[hawk1278]

Re: Krav/Weight training on same day…

Gene,
I am not a Krav practitioner yet (still have a few other goals I want to achieve first), however I did powerlifting for a few years and have been training for and competing in strongman competitions for about three years now. When I am trying to lose weight or up my conditioning I train with less rest and more intensity which could potentially lead to me lose lean muscle due to my body going into a catabolic state. Here are some things that I did to keep my lean muscle up.

Upped food consumption but kept the diet clean (tuna, chicken, yams etc.). This is probably the best thing to do if you do not want to spend cash on supplements.

Upped protein intake via food and protein shakes.

Consumed Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA). BCAA’s taken during training have been shown to increase both growth hormone and insulin, thus increasing anabolism and anti-catabolism.

I would normally consume 15g when I woke up, 15 more between breakfast and lunch. Then I would pop BCAA’s during my workout and after my workout. Finally I would consume about 15g ~ 20g of BCAA’s at bedtime.

If you checkout t-nation.com they have a lot of information on BCAA’s.

Just my .2

[hawk1278]

Hi,
I am new here and this is my first post. I am not a KM practitioner but very interested and hopefully will be practicing soon. Anywho…

I do not claim to be an expert, just going on experience. I am an avid strongman/powerlifter and kettle bells have helped me considerably.

Here are some links for kettlebells:
http://www.dragondoor.com/
http://www.russiankettlebells.com/

The kettlebell book written by Pavel is very good. He is pretty much the granddady of kettlebells.

I also recommend checking out the fighter related articles of http://www.elitefts.com. It is geared towards MMA but the principles can be applied to those looking to improve themselves for combat sports as opposed to strength competitions.

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