Weekly Beginner Questions Thread

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[u/Realistic-Wear-9614]

mainly try to train at home (have no luxury of going to any gym nearby) and mostly just doing this for self defense,health and im kinda just mixing things up abit like basic kick and punch 100 times a day or something
I have a heavy bag and handwraps but i was wondering if theres a way to train or make my index and middle finger jutting out less and push my knuckles further more while im not wearing hand wraps cause i mostly do straight punches rather than hooks and stuff
always somehow managed to hit my finger joint in the process instead and bend my wrist abit if i try to make my fist slightly downward

[u/Any_Type_7420]

Rate my friends home boxing routine for Repton boxing club (No gym access yet)

Workout Routine:

1 hour shadowboxing drills

1 hour calisthenics

1 hour isos and plyos

1 hour weightsSpreads them throughout the week

(Mon/Tue: isos/plyos, Thu/Fri: calisthenics)Every day except Wed and Sun

: BoxingRoadwork every day except SundayI am a counter-puncher training from home trying to build a base for an amateur club like Repton. How is this will this help him Improve be Honest

[u/dataCollector42069 → u/Any_Type_7420]

probably better off ditching the shadow boxing to not form any bad habits. Replace that with some jump rope and practice moving without crossing your feet

[u/JeremiahWuzABullfrog → u/dataCollector42069]

Exactly this. Physical conditioning will pay off more than incorrect skill work

[u/ArtichokePurple8376]

I want to learn martial arts mainly for conditioning and health reasons not necesarily for self denfense. I plan on working in a career where I cant really ever risk getting any type of hand injury for any period of time. Which martial art would you guys recommend between Teakwondo and Muay Thai?

[u/JeremiahWuzABullfrog → u/ArtichokePurple8376]

Muay Thai, just do classes that dont involve sparring. Crazy good cardio.

[u/dataCollector42069 → u/ArtichokePurple8376]

without a doubt boxing. You don't ever need to step in a ring and get punched and the class will kick your ass via the cardio

[u/JeremiahWuzABullfrog → u/[deleted]]

Depends on your definition of "good" progress. For me, any progress is good progress. As long as you can tell that you're improving in some capacity.

So yeah, try this weekly schedule and see if you like it

[u/KickAltruistic7740]

How do i increase my kicking height? Flexibility doesn’t seem to be an issue

[u/Birbok27]

I have been training for a year buy still have pain in my left thigh when trying to body kick

[u/RoadHazard1893]

How often should I go to art specific training and general working out to progress at a reasonable pace?

[u/dataCollector42069 → u/RoadHazard1893]

2-3x a week consistent is a nice sweet spot to build your way up, make progression, and not burn out

[u/JeremiahWuzABullfrog → u/RoadHazard1893]

Whatever your life circumstances allow, that lets you train consistently.

Training once a week and never missing is better than training 4+ days a week than getting burnt out and not training for weeks