I am currently training in MMA and need a fast way to get my kicks all the way up in the air I need to be able to do a full split will this help ?
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Hi Dan, Yes it will. You should sit in this machine for 1 hour per day while using your computer or while watching tv, reading etc. The trick to getting into the full split is to keep your stretching consistent. You can sit for 1/2hr in the morning then, an hour at night. Make sure you warm up your muscles before getting onto the machine. If your pressed for time....jog in place for 5-10 mins or do 100 jumping jacks.(some cardio) Good luck Dan!
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I do it in my living room and it's a pretty small space, it all depends on your steps. If you can do lunges to all sides you are good.
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I only use it at less than half its full strength. It hurts at higher speeds so I believe that it will serve you well. What amazes me is how little time it takes to unravel tense muscles.
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I have used this for mostly stick fighting. However, I have done some sparring and contact training with it and it will take a good kick or punch. It offers pretty good protection. Hope this helps!!!
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P90 does include jumping jacks, running in place and run lunges. The goal of all of those is to "land softly" so maybe you could manage doing them quietly. Otherwise I guess you'd have to skip that part. Doing in in socks or maybe on a rubber mat may help to. You could definitely do the rest of it though.
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You can use it, but you will have to use the 'assist' to tilt your body at more of an angle. So you would be keeping your legs straight and body straight but your body will be at more of a 45° angle. The only problem I see with this is that you are not working the same muscles. I guess you could put it on your ankle, make it really tight and keep your knees bent during the pull up. You would use your leg muscles a bit to properly benefit from the assist. As I have never tried this I do not know how it would work.Hope this helps.
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As others mention here it is not as intense or targeting toward jump-training and interval training as Insanity is. There is the Plyometrics disc which is jump-training but even it is less intense.Think of P90X as a more full whole-body workout than Insanity.You can check out my review of P90X, P90X2, P90X3, Insanity, and T25 on my blog here - http://randombitsbytes.com/p90x-vs-insanity-vs-p90x2-vs-t25-vs-p90x3/
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I haven't done those other programs personally, but know people who have. From what I've seen and heard, it's similar to those programs but based upon a MMA conditioning workout. It's St. Pierre's coach's workout for fighters. You'll definently get a good workout in.
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You need enough space that let you do a burpee. You dont move that much sideways. Hope this helps!
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Yes, absolutely. I think it's an asset to improving the work-out. Even though they both movre in tandem, it's easy to alternate force to upper pedals and lower pedals making it possible to select which muscle group that you would like to give more emphasis to. And it is a good workout and enjoyable. Thanks, Steve G.
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Even your weight out. Use your heels more. Also if you feel the resistance on the way up, you get both positive resistances. Elongate the upwards motion won't icrease the speed but will definitely be more productive. I listen to techno and the first 2 mins are tough but then I'm able to keep up with the beat. Good luck and enjoy.
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Yes, you could definitely do Chalean without stomping. Most of the training is with weights and does not require much cardio. There are 2-3 DVDs that contain jumping, but you could modify or skip those. Hope this helps
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Well, I've never used it that way but you could use it to pull the bottom part of the leg opening over your foot I would think. Its kind of long to use to pull them all the way up.
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I would think you could. Tony Horton stresses soft landings in order to minimize injury. Sporting goods stores have thick work out mats that will help absorb impact on some of the routines that require running in place or others that have you moving your feet.
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One of the three instructors in each workout is doing a low impact version. There are some plyometrics, but you could easily change them to something else (I am thinking specifically of the plank jacks - you could just do step ups to the knee or something similar during those intervals).
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The full sock is designed to give compression over the entire foot/leg. Removing the foot would mean no compression on foot or ankle area. There are socks with toes exposed, half foot and probably ankle to knee. Why pay for more sock than you need or have to cut 1 up.?
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i think you can either concentrate on working your legs or your core muscles...once you get momentum, it would be a solid workout for your core...i just tried it with no leg involvement and it was easy to maintain momentum...good luck and i hope you find this helpful and enjoy your machine...dt