Training for martial arts and bodybuilding

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  • December 9, 2011 at 8:35 am #104988
    darkclaw91
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    Hey everyone, I had a question about training, so I figured I’d post it here.

    Has anyone trained to bodybuild and do martial arts at the same time? I ask because I am about to do so again (I stopped martial arts for a while due to injury)…but I am wondering how martial arts training and bodybuilding can be comapatible with each other.

    Does anyone know how to maximize muscle gains while training in martial arts? I want to one day become a heavyweight mixed martial artist, hopefully.

    For the record, I am going to be joining a Hapkido dojo soon and train in a mixed martial arts club currently at my college. In terms of my body type, I think I am an ectomesomorph due to being six feet and having long limbs (including thin arm bones sadly, I think my wrist size is about six and a half inches but it looks smaller due my long limbs). On the other hand, I have really muscular legs (I was nicknamed Chun-Li…despite that I’m male) and can put muscle on my body quickly pretty much anywhere (though my arms only look big when I flex 🙁 due to the length of them). I currently weigh 181 pounds with about 20% body fat (I lost a lot of muscle while injured).

    December 9, 2011 at 11:28 pm #104998
    AlexG
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    Offhand, I can’t think of anyone currently on the forums that is.

    The_Pimp_NeonBlack, **I think** might have, but he hasn’t posted here for a long time.

    Still, you could try a PM to him.

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    December 10, 2011 at 3:53 am #105006
    Weapon X
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    i hope someone can answer to darkclaw91, because i’m thinking about the same thing, only that i’m considering to be back at choy Lee fut Kung Fu

    December 28, 2011 at 11:55 am #105349
    Holiday
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    I can’t help you there. However, I would consider the balance factor in your training. Some bodybuilders don’t always think about balance and coordination, which are important in martial arts training.

    January 9, 2012 at 3:35 pm #105602
    darkclaw91
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    Thanks to everyone who replied so far. Sorry for not replying in a bit; life has been somewhat crazy recently.

    Also, that is very good advice; Holiday. I can be somewhat klutzy unless I’m focusing; so I needed to hear that.

    January 24, 2012 at 7:27 am #105927
    BodybyBane
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    Thanks to everyone who replied so far. Sorry for not replying in a bit; life has been somewhat crazy recently.

    Also, that is very good advice; Holiday. I can be somewhat klutzy unless I’m focusing; so I needed to hear that.

    have you tried forum on BodySpace.com??
    Maybe someone there is doing OR has done the same thing??

    August 3, 2012 at 9:07 pm #109350
    Andrew Brown
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    Not yet but willing to try it soon.I am actually eager to looking forward it.

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    August 30, 2013 at 3:23 pm #115993
    Anonymous
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    I can’t think of anyone currently on the forums that is.

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