Endurance test

[spyrosmom]

This was in the local paper the other day. The endurance test the martial arts students have to go thru to get a black belt. Holy Smokes. I'm worn out just thinking about it. Wish I could pull that off.


Endurance testing is a rite of passage every black belt must go through. It's an intense exercise regime meant to test not only the student's physical ability but their mental stamina as well, said Master Kyung Sik Mun, head master of the Shorewood school.
Saturday's testing included 900 jumping jacks (1,200 for the second degree students), 300 pushups, 300 sit ups and 300 group squats. Then there were three sets of bend and drops with double front snap kicks--as many as they could do in a minute. The finale was round house speed kicks, a minimum of 100, for one minute.
If the students weren't exhausted enough by then, a three-mile run followed.
ntense exercise regime meant to test not only the student's physical ability but their mental stamina as well, said Master Kyung Sik Mun, head master of the Shorewood school.
Saturday's testing included 900 jumping jacks (1,200 for the second degree students), 300 pushups, 300 sit ups and 300 group squats. Then there were three sets of bend and drops with double front snap kicks--as many as they could do in a minute. The finale was round house speed kicks, a minimum of 100, for one minute.
If the students weren't exhausted enough by then, a three-mile run followed.


Here's the full article, but what a workout!!

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/...st/1793678,4_6_JO28_SWCOVER_S1-090928.article

Nan

 

[maddiesmum]

This sounds like an excellent workout!

I do something similar every Monday and Thursday at a local park where I take my daughter for soccer practice (probably less intense but then, I'm aiming NOT to pass out in public!).

I start with a powerwalk at 5.5 mph for 3 miles. This gets me good and warm. I then do 300 walking lunges, followed by 200 squats with side legs raise on every alternate squat (sometimes I make them all low ends squats, thinking of Cathe!). This is followed by as many consecutive power kicks as I can manage (50 at last count, need to work on that), then as many jumping jacks as I can do for the length of a song or 2, then side kicks, front kicks, and back kicks, interspersed with side squats (again, as Cathe does on CTX kickbox, I believe), then I do some general cardio movements or step ups on a park bench until my daughter's practice is up.

The whole thing takes an hour and a half and I think I sweat more than any of the 3 club soccer teams practicing there at the same time! I get some odd looks, but I don't care, and last week, one of the other soccer mums asked if she could join me this week. It's the same cautious reaction: I said yes, but now I'm thinking, "can she keep up? am I going to have to significantly slow down my workout to accommodate her? Part of me is happy to, but another part doesn't want to because for me this is my workout for the day, and I like to make it count. What to do.....

So, just to say really that you don't need a whole slew of heavy weights to get a great workout: just bring as many body weight, high rep and plyo moves you can crib from Cathe DVDs and fitness mags to your local park and make them work for you, with only "active rests" between exercises. It's a great cardio and lower body workout, and being outside adds an element of interest and fresh air, and sunshine (vit D!) that I also love. Try it!

Clare