It’s been a while, so I’m going to spoil you with a three post wammy! I competed at the GTI English Open championships the Sunday before last where I lost second round in points sparring and narrowly won the continuous sparring category. This (and the upcoming comps) has motivated to get my ass back to training.
I’m still working in London, so am trying to cram in as much training during the weekend as I can. There is hope though – I may have two leads for good clubs in central London; one kickboxing club and one ITF club. If anyone knows of any decent clubs in central London I’d be happy to hear them!
Before this surge in training I was hitting the gym, mixing it up with some isometric training; static resistance training. For example one of the most common isomteric exercises is the plank.
I used the same isometric principles during my weight sessions e.g. dumbbell chest press, pausing for the count of 20 at the bottom of the exercise and at the top. Likewise for bicep curls, shoulder press, lateral raises and tricep kickbacks etc.
From this experience I found it somewhat frustrating, as you don’t work up a sweat and it’s a different kind of burn, which meant that I felt like I was barely working. I used to think, if I’m not sweating and if it doesn’t hurt then I’m not working hard enough – with isometric training this is definitely not the case.
I’ve now moved onto plyometric/ballistic training for that explosive power which is much needed in sparring. See next post for an update on my plyometric/ballistic training experience.
I’m still working in London, so am trying to cram in as much training during the weekend as I can. There is hope though – I may have two leads for good clubs in central London; one kickboxing club and one ITF club. If anyone knows of any decent clubs in central London I’d be happy to hear them!
Before this surge in training I was hitting the gym, mixing it up with some isometric training; static resistance training. For example one of the most common isomteric exercises is the plank.
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| An isometric exercise : the plank |
From this experience I found it somewhat frustrating, as you don’t work up a sweat and it’s a different kind of burn, which meant that I felt like I was barely working. I used to think, if I’m not sweating and if it doesn’t hurt then I’m not working hard enough – with isometric training this is definitely not the case.
I’ve now moved onto plyometric/ballistic training for that explosive power which is much needed in sparring. See next post for an update on my plyometric/ballistic training experience.
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