At the moment I put in about 1 hour a day solo training, give or take, depending on what I’ve got on or what mood I’m in.
As well as this I have an hour class and a two hour class.
At the moment I’m a beginner, so by the time I’ve learnt a bit more it’ll be more like 2 hours solo training a day.
All of my training is from tai chi. No running, no weights (although weights do feature in our strength training), everything I want - strength, cardio etc.- I get from tai chi. So that 1 hour a day is directly applicable to what I’m doing, no fitness training that doesn’t have applications.
So its not like I feel I have to do a lot of supplementary training.
The level I practice at is keeping me improving all the time, at a rate I’m happy with. I really don’t know how you guys manage to do 4-5 hours a day.
Do you get up REALLY early in the morning?
I work full time, have a live in girlfriend, and friends who I like to see. I also don’t train at all at the weekends, those are my rest days.
Some of the hours some of you guys put in, I literally could not do, unless I either lost my girlfriend, my job, my friends, or all three!
I’m tight for time, too, but I get up at 6:00 AM to skip rope, do crunches, and stretch 3 times a week (Mon, Wed, Fri).
I go to class 1 3/4 hours Mon and Wed, and 3 hours Fri. I workout solo at the school on Saturday mornings for 1.5 hours (I have a key).
On Tues and Thurs, I do some minor weight training. I have a bench set at home, so I do bench presses, curls, etc… to build upper body strength. Also, at work on these days, I take a break about 3:00 PM, go to the bathroom, and do horse-stance in the one of the stalls for 5 minutes. It’s the only private spot around.
I don’t have the time or athleticism to be a supreme athlete or even great fighter, but I’m doing what I can, and I’m in the best shape of my life @ 30 years-old.
MK, I’m trying to become as disciplined as you are.
I get up at 6:00 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to do review my new material, do stance work, some iron hand and shin work, and some basic qigong. I have a private workout on Tuesday morning with my instructor which usually starts with Pa Kua, and then Hsing-I and 5 animal training. We review some materail and spar. Thursday night is my normal class that goes from 7 until 10. I take a rest on Friday and get a couple of hours in on Friday and Saturday.
I like the idea of stance work everyday in the bathroom. That’s a great idea.
Leimeng said this: Many, many, many (not all, but many) of the practicioners of those sorts of exercises have noticable problems with basic neuromuscular functions. A LOT of people who have done this stuff for a long term basis (15 years plus) seem to have a constant lowered resistance to common colds. Additionally, many of them when they talk always seem like they are clearing phlegm out of their lungs. There are other little things that if you studied TCM for a while you might pick up as well.
and then I said this: That’s interesting. I thought that these type of things strengthened the immune system. What causes this type of effect from a TCM perspective?
Originally posted by MasterKiller Also, at work on these days, I take a break about 3:00 PM, go to the bathroom, and do horse-stance in the one of the stalls for 5 minutes. It’s the only private spot around.
I bet you love it when the Indian guys come in, take a curry dump in the stall next to yours, that F@rt gas is really good for the Lungs
What kills me the most are the regular meat-and-potato guys. They must be stuffing their colons with Arbys everyday. But that’s why I do it at 3:00; I avoid the guys who held it in on the way to work so they could take a dump on the clock, and the guys who stuffed their gut at lunch and need to clear some room.
Yes, the curry smell gets nasty and has absolutely killed my ability to eat Indian food, which I used to like. But agreed, the worst guys in the bathroom here tend to be fat-ass american born white guys with no necks. Their pants and underwear are always all the way down around their ankles, clearly visible under the stalls. They never give a courtesy flush (who does?) and always spend a long time in there, making sh!t nasty and vice versa. As I hear the string of explosions coming out of these a-holes, I’m also wondering what the heck these guys are eating. But thinking about it, I’ve seen these kind of guys carrying an “Arby’s” bag with them, I see it all the time.
ok. well thanks everyone for sharing. to make it fair, between cardio, flexiblty, resistance, core, qigong, footwork, speed and form specific training I usually clock up about 6 - 9 hours average per day. sometimes more, sometimes less, and before some wise guy tries to suggest that average joe doesnt have that much time, i say bulling!!! There is ALWAYS time to train! (well nearly)
I also have a full-time sudy load, sometimes model, and have a time consuming 9yr old daughter. But what chya gon do … Cant help myself I guess
Originally posted by IronFist
[B]Leimeng said this: Many, many, many (not all, but many) of the practicioners of those sorts of exercises have noticable problems with basic neuromuscular functions. A LOT of people who have done this stuff for a long term basis (15 years plus) seem to have a constant lowered resistance to common colds. Additionally, many of them when they talk always seem like they are clearing phlegm out of their lungs. There are other little things that if you studied TCM for a while you might pick up as well.
and then I said this: That’s interesting. I thought that these type of things strengthened the immune system. What causes this type of effect from a TCM perspective?
