weight training frequency. how much?

[Trey]

Let me respond to all of you and say that, if you saw my lifting routine, you would probably say i was way overtraining (as most people do). Ill try to get it scanned for you guys just so you can flame on me.

I do have my weekly workout routine that I do when boxing (which i havent done in a few months because football just ended).

(Monday Wednesday, Friday)
Run 2-4 miles 4:30am
Eat Breakfast (one cup dry wheaties) 5:00am
shower, go to school 7:00am
eat one protein bar 8:00am
Eat one protein bar 11:00pm
Eat one protein bar 2:00pm
Go to the boxing gym 3:00-7:00pm
Warm up: stretches, 50pushups, jumping jacks, squat thrusts
Shadow box:5rounds 2 weighted
Heavy bag:3-4 rounds
Double end bag:3 rounds
Speed bag:3 rounds
Spar: 5-10 rounds
Cooldown: 1000-1500 situps, russian twists till failure, leg lifts, etc. etc., have someone throw a med ball at my stomach.
(one round is 3 minutes work one minute rest)
eat one protein bar 7:00
Go to other gym to lift 7:30-10:30
Dont feel like reciting the tons of different lifts i do. I focus on forearms alot more than most people do.
eat dinner (chicken fish shrimp etc. low fat high protein)10:45
Run for 30 minutes
sleep 11:30

(Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
same food schedule
No lifting
No boxing
on these days i do alot of cardio and abdominal work
lots of running and biking

(sunday) rest

I do get fruits and veggies...dont worry.

If anyone would like to see my lifting sched. just ask, its pretty good.

I do abs every day
3x15situp twists
3x15leg lifts
3x15kneedraws
3x15frog kicks
3x15side bends@60lbs
3x100 waist twists
I add more depending on what i feel like doing, but this is my minimum for abs everyday.

Ive been told that im overtraining and not getting enough sleep but ive been on this schedule for a while now and have more energy than ever. Cant argue with that!!!



This was posted on a boxing forum by me a while back. Im pretty new to martial arts, but have always been very interested and read alot, which is what i do with everything. I believe in making myself the best i can be no matter what sacrifices have to be made. So you say I overtrain, I say you dont train enough.

Also in my lifting sched. there is leg workouts, but for some reason or another, i never did them. So I am trying to focus on more legs now so i can build up a stronger base.

And wow looking back at this i cant believe i did so much....i realise im getting lazy. I need to get back into it. Dmn football... i dont think im playing next year, as id like to focus on fighting arts. Something that is actually useful

[SevenStar]

Let me respond to all of you and say that, if you saw my lifting routine, you would probably say i was way overtraining (as most people do). Ill try to get it scanned for you guys just so you can flame on me.

I do have my weekly workout routine that I do when boxing (which i havent done in a few months because football just ended).

(Monday Wednesday, Friday)
Run 2-4 miles 4:30am
Eat Breakfast (one cup dry wheaties) 5:00am
shower, go to school 7:00am
eat one protein bar 8:00am
Eat one protein bar 11:00pm
Eat one protein bar 2:00pm
Go to the boxing gym 3:00-7:00pm
Warm up: stretches, 50pushups, jumping jacks, squat thrusts
Shadow box:5rounds 2 weighted
Heavy bag:3-4 rounds
Double end bag:3 rounds
Speed bag:3 rounds
Spar: 5-10 rounds
Cooldown: 1000-1500 situps, russian twists till failure, leg lifts, etc. etc., have someone throw a med ball at my stomach.
(one round is 3 minutes work one minute rest)
eat one protein bar 7:00
Go to other gym to lift 7:30-10:30
Dont feel like reciting the tons of different lifts i do. I focus on forearms alot more than most people do.
eat dinner (chicken fish shrimp etc. low fat high protein)10:45
Run for 30 minutes
sleep 11:30

(Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
same food schedule
No lifting
No boxing
on these days i do alot of cardio and abdominal work
lots of running and biking

(sunday) rest

I do get fruits and veggies...dont worry.

If anyone would like to see my lifting sched. just ask, its pretty good.

I do abs every day
3x15situp twists
3x15leg lifts
3x15kneedraws
3x15frog kicks
3x15side bends@60lbs
3x100 waist twists
I add more depending on what i feel like doing, but this is my minimum for abs everyday.

Ive been told that im overtraining and not getting enough sleep but ive been on this schedule for a while now and have more energy than ever. Cant argue with that!!!



This was posted on a boxing forum by me a while back. Im pretty new to martial arts, but have always been very interested and read alot, which is what i do with everything. I believe in making myself the best i can be no matter what sacrifices have to be made. So you say I overtrain, I say you dont train enough.

Also in my lifting sched. there is leg workouts, but for some reason or another, i never did them. So I am trying to focus on more legs now so i can build up a stronger base.

And wow looking back at this i cant believe i did so much....i realise im getting lazy. I need to get back into it. Dmn football... i dont think im playing next year, as id like to focus on fighting arts. Something that is actually useful

Haven't read all of this thread yet, but this is not overtraining at all.

[Samurai Jack]

Lifting for three hours per workout, three days per week is overtraining. Unless you want to stay skinny... or use streoids... but in either case you could still make your workout more efficent, and get better results, by training less.

But then you know this.

[Ford Prefect]

Touch to say if it's overtraining. The weight training would certainly be an x factor to push you over the edge as would lack of sleep.

[wind draft]

yeah tell Bruce Lee or other top martial artist that weight lifting is pointless, they'll just laugh at you.

I started lifting weights last year and I don't do it consistent, but I do it enough and it made my kung fu way better. Especially if you weight lift along-side with doing kung fu workouts, your pretty much good to go.

How is push up better than bench press? It's almost the same technique!

[IronFist]

Run 2-4 miles 4:30am
Run for 30 minutes
sleep 11:30

Even if you weren't working out that's still not enough sleep.

[Toby]

yeah tell Bruce Lee or other top martial artist that weight lifting is pointless, they'll just laugh at you.

I hate to be the one to tell you dude, but Bruce Lee is dead. He died a long time ago.