In need of a fitness trainer guide. (points for grabs)

Question

i've got to know from some web browsing, that muscles built in gym are mostly showcase muscles (nice looking) only.

and usable muscles are actually constantly trained

( e.g.) a punch, years of punching the sandbag make the arm stronger for the use(punch). rather than going to the gym to pump up a nice looking arm that doesnt do as much power as sandbag hitting.

its just an example, im just wondering if there are any websites i can get info from.

i want to make a speed and power training plan, rather than a muscle building plan. i think that all types of trainings can make muscles grow. if u work out, u will have a nice looking fit body. is this correct?

is it even possible that i can achieve a toned body with power & speed?

thanks everybody!!!!!!!

Answer 1

it all depends depends on what ur looking for if ur looking for speed then u'll do things related to speed if u want power u'll do things with power look for drills that work on what u want

o best answer

Answer 2

A hard punch is largely a matter of form. X.J. Toole has a nice line in one of his stories, that punching is a matter of delivering force. It's all mechanical--you are making your body a machine. Most of the power is generated from the torque of your body--your arm is more of a battering ram and your body is the army behind it, shoving it into the wall of your opponents face or body. I'd rather take a hay maker from an untrained 220 pound body builder than a straight cross from a trained welterweight. But the reason the 147 pounder is going to hit so much harder is superior body mechanics. You can hit a sand bag all you want, but if you have lousy body mechanics, you're never really going to develop a punch. The way to develop a good punch is to learn how to punch properly from a trainer who knows what he is doing and then practice it over and over again Pro boxers throw hundreds of basic punches every day they train.

But for over all speed and power (and contrary to the above poster, in the matter of athletics, speed and power are entirely related, you train for them both at the same time), you are right that a body builder's routine is not what you want at all. In particular, blown up, over-sized body building muscles are a huge liability in a fight--all that muscle sucks oxygen away from your heart and lungs. I see weight lifter types come into the gym where I train all the time--they look like they are in good shape, they have pretty low body fat percentages and a lot of muscle mass, but 1 minute or so working focus mitts and they are gassed. And when you are gassed, you are weak, no matter how big your bicep might be.

You want to work a lot of rounds of shadow boxing and hitting a heavy bag. If you have somebody who can hold some focus mitts for you, that is excellent, too. 3-5 minute rounds of constant punching is great for your cardiovascular condition. If you've never had a boxing lesson, get some.

Then you want to supplement that with a lot of body weight exercises, for your over all core. Think pushups, situps, crunches, squat thrusts or burpees. You can get a tremendous workout for your entire body using body weight exercises--if you study a little bit about your anatomy, it will help. But you can also just learn tried and true exercises. This is how people trained physically for thousands of years, in every culture of the world. I suggest you do a search for body weight exercises on youtube. It is a great resource for training tips.

The real golden ticket in this type of training is plyometrics. But you can injure yourself very easily doing this kind of training, so if you are not in good shape and knowledgeable about working out, you should get a trainer who is familiar with this sort of training to show you the ropes.

Answer 3

well yes i think it is very possible. iam 15 and i hit the gym every so often, but i play tackle football alot. and i can run the entire food ball feild in 10.26 seconds and iam (not to brag) one of the hardest hitters of the team. but i think the best way is to go to a fitghting gym and train there you will learn speed power accuracy and many other things