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Re: My Summer time vow
quote AviatorDave:(That’s always my problem – not enough sleep!)I think that one applies to most of us….:dunno:
Re: My Own Concerns of Overtraining
This is a fairly intense schedule, but I wouldn’t call it unreasonable… Everyone’s body is different and responds to levels of stress differently, so one person’s overtraining may be another person’s warm-up. If you start to notice that you never seem to recover your energy in between workouts… especially over the weekend, or you start to get little nagging injuries, that is your body’s way of saying you are doing too much and it’s time to scale back.
Re: My Summer time vow
Well jdawg, I think with the weightlifting experience you have, you should know your body pretty well at this point. I agree with Dave that lifting weights a certain number of times a week isn’t a goal, but you never said that it was. But he does have a point that it is helpful to quantify your goals…. even if it just means saying that you want to use the free time you have available to you this summer to get into the best physical shape you can while learning Krav to the point that you can pass the level one test. If powerlifting is your background, you may want to focus more on cardio than lifting… depending on what you decide your ultimate goals are…
Re: My Summer time vow
I agree that there is potential for overtraining in this plan, but I don’t agree that it is guaranteed. If workouts are split properly among body parts and types of exercises, there’s no reason a person can’t lift weights 4-5 times a week safely. It’s not something I would recommend figuring out by trial and error though. If you are new to weight training or exercise in general, find someone in your school that has experience or better yet if you can afford it find a personal trainer that focuses on athletic performance and get some good advice tailored to your goals so you can make the most of your time this summer.
Re: My Summer time vow
I just want to throw out there that this concept of “spare time” is pretty foreign to me and sounds pretty cool… I’m truly jealous…
But that goal sounds completely reasonable with good instruction:)
Re: Shin Guards
Grappling shin guards usually have a neoprene back and slide on like a sock, as opposed to the regular shin guards that have velcro straps… it has been my experience that the grappling shin guards don’t move around as much when you are kicking as the ones with straps, but I’m sure that varies with different brands and the way they are sized. If you can, I would recommend asking around at your school to see if people would let you try on theirs so you can get an idea of fit and comfort…
Re: RIP David Carradine
He was definitely an inspiration for a lot of people… I had just watched Big Stan last night and he was very funny in that. If the rumors are true… whatever his demons were… rest in peace.
Re: Very proud of one of our students
Awesome story of someone having the cajones to step up and do the right thing! I think everyone likes to believe that he or she would do the same thing in the same situation, and quietly hopes that we never get the opportunity to find out if we would or not. The word hero gets thrown around way to much these days, but without question Taylor earned that title with has actions that day.
Re: Deadliest Warrior
I don’t like how they rated the weapons on one individual’s performance with it against one other individual’s performance… not a very strong statistical analysis….
Re: Training, Injury and Education…
It is without question the responsibility of the instructors to provide instruction in training safely. Things like proper warm up are a given, but instructors should also be pointing out moments in certain techniques that lend themselves to injury and offering ways to prevent the injury, such as making sure you have a feel for distance before throwing full extension punches and kicks where elbows and knees can get hyperextended. Correct pad holding is another big area instructors should be stressing… this list could go on forever. Individuals should have an idea where their own limitations lie, but instructors should no doubt be laying the ground work that creates a safe training environment.
Re: Krav Test Saturday
To add to what everyone else is saying here… never quit can be extended to mean even if you draw a complete blank on a technique and can’t remember it at all, do SOMETHING that will get you out of the immediate threat and get you off the defensive. Don’t just stand there trying to remember the correct technique. As my friend Ryan Hoover likes to say.. the worst thing to do in a self defense situation is nothing at all. Even if it’s not the ideal defense, doing something is better than nothing. Just make it aggressive!
Re: Gentlemen, wearing your groin protector outside of your trousers is a *bad* idea
Had that same experience this morning Matt…
Re: 360 Defense
When this argument started… a knife being involved and not knowing about it was an argument I used in favor of the 360 defense…
Re: Students hitting too hard to often?
Some people just don’t get it and never learn to take anything off their strikes in training situations. These people are tough to deal with. A lot of times the teaching through escalated violence approach backfires horribly. When people feel that they are not doing so well in a situation, they sometimes get scared and actually start going even harder. That starts a cycle that’s hard to get out of. A temporary solution is to match the person up with someone who can physically handle the situation until the offending person learns some control. This is just for the protection of other students. If the person is still not getting it they may need to be removed from the general classes in favor of some specialized private instruction that focuses on solid techniques with good control. The increased confidence in the techniques should go a long way in getting the person to not be so spastic in training. You have to protect the well being of your other students above all else. If you have to hurt this guy’s feelings and/or possibly lose him as a student to protect everyone else then that’s what you have to do… but most of the time the situation can be resolved way before it reaches that point…
