Just received the book and need some advice

[BennoUK]

Hello

I have recently received the elastic steel book and need some advice.

The primary reason for me ordering the book is to enhance the speed and height of my kicks, as I have made slow progress in developing my flexibility. I think that this is mainly due to just starting out with stretching exercises at the age of 29 (and impatience)!

I started kick boxing 4 months ago and my current training routine is as follows:

Sat - Kickboxing
Sun - Rest
Monday - Gym (Cardio work, upper body weight training, leg training including leg press, hamstring curl, leg extension, adductor and abductor flys)
Tue - Kickobxing
Wed - Cardio and leg training including leg press, hamstring curl, leg extension, adductor and abductor flys)
Thu - Kickboxing
Fri - Cardio work, upper body weight training, leg training including leg press, hamstring curl, leg extension, adductor and abductor flys)

During each workout I stretch using conventional methods.

I know it may appear heavy but my kickboxing class does not fatigue me in terms of strength and I don't ache the next day.

Which parts of the book should I pay attention to and which should I leave out as I do not think I would have time to fit every aspect of the book into my daily working routine without losing out on cardio-vascular and strength workouts which are key to keeping me in shape for kickboxing.

I have started to use the morning workout suggested in the book and that takes me 3 quarters of an hour a day! I dred to think how long it would take include all the other aspects!

Any tips are appreciated.

Thanks

[JohnyK]

Wow that's allot of work you do there.

I would say, instead of adductor/abductor, leg press and all that, do the conditioning from the manual.
1. When you use the machines, you follow the movement of the machine, not your own.
2. Even know it saves time to do both legs at the same time, it is better to train one leg at a time, because you kick with one leg at a time.
3. I would say go with what the book says. Reach fifty to a hundred reps in first section, than go to second section, and so on.
There is no way in hell that a sain person can do all the stuff in there in one work out.
The cardio and upper body you can do as you do, because there is not much of that in the book.

[BennoUK]

Thanks for your reply

Do you think that I can skip the light stretching or is this an important part of the training?
I think that the book mentions that this can be bypassed if you're at reasonable standard of fitness.

thanks

[Allstretch]

Benno,
It takes you 45 minutes to do the morning routine?
I though it takes me a long time lol
Weight training has it's advantages, but so does the conditioning in the book. I am wondering what Paul Z. would have said, if he knew that you can work out in the gym as opposed to having no equipment.
If you are in good shape I think it's alright to skip conditioning. I would not skip the one's where resistance band is used- extended one's.
I think Johny is right going with the book it's the best way.

Are you trying to get your kicks high or you want splits?