tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post2487189571422335080..comments2023-11-02T08:45:07.758-04:00Comments on Howz Training: Swings, Just SwingsHowie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660165934860808313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-68079249949847264952008-02-18T23:07:00.000-05:002008-02-18T23:07:00.000-05:00Hell yes! Once a week is plenty unless you want to...Hell yes! Once a week is plenty unless you want to compete.<BR/><BR/>Fact #1: Most people who show up for martial arts have no talent for it. You've already proven that you do.<BR/><BR/>Fact #2: Most people who do martial arts rely on their MA classes to provide conditioning. You've got that covered on your "off" days.<BR/><BR/>Fact #3: A person who shows up once a week, regularly, is ready to roll and expects to see results. You will. <BR/><BR/>The general advice of 3 days/week is for beginners. You are not a beginner. Ever wonder why some people are 5th Dan in 4 styles of karate?<BR/><BR/>You don't have to start over with this stuff.Aaron Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919420483167662474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-24978130543486117072008-02-18T20:07:00.000-05:002008-02-18T20:07:00.000-05:00Aaron, my biggest limiting factor these days is ti...Aaron, my biggest limiting factor these days is time. Not sure if pursuing something like jiu jitsu would be worthwhile if I can only train once or so per week. What do you think?Howie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660165934860808313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-70479386108570587522008-02-17T20:09:00.000-05:002008-02-17T20:09:00.000-05:00Ron Paul would certainly do better if the others w...Ron Paul would certainly do better if the <I>others</I> wore Zubas.<BR/><BR/>Jujitsu? yeah, I think you'd like it. Japanese style was really hard on my hips and back because of the high throws, so I stopped. Brazilian is what I'd go for now.Aaron Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919420483167662474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-55284954368517762822008-02-16T13:10:00.000-05:002008-02-16T13:10:00.000-05:00Hey thanks Howie, its really appreciated and its s...Hey thanks Howie, its really appreciated and its so fantastic to be KB training again. I agree with RKC Taikei regarding swings vs snatches (BTW check out his form with double 32kg swings on one his recent blogs videos ... flawless!), they absolutely toast me and I never have hand/grip issues since I learned to loosely hook the bell. Someday I will get back to snatches but at the moment I am more than challenged with swings and jerks. Yesterday I did some TGU's with 24kg and they felt great ... real slowly with my eyes on the bell at all times. I forgot how great that one was but then again its no accident that TGUs+swings = ETK Program Minimum.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work and you can bet I'll be pulling for you at your cert.Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125367865221040103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-18151297111086019762008-02-16T12:08:00.000-05:002008-02-16T12:08:00.000-05:00Thanks Franklin, nice job yourself! I used to thi...Thanks Franklin, nice job yourself! I used to think that one couldn't get as intense a workout by performing swings versus snatches. I now know better. Swings can be just a grueling as snatches. I was concerned that by giving up snatches for a while it would hurt my chances of preparing for the RKC Snatch Test, but I now don't think it would make too much of a difference. Working up in time and numbers on one-handed swings should definitely be able to get one ready physically for the snatch test. And if you ask RKC Taikei, he'll tell you that one-hand swings are harder than snatches.Howie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660165934860808313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959027424199913244.post-49126897436592065442008-02-16T05:22:00.000-05:002008-02-16T05:22:00.000-05:00Great job with the swings! (Thank god I can do th...Great job with the swings! (Thank god I can do these again as my elbows have doing great these last few weeks.) On my swing days I turned to your fabulous 24kg x 5/5 one hand swings on the minute for 10 minutes into a complete workout. Today I did 20 sets where at the 12th set I switched to the 16kg and did 6/6 until 20 sets are completed. My plan is to stick with this until I can do the 20 sets with just the 24kg.Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125367865221040103noreply@blogger.com