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Just a quick FYI. If there are any athletes out there that read tis forum. Make sure to keep your speed up while lifting weights to bulk up. I know many people that are very bulky yet are slow. Like if there are any boxers out there think of it logically Force= Mass x Acceleration.

You can only get a certain amount of mass but speed is always something good to have. Excercises like high reps of push-ups and pull ups; punching bags; taking dumbbells in your hands and punching as fast as you can. Basically use common sense on picking speed excercises for you. It doesn't matter what muscle group you pick.

Martial Arts is an effective sport to pick up, not only does it help with speed, but if any of you are hoping to get "cut" then this is the key.
 
FYI,

You need to be a bit more specific. :).
 
You state, "Make sure to keep your speed up while lifting weights to bulk up. " So lifting a weight extremely fast will bulk you up? A heavy weight or a light weight?

Force = mass x acceleration. And what do you mean by posting this? You can generate a large force by either 1) lifting a heavy load, or 2) lifting a lighter load more quickly to generate the same force/muscle tension. However, why is that lighter loads lifted quickly do not produce any muscle hypertrophy?

Also, you may lift a heavy load as quickly as possible, attempting to throw the load up into the air even though the load will not move as quickly as you are trying to push it.
 
The point is that people often forget to keep their speed up when they are trying to bulk up. If you are a boxer your arm has only so much mass, but if you produce lots of acceleration you will apply more force hence F=MA.

This post isn't for weightlifting advice. It is advice for any athletes that are weightlifting.
 
I am a martial artist and a weightlife, so both speed and strength are crucial. however, it is difficult to concentrate your training on many area at once.

I also need skill and flexibility,and conditioning, however my curent goal is to build mass. once i have put on the desired amount of muscle I will then switch over to more speed training.

Power (in a punch for example) is a combination of speed and stength, so my approach to getting powerfull punches is to strengthen the muscles involved, and do speed training as well. this involves clap pushups, technique training, weighted speed taining and overspeed training.
 
The power of a punch (or a swinging bat in baseball) comes form more than the speed of the hand and the weight of the arm. It also involves the hips, legs, waist, feet, chest, back, shoulder, etc. all to some degree. Planting your feet and pushing from your back foot adds significantly to the force generated. The best punchers (batters) are the people who can best involve and coordinate their entire body into the movement, not necessarily the strongest or the ones who generate the highest hand (bat) speed.
 
I am more than aware of that!

all I said was 'strengthen the muscles involved' and 'work on technique'.

Of course the muscles involved arent just in the arm, and the technique involves the hips etc etc. i didnt have time to write about the execution of a punch, I could write an essay on it!
 
I lift and do Martial arts but the most important aspect to connect both is flexibility. There is a lot of strength in flexibility (look at olympic gymnists).

Negative lifting and excersizes that use your own weight are great ways to build up the type of speed oriented strength desired for martial arts.

Also, a good punch, kick, etc. comes from the ground up using many more muscles than just your arm, especially your back, so keep that in mind when training.
 
Well, since we are in the topic of flexibility. How often should i stretch? And What kinds of stretches should i do? I run three times a week and i pretty much know how to stretch my legs. But stretching my upper body is something i have not really grasped.
 
Before each excercise I always do a set or two with less weight to get blood flow needed for that particular movement before I really concentrate on it (just basic lifting knowledge).

Streching the back and shoulders is always good because those seem to be the two upper bodyparts taken to cramping and musclebounding (which is unlikely for someone who runs).

There are always conflicting studies on stretching but first, its better to be on the safe side and just do it, and second, runners pull hamstring when they don't stretch and yoga gurus can sit on their heads - so stretching obvioulsy does have some effect!

Just stretch before and, if you feel you need it, after every physically strenuous activity.
 
funny as it may sound to some, but it's better to do your stretching after a light warm-up .. your flexibility will be increased just from the warm up. Whenever we work with our athletes (i'll use baseball as an example), they do their throwing and running for about 20-30 minutes and then their stretching. It's hard to get a lot of benefit from stretching when your 'cold'.
 
that all makes sense, thanks for the link alex, it was helpful.
 
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