I was reading a few martial arts books last week because my interest had recently piqued after reading a book by one of my favorite NHB competitors Ken Shamrock titled "Lion's Den, The Life and Submission Fighting of Ken Shamrock." This brought me to thinking, what would the average person looking to compete in professional fields whether it be NHB, Martial Arts Tournaments, or a slew of other possibilities, what would this person need to do to start developing their own total body fitness and strength, an overall supreme level of endurance and stamina, speed, coordination, power, confidence, and other skills and attributes. All competitors and just about anyone would like to have these qualities I'm sure. So now on to my research and the program.
So I poured over some of my books which include "The Art of Expressing the Human Body," which includes the many life exerts taken from the extensive diaries of Bruce Lee and his training for the martial arts and bodybuilding.
Another book titled "Speed Training," written by martial artist and policeman Loren Christenson caught my interest. Taking these favorites of mine and some other work I won't include, I've designed a routine you can follow which has in parts been used by the top full contact fighters and martial artists all over the world. Some of these exercises will take partners, but most of the routine can be performed by oneself. By the time you've reached month 4, you'll have by far one of the strongest pound for pound bodies of anyone you know or will ever know. This routine is not for the light of heart though, but for those that stick with it, expect to be answering your many friends questions on training and allowing the women to feel your rock solid body. Remember once again, this routine is not for the light of heart, you are going to be doing extremely taxing work but those who stick with it will reap the rewards. If you feel its to difficult to complete which for many it will be when starting, slowly work your way into it.
Week 1-3 Mon-Fri: 5 minutes of meditation and relaxation. 5 minutes of visualization. 5 minutes of stretching. During these 5 minutes you can put on some of your favorite music to get pumped up, and just sit and relax and think about what you want to accomplish. For the 5 minutes of visualization, I don't really need to go into the many benefits visualization has given to thousands of top executives, bodybuilders, and people all over the world, but it works. During this time you should be thinking about what you want to look like, what you will be doing and see yourself achieving everything you want to in any area of you life. "Important, all exercises should be attempted consecutively" If you wish to transform your body, you must perform these exercises consecutively and not stop." 100 sit-ups(Remember to contract the abs) 50 push-ups 30 pull-ups (If you don't have access to a pull-up bar, do 100 pushups instead) (You'll have to do these in sets probably with small breaks) 15 fingertip pushups 100 body squats (This is a squat performed with no weight but the body) 1 mile of jogging
Sat-Sun 10 minutes of stretching 20 pushups 20 body squats 20 pull ups
Week 4-9 Mon-Fri 5 minutes of meditation and relaxation. 5 minutes of visualization. 5 minutes of stretching.
200 sit-ups 100 push-ups 20 fingertip push-ups 65 pull-ups(If you don't have the pull-up bar, do 150 pushups instead) (You'll have to do these in sets probably with small breaks) 200 body squats 2 miles of jogging
Sat-Sun 10 minutes of stretching 25 push-ups 40 body squats 25 pull-ups
Week 10-16 Mon-Fri 5 minutes of meditation and relaxation. 5 minutes of visualization. 5 minutes of stretching.
300 sit-ups 200 push-ups 35 fingertip push-ups 70 pull-ups(You'll have to do these in sets probably with small breaks) 250 pushups if you can't conduct the pull-ups 300 body squats 2 miles of jogging Sat-Sun 10 minutes of stretching 30 push-ups 100 body squats 45 pull-ups
Week 17-24 By this time you should be able to consecutively perform this routine without stopping. 50 situps 100 pushups 35 pull ups 500 body squats 3 miles of jogging
The routine for week 17-24 5 minutes of meditation and relaxation. 5 minutes of visualization. 5 minutes of stretching.
You can now mix and match to your liking as your in such awesome shape by now you can do what you want to take your training to another level. Be proud of yourself if you've reached this point, as many of the best fighters in the world do what you do. You've probably been reaping the rewards of this program already, and you can be sure, your now stronger pound for pound than anyone you know.
100-300 sit-ups 200-400 push-ups 20-75 fingertip pushups 30-100 pull-ups 250-500 body squats 1.5-5 miles of jogging
Sat-Sun You choose.
This routine will develop your mind, body, and strength to levels you could never imagine. If you stick to it, you will make drastic changes in body weight, strength, and muscular endurance you've never thought possible. You can also make fun of any martial artists or enlisted men you know, as you're probably stronger and a much harder trainee than them. Good luck, and get started.
By Jonathan Stehlik, from Bodybuilding.com
The only main thing that this plan leaves to be desired is the lack of tactful dieting and healthy nutrition strategies - but this is all too easily found in any other sources [including the site mentioned above], at this day in the information age. Other information that may be necessary to learn before anyone new to this game decides to play, is proper form when doing certain excercises, such as squats - this can never be stressed enough. Injuries can range from the light sprains to the severe back-disabling. Even Bruce Lee made a similar mistake - by not warming up. Lee performed a form of excercise called "Good Mornings", a movement to strengthen his lower back. However, one day in early 1970 he loaded up the bar with 135 pounds (his bodyweight at the time) and -- without a warm up -- proceeded to knock off eight repetitions. On his last rep he felt a "pop" and found out later that he had damaged the fourth sacral nerve of his lower back. The result was the Lee had to endure incredible back pain for the remainder of his life.

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Edited by SkorpivoMusterion (09/11/05 08:54 AM)
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