Right, I've been overseas on and off for a while now, but my change in lifestyle has had its drawbacks, largely around the midriff.
So, I want to find a way of getting active again, but have no real access to convenient countryside for walking or cycling, no real facilities for football and no colleagues interested in tennis or the like.
I'm forced to find something new, so I thought I'd ask for advice. My first condition is that gym actuvities alone drive me nuts with boredom, this leaves the following options within easy access.
Taekwondo
Karate
Kung Fu
MMA
Dancing
Fencing
Tai Chi
Ice Hockey
Now, I've never done any real fight training (bar a couple of sessions of am-style wresyling basics), but thats what is most easily available. Does anyone have experience of any of the above and corresponding advice? |
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Dumbell thrusters.
30 seconds hard and as fast as you can
30 seconds rest
30 seconds hard and as fast as you can. (Seriously treat ever set like it's your last give it 100 percent)
Do for 4 - 6 minutes.
Collapse on the floor till you can breath again.
accept that stairs are going to be agony
do this once a day, job done.
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Wasn't really looking at drill exercises, but I'll give it a shot, and thanks for the kickboxing feedback, when I looked in on the MMA place the other night, it looked to have a Thai kickboxing style bias. |
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I've done odd bits of martial arts but never really got into them. Boxing I did for a few years and that's probably as physically fit as I've ever been.
Dancing only when d*unk and rarely then.
Fencing I enjoyed but never had the time.
I don't think it matters what you do so long as you really enjoy it and it's not just about the activity, it's about who you do it with too. So give them all a go and choose the one you enjoy most - most clubs will give the first few sessions for free or at discount. |
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"Wasn't really looking at drill exercises, but I'll give it a shot, and thanks for the kickboxing feedback, when I looked in on the MMA place the other night, it looked to have a Thai kickboxing style bias."
The thrusters will help for the fighting stuff as they build your posterior chain well.
And the burn fat like nobodys business.
Plus only taking 4 or so miniutes means they're pretty easy to fit in.
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"Have a go at Judo 
with a bit of wrestling experience you should do ok and not feel totally alien to it
I haven't seen a judo place yet...  "
go to the British Judo Association website and you'll get a list of all the clubs |
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"Have a go at Judo
with a bit of wrestling experience you should do ok and not feel totally alien to it
I haven't seen a judo place yet...
go to the British Judo Association website and you'll get a list of all the clubs "
They don't have branches out this way I'm overseas right now. |
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over a year ago
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"Wasn't really looking at drill exercises, but I'll give it a shot, and thanks for the kickboxing feedback, when I looked in on the MMA place the other night, it looked to have a Thai kickboxing style bias.
The thrusters will help for the fighting stuff as they build your posterior chain well.
And the burn fat like nobodys business.
Plus only taking 4 or so miniutes means they're pretty easy to fit in.
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Thank you for posting this- going to show Bugs this later as we've been discussing our fitness in relation to our hobbies recently, and trying to fit in time to tone up and build stamina.the fit its a short sharp option appeals.At the risk of soundinG daft, as I woman do I have to do anything differently if I wanted to give dumbbells thrusters a go too?
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"Wasn't really looking at drill exercises, but I'll give it a shot, and thanks for the kickboxing feedback, when I looked in on the MMA place the other night, it looked to have a Thai kickboxing style bias.
The thrusters will help for the fighting stuff as they build your posterior chain well.
And the burn fat like nobodys business.
Plus only taking 4 or so miniutes means they're pretty easy to fit in.
Thank you for posting this- going to show Bugs this later as we've been discussing our fitness in relation to our hobbies recently, and trying to fit in time to tone up and build stamina.the fit its a short sharp option appeals.At the risk of soundinG daft, as I woman do I have to do anything differently if I wanted to give dumbbells thrusters a go too?
Tig"
Maybe use less weight but other than that nothing.
Don't need masses of weight old 2 liter milk jugs full of water are good enough at first if you don't have a cheap set of bells.
Make sure you keep your form good though knees don't come in front of toes, heels stay firmly on the floor and get that ass right down.
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"Right, I've been overseas on and off for a while now, but my change in lifestyle has had its drawbacks, largely around the midriff.
So, I want to find a way of getting active again, but have no real access to convenient countryside for walking or cycling, no real facilities for football and no colleagues interested in tennis or the like.
I'm forced to find something new, so I thought I'd ask for advice. My first condition is that gym actuvities alone drive me nuts with boredom, this leaves the following options within easy access.
Taekwondo
Karate
Kung Fu
MMA
Dancing
Fencing
Tai Chi
Ice Hockey
Now, I've never done any real fight training (bar a couple of sessions of am-style wresyling basics), but thats what is most easily available. Does anyone have experience of any of the above and corresponding advice?"
None of them sound very fun to me.
Do any of them sound fun to you? |
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I'm not super enthusiastic for any one, otherwise I would have just gone for it  , I know there's a good few folk on here who are active and in good shape, so thought I'd ask for opinions.
Besides, in the absence of my usual activities, I really feel the need to be doing something. |
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"I'm not super enthusiastic for any one, otherwise I would have just gone for it , I know there's a good few folk on here who are active and in good shape, so thought I'd ask for opinions.
Besides, in the absence of my usual activities, I really feel the need to be doing something."
You should really do activities that you love, otherwise you'll hate doing them and it just won't be fun.
Are there any other local clubs? Most large town's have a triathlon club for example, which is a really great, sociable hobby. And I used to cox for a rowing crew - lots of towns with a wide enough river or canal will have a rowing club. |
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Are there any other local clubs? Most large town's have a triathlon club for example, which is a really great, sociable hobby. And I used to cox for a rowing crew - lots of towns with a wide enough river or canal will have a rowing club."
Well, I've not found a triathlon club, and my tendency to sink over medium distances kinda ruins that (Even with this year's extra poundage, I still have negative buoyancy). We have a mighty river here, but no rowing or sailing culture to speak of (I used to windsurf too, years ago).
I *may* enjoy some of the above though, who knows.
In terms of other clubs I've seen... power walking, Chinese sword form groups (though these seem pretty informal) and, well, not much else I've found yet. |
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Trust me mate once you get I to the sparing an not just hitting pads stage you'll fucking love any one of the combat sports.
This is making me want to look for one again lol.
but my endurance is kinda shit so a boxing type thing I'd get ruined in at the mo. I should start skipping :p
wonder if there's any classes that can fit around working nights though as most seem to start just when I'm off to work
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"Trust me mate once you get I to the sparing an not just hitting pads stage you'll fucking love any one of the combat sports.
This is making me want to look for one again lol.
but my endurance is kinda shit so a boxing type thing I'd get ruined in at the mo. I should start skipping :p
wonder if there's any classes that can fit around working nights though as most seem to start just when I'm off to work
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Your eating protein suggestion didn't work, I'm aching like mad here   |
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(Even with this year's extra poundage, I still have negative buoyancy)."
I've only ever met one person who actually sunk when I was a lifeguard - a very, very muscular body builder. But in triathlons you wear a swimmers wetsuit anyway, which has buoyancy in it. |
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"Trust me mate once you get I to the sparing an not just hitting pads stage you'll fucking love any one of the combat sports.
This is making me want to look for one again lol.
but my endurance is kinda shit so a boxing type thing I'd get ruined in at the mo. I should start skipping :p
wonder if there's any classes that can fit around working nights though as most seem to start just when I'm off to work
Your eating protein suggestion didn't work, I'm aching like mad here "
I said help not eliminate :p
The soreness is the damaged muscle repairing supplying the protein to repair helps it heal faster and so the pain goes quicker.
The first half hour after doing exercise is a good time to eat something sugary and some protein as the sugar will cause an insulin spike which will help transport the protein and and sugars to the muscle to kick start repair then your proper balanced low gi carb and slow digesting animal protein meal about an hour later sets up the remainder of the work.(this is mainly for muscle growth though I'm less informed for the diet/timing if weight loss goals)
Sleep helps a lot too.
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(Even with this year's extra poundage, I still have negative buoyancy).
I've only ever met one person who actually sunk when I was a lifeguard - a very, very muscular body builder. But in triathlons you wear a swimmers wetsuit anyway, which has buoyancy in it."
I went through explaining this in each of my serious relationships, no-one had met anyone who sinks in quite the same way. Not like a stone, but far enough to make swimming a chore rather than a joy. |
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