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Budd · 01-05-2011, 10:50 AM

Guys, the basic idea is that you condition the hell out of your legs and middle (lower back, hips, gluts, abs) with the "right" kinds of exercises (i.e. you're not just building muscle strength, but relaxed connected power) while at the same time reducing your reliance on your arms/shoulders as power initiators and connect them so they can better deliver the power generated from your lower half.

The trick is to do just enough with the spear that you are conditionig the "right" things while not doing anything that will reinforce wrong or incorrect habits of moving (e.g. overreliance on shoulders/arms as drivers).

01-05-2011, 10:50 AM	#31
Budd Dojo: Taikyoku Budo & Kiko - NY, PA, MD Location: Greater Philadelphia Area Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,000 Offline	Re: Spear Training for Internal Power Guys, the basic idea is that you condition the hell out of your legs and middle (lower back, hips, gluts, abs) with the "right" kinds of exercises (i.e. you're not just building muscle strength, but relaxed connected power) while at the same time reducing your reliance on your arms/shoulders as power initiators and connect them so they can better deliver the power generated from your lower half. The trick is to do just enough with the spear that you are conditionig the "right" things while not doing anything that will reinforce wrong or incorrect habits of moving (e.g. overreliance on shoulders/arms as drivers).