Best way to condition for kickboxing

[tubbednova]

I was wondering what someone did for conditioning?
I found something i enjoy and want to focus on becoming better.

I was lifting 5days a week with a heavy-bag workout in morning(fasted)for 45min.
Well i switched to drinking a protein shake before hand and seems to be helping fatigue afterwards and leaning me out more.Getting ready to throw some carbs in the mix(fruit,cereal,on that line,honey)
I also changed my lifting to more olympic exc. (power cleans,snatchs,)and taking wed off.

Planning on doing some more sprints(hills)and box-jumps to end my lifting session.
Doing heavy bag on mon,wed,fri for 45min and tue,thur light bag to warm up and a routine of 25 push-ups,50 sit-ups 4x then 20 jump squats,50 crunchs 4x

Any help would be great and some diet help would be helpful.

33,10.5%b/f 180lb 5'11" eating 3200cals now with fatigue during day and losing lb/fat(some bulking diet)

[Rodja]

1. Lift like an athlete and not a BB'er (no athlete lifts 5x/week)
2. Run hill sprints or buy a Prowler
3. Do your cardio/conditioning with your mouthpiece in (seriously)
4. Do more rounds of kickboxing

[tubbednova]

I figuered it out about the lifting.I was doing a b/b lifting plan.
So i switched(going to tomorrow)with olympic stuff like i said.
First i'd like to thank you for your time!!!

At least im not eating like a b/b.350g carbs,200-220pro,120g fat(all healthy)
My rounds are getting alot better,mixing it up i go 5min.a couple x's then 3min. for around 20min then i slow to 1-2min(was doing this with only x-tend)then swithed to whey before with purple pyshco during.

Tomorrow doing the whey thinking about a tsb.of honey for more energy.My heart rate stays around 80-85% for 45min.
I've been doing 1hr and 45 min. on sat and going to this on wed.also

[tubbednova]

What would you recommend for me to do for my morning training as for energy?Whey&honey work?Was told yougurt+fruit too.
I plan on lifting in eve but cut down alot on what i was doing.With more focus on the sprints(live in country plenty of hills nearby)and box-jumps super-setting them together and doing sled drags sometime during week.

Im i atleast on the right track?

Not lifting 5x's also.
Ialso been swimming on sat mornings too.
Don't know if it matters but i get up at 5am and don't eat breakfast until 7:30
When i did eat after heavy-bag with just x-tend my body seemed to shut down after?Not as bad with the whey now.But do get some fatigue after breakfast still.Mondays are good rest of the week not so hot as sunday only day i rest.Think the lifting has alot to do with it and not eating enough to keep up.

[Rodja]

I'd go with whey and fruit during training and BCAA during.

[tubbednova]

Thanks again friend.
Going to do 45min heavy-bag in morning with a shake and an orange.
I eat an apple with breakfast and mid-morning 1/2c blueberries and 1 1/2 bananna pre/post weights.So the orange was only thing i could come up with.

Are you a fighter?

[Rodja]

I was actively fighting for 3 years. Unfortunately, life has interfered and I haven't had a fight in almost 2 years (FYI, that's me in the avi).

[tubbednova]

Hey things happen in life.Take the good with the bad.Bad things make the good even better!

Thank you Mr.Rodja!
Think i found out why im not recovering from lifting workouts i've been taking every set to failure compound,iso,everytime i lift.Going to save one on last set and only take iso ones to failure(lat raises,curls,ect..)

[protoculture]

If I was conditioning for fighting I would go into the forest and kick my shins, feet against trees, punch, elbow bark etc. As well as punching my own face to toughen it.

Also change the focus to core, Bruce lee said something like if you don't have a really solid core you shouldn't be fighting.

[tubbednova]

Been in enough wrecks so pretty tough on that part.
Core is in pretty good shape too.

Just started doing olypic lifts so that should help.
Plus i was born with an extra muscle that runs down middle of my abs(extra)
docs thought i had a hernia at birth.Probely why i can crunch so much weight.
Just freaky looking though when i suck it in.But in a cool way.

[oogaly_boogal]

If I was conditioning for fighting I would go into the forest and kick my shins, feet against trees, punch, elbow bark etc. As well as punching my own face to toughen it.

Also change the focus to core, Bruce lee said something like if you don't have a really solid core you shouldn't be fighting.

lmao repped, made me laugh. It REALLY depends on you, I know some people who live in the gym, hell me training light was 500 roundhouses each leg then 500 push kicks each leg and that was the warmup.

But as for what rhodja said yeah you really cant lift heavy every day. Personally i always skipped traps just because it would kill me keeping my hands up, and id lose flexibility easily.

[tubbednova]

Yeah i dropped alot of exercises that i was doing.
I was doing a mass b/b routine.
Now i do little iso.sets and more olympic lifts with a drop set style(8,7,6,6)and not going to or trying not to go to failier on each set,and doing cardio sorta of when done.
Like yesturday morning i did heavy bag for 45min. then lifted that eve.took around 50min but kept rest to 60sec or less and jogged down my road to a steep hill (40-50yrds on a back road)around 3/4mile away and sprinted up it 10 or 11x and jogged home.

This morning i jumped rope for 5min(i suck at it)did 5min shadow boxing followed by 20min heavy-bag then did 25 push-ups slow down fast up,25 twisting sit-ups 4x took a min. breather and finished with 20 jump squats into 50 crunchs 4x
First time i really saw my abs!!

Use to have a hard time doing jump squats but doing them today i was shocked how easy they went time for somemore weight.

[Pro_MAX]

1. Lift like an athlete and not a BB'er (no athlete lifts 5x/week)
2. Run hill sprints or buy a Prowler
3. Do your cardio/conditioning with your mouthpiece in (seriously)
4. Do more rounds of kickboxing

He hit the nail on the head. Great advice.

[protoculture]

Build up your shins by kicking trees, it worked for Jean Claude Van Dam

[oogaly_boogal]

Yeah i dropped alot of exercises that i was doing.
I was doing a mass b/b routine.
Now i do little iso.sets and more olympic lifts with a drop set style(8,7,6,6)and not going to or trying not to go to failier on each set,and doing cardio sorta of when done.
Like yesturday morning i did heavy bag for 45min. then lifted that eve.took around 50min but kept rest to 60sec or less and jogged down my road to a steep hill (40-50yrds on a back road)around 3/4mile away and sprinted up it 10 or 11x and jogged home.

This morning i jumped rope for 5min(i suck at it)did 5min shadow boxing followed by 20min heavy-bag then did 25 push-ups slow down fast up,25 twisting sit-ups 4x took a min. breather and finished with 20 jump squats into 50 crunchs 4x
First time i really saw my abs!!

Use to have a hard time doing jump squats but doing them today i was shocked how easy they went time for somemore weight.

Get in 20 miles a week at least, and work on the abs A LOT more.

[tubbednova]

I really don't know how many miles but im doing hill sptints and reg sprints 2x aweek and the hill sprints are around my home so i run there(jog back big hill)
doing sled drags once a week with a 20min run after.
Going to do prowler friday so im getting miles in
I also do box-jumps on reg sprint runs.
Been doing that morning thing to 3x week.tue,wed,thur

[oogaly_boogal]

I really don't know how many miles but im doing hill sptints and reg sprints 2x aweek and the hill sprints are around my home so i run there(jog back big hill)
doing sled drags once a week with a 20min run after.
Going to do prowler friday so im getting miles in
I also do box-jumps on reg sprint runs.
Been doing that morning thing to 3x week.tue,wed,thur

Nice nice, we all have to start somewhere so just keep at it bro. Good luck in your future endeavors, I hope you kick ass.

[tubbednova]

Got a ? guys.
Should i be eating more carbs or fat to fuel my training?
Thinking my breakfast with the eggs and walnuts could be slowing the carbs to much it is my post morning meal more or less.

My diet is 3300cals with a ratio around 220g pro(whey,lean pork)
350g carbs 55g fiber/55g sugar(milk,yogurt,molasis,vegg ies,fruit)oats,quanioa,wheat pita's
130g fat milk 1%,2%yougurt,eggs,avocados

[tubbednova]

Was wondering why im finding it harder to throw staight jabs?
I think mybe my traps are involved to much or need to use torso more.

Use to go like an anamal with them i am hitting alot harder now and faster(around 7+punchs in 2sec) im guessing thats good feels good.
After about 15-20sec of all out speed drills im losing it was going for 30sec in start.
Could i be just giving more effort or just overtrained myself???
I can throw combos hard all day long (making a point)but run out on jabs.

[jizmo]

As a sparring partner for a four timeISKA world champ I can tell you INTERVALS!!!!! The ability to turn it on and turn it off is most important. Wind sprints! Explosive weights at max. At 10.5 you need some more fat. I used to love seeing some ones ribs!!!! Its like a bullseye. 2 days a week work endurance. Six miles or better at a steady pace.9 minute miles. Other days quarter miles at a sixty second pace with 100 yd wind sprint. Do this till you can taste the copper in your mouth.(If you have done windsprints you know what I'm talking about) Finally you have to have a rest day. Also too much heavy bag. Power comes from speed! You can get your combinations from shadow boxing or mitts.