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Johnlogic121
Orange Belt
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
Posts: 156
Styles: Montgomery Style Karate, Ninjutsu, Isshinryu, Judo, Mang Chaun Kung Fu, Kempo
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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject: Randomizing Workouts |
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Years ago, I saw an episode of wrestling in which one of the wrstlers explained that he would typically pick four physical exercises to focus on for a certain part of his training regimen and then associate those four exercises with the suits from a deck of cards (spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts). Then his coach would draw a card from a shuffled deck of cards and he would execute a number of repetitons for the associated exercise that matched the rank of the card (Jacks are 11, Queens are 12, Kings are 13, Aces are 14). In this way, the workouts had the same total number of repetitions, but the workouts were randomized so that you only had a 1 in 4 chance of doing the same exercise twice in a row for a certain number of repetitions; although you could possibly do that if the cards came up that way. What do people think of incoporating this idea into their workouts? You could pick four martial art techniques and have the class leader 'draw a card' to decide what you do next. I have even experimented with writing computer programs in the BASIC computer programming language that randomly produce lists of twenty techniques for shadowboxing practice, and then when I get through the list, I can press the space bar to get twenty more and go as long as I want. The program is so simple anybody could write it. What do people think of using the computer for randomized workouts?
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dmacdonal9
White Belt
Joined: 21 Jan 2008
Posts: 12
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Styles: Wado Kokusai
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| Great idea for a warmup, but I think if you drill kihon in a complex random sequence people will not be able to put their minds on autopilot and just drill technique, they're too busy trying to remember the next move. In fact, I find that by establishing a kihon "routine" order of technique, people know what's coming and are able to focus better. I would suggest changing that sequence only infrequently enough to avoid boredom. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13452
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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Being able to have a random workout and a set routine are both good.
When it comes to weight training, I have heard that the randomization of exercises is good for keeping the body from getting into a rut. It helps to push past plateaus as well.
As for techniques, random practice may be a good thing as well. It would shake up some classes, that is for sure. But you would want to make sure the stuff is applicable, and to work on it in such a way.
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Throwdown0850
Green Belt
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Posts: 419
Styles: Kodokan Judo, Enshin Karate
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
Being able to have a random workout and a set routine are both good.
When it comes to weight training, I have heard that the randomization of exercises is good for keeping the body from getting into a rut. It helps to push past plateaus as well.
As for techniques, random practice may be a good thing as well. It would shake up some classes, that is for sure. But you would want to make sure the stuff is applicable, and to work on it in such a way. |
yep.. I completely agree.. 
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on the post.
