Comments on: Changes In My Wing Chun http://www.chisautube.com/blog/changes-in-my-wing-chun/ Chi Sau Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:19:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.chisautube.com/blog/changes-in-my-wing-chun/comment-page-1/#comment-291 admin Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:19:34 +0000 http://www.chisautube.com/blog/?p=1044#comment-291 Hey Phill - thanks for the info. For a while I was fascinated by the Mike Mentzer approach and went a bit HIT. I really enjoyed that. Hey Phill – thanks for the info.

For a while I was fascinated by the Mike Mentzer approach and went a bit HIT. I really enjoyed that.

]]> By: Phill http://www.chisautube.com/blog/changes-in-my-wing-chun/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Phill Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:19:55 +0000 http://www.chisautube.com/blog/?p=1044#comment-282 From your description it sounds like you're training for size, not strength. Going to failure means you're building the wrong type of muscle - the one that looks good rather than the type that's functional. Try "leaving a few in the tank" rather than going to failure, and aim for explosive muscle contractions and slow extensions. So, for a bench press you'll explode the bar up, then bring it down slowly over say 5 seconds. Also try either dropping the weight or sets/reps; the body doesn't need much stimulus to trigger the growth hormone, only that things aren't kept repetitive. Slowly increasing the weight is all that's needed, and if you're not going to fail you'll find that you don't ache as much and your muscles aren't as tight. Stretching them after each set will help keep them loose also. Check out the Stronglifts 5x5 program; it's a routine you can do in under 20mins, hits all the muscles, and can be done in such a way as to supplement your wing chun training (if you aim for explosive power rather than size). From your description it sounds like you’re training for size, not strength. Going to failure means you’re building the wrong type of muscle – the one that looks good rather than the type that’s functional.

Try “leaving a few in the tank” rather than going to failure, and aim for explosive muscle contractions and slow extensions. So, for a bench press you’ll explode the bar up, then bring it down slowly over say 5 seconds.

Also try either dropping the weight or sets/reps; the body doesn’t need much stimulus to trigger the growth hormone, only that things aren’t kept repetitive. Slowly increasing the weight is all that’s needed, and if you’re not going to fail you’ll find that you don’t ache as much and your muscles aren’t as tight. Stretching them after each set will help keep them loose also.

Check out the Stronglifts 5×5 program; it’s a routine you can do in under 20mins, hits all the muscles, and can be done in such a way as to supplement your wing chun training (if you aim for explosive power rather than size).

]]> By: Dave http://www.chisautube.com/blog/changes-in-my-wing-chun/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Dave Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.chisautube.com/blog/?p=1044#comment-275 Dude, for real i laughed out loud :) I mean the dedication you put up to train is admirable! I even pictured someone standing in that secret "training" room training and someone commin in :) I practice wing chun for 2 months now and boy am i stiff, slow and weak but people say i push it, but seeing your training schema, I am thinking "man i slack".. Greetz Dave Dude, for real i laughed out loud :)

I mean the dedication you put up to train is admirable!
I even pictured someone standing in that secret “training” room training and someone commin in :)

I practice wing chun for 2 months now and boy am i stiff, slow and weak but people say i push it, but seeing your training schema, I am thinking “man i slack”..

Greetz

Dave

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