[quote]John Q. Adequate wrote:
[quote]Westclock wrote:
[quote]John Q. Adequate wrote:
[quote]Westclock wrote:
Agreed.
If you want explosive power and your not specifically training for it…gear isn’t going to help much. If you have always trained as a bodybuilder, lifting for strength is going to be a whole new world for you.
Learn to train, then use gear, and reap the benefits.
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Sorry to nitpick, but strength is the last thing I’m looking for right now. I remember going into our dojo for the first time - I was, by far, the strongest guy there. Sensei included. Didn’t do shit for me. Do you have ANY idea how depressing it is to tower over a 135 lb black belt girl, only to have her send me flying into the mat, ragdoll mode? She owned me no matter what I did. Worst thing was, it did not even hurt phisically, since she didn’t want it to.
A great lesson in humility, for sure.
I agree that gear ALONE won’t a better fighter make, but I plan on taking what I need - master the subtle nuances of distance, positioning, angles, technique, timing, combine that with superior explosive power and supplement all that with a bit of chemistry. Cover all the bases.[/quote]
My experience in martial arts is limited to my uncle.
My uncle competes in martial arts, he is a blackbelt but higher, there is degrees or something I think he was 3 going for 4 or something.
He had to travel out of country to get approved or tested or what not.
I understand the whole technique and skill over brute power concept, I by far have alot more horsepower than him, but dont stand a chance at all in even striking power.
He hits so fucking fast his punches feel like sledgehammers. Ive played around with boxing before but mine are nothing like his.
But heres the thing, he weight trains, hard, hes weighing in at about 6’1 and 220, and hes definitely not a weak guy.
Hes competed in a few powerlifting local meets with me, and hes not shabby for a guy in his 50’s.
Just beacuse an incredibly skilled 135 girl can kick your ass, doesnt mean she wouldent be way better at it if she were 220 and extremely strong.
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Seems your uncle has the best of both worlds. We have a 250 lb black belt dude in his 20s who joins our training on occasion - while the 135 lb girl is dangerous, this fucker is downright deadly. Thing is, he doesn’t even use his strength, which is true mastery. Just technique. Although he likes to sit on people for laughs.[/quote]
I feel like ignoring resistance training would be a mistake for your goals, especially with your intended gear usage.
For years doctors did not actually believe that steroids did anything. They thought they didnt work, that it was a sham.
Thats because they were testing them on people that weren’t making adequate usage of them.
Use the steroids to increase your recovery capacity and simply add resistance training on top of your martial arts studies.
Your not likely to be disappointed.