch off the Ignore function that you claim to have on, you'll see it then.

Coffee and a chat, eh? I'll be there for that. How about a friendly spar while we're at it? Gong sau?