Conditioning the Shins
Jan 2, 2007 19:32:29 GMT -5
Post by LWPD on Jan 2, 2007 19:32:29 GMT -5
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Credit Khun Kao Charuad
Conditioning the Shins
I've decided to do a short post on shin conditioning, as this topic keeps rearing its ugly head (over and over and over...)
1. Kick the Heavy Bag and/or Thai pads. You should kick over 100x's each day. I recommend 500x's, or around that figure.
2. Stop every so often and massage the shins vigourously to get the blood flowing back into them. This promotes faster healing of the bruised flesh and any damage to the bone.
3. Do not "tap" or "beat" your shins with sticks, boards, bottles, etc. This causes bruises, knots, etc to form on the shin. These painful little areas may stick with you for quite some time. My BJJ instructor has had a shin injury last for over a year b/c of improper shin conditioning.
4. Optional exercise: find a cylindrical object such as a rolling pin or bottle, and roll it lightly up and down the full length of the shin. Do this for at least 20 min's per shin.
There has been mention of the popular myth that in old age, Thai boxers shins become soft. Believe me, this is NOT TRUE! I have spoken with many older, retired Thai boxers, none of them have experienced any detrimental health issues concerning the conditioning of their shins and legs. I also s/w a medical professional, and to the best of that person's knowledge, the only likely explanation would be if someone had osteo-perosis (sp?), where the body leaches calcium from the bones when there is not enough in the diet. (Thailand is still in many ways a third world nation)
***As a note, I have not tried our friend Fu, Ren-Li's shin/muscle conditioning exercises. My knowledge of internal training methods is a few steps below the novice level, but one of SuriyaSak's Muay Thai instructors is also an internalist, and one of his instructors in Internals was once a Thai boxer in Thailand. They have backed up Fu, Ren-Li's statements to date, so I'll not argue.***
Posted to Usenet's rec.martial-arts Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:07:22 GMT
I always forget something...
When you start kicking the bag, start kicking lightly at first. Gradually increase the power so that you are kicking full power around your 30th kick.
Don't forget to stop every so often to massage your shins! You might also like to invest in Boxing Liniment (basically it's Ben Gay). Massage your shins with that before and after you kick, if available.
Posted to Usenet's rec.martial-arts Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:19:54 GMT
Credit Khun Kao Charuad
Conditioning the Shins
I've decided to do a short post on shin conditioning, as this topic keeps rearing its ugly head (over and over and over...)
1. Kick the Heavy Bag and/or Thai pads. You should kick over 100x's each day. I recommend 500x's, or around that figure.
2. Stop every so often and massage the shins vigourously to get the blood flowing back into them. This promotes faster healing of the bruised flesh and any damage to the bone.
3. Do not "tap" or "beat" your shins with sticks, boards, bottles, etc. This causes bruises, knots, etc to form on the shin. These painful little areas may stick with you for quite some time. My BJJ instructor has had a shin injury last for over a year b/c of improper shin conditioning.
4. Optional exercise: find a cylindrical object such as a rolling pin or bottle, and roll it lightly up and down the full length of the shin. Do this for at least 20 min's per shin.
There has been mention of the popular myth that in old age, Thai boxers shins become soft. Believe me, this is NOT TRUE! I have spoken with many older, retired Thai boxers, none of them have experienced any detrimental health issues concerning the conditioning of their shins and legs. I also s/w a medical professional, and to the best of that person's knowledge, the only likely explanation would be if someone had osteo-perosis (sp?), where the body leaches calcium from the bones when there is not enough in the diet. (Thailand is still in many ways a third world nation)
***As a note, I have not tried our friend Fu, Ren-Li's shin/muscle conditioning exercises. My knowledge of internal training methods is a few steps below the novice level, but one of SuriyaSak's Muay Thai instructors is also an internalist, and one of his instructors in Internals was once a Thai boxer in Thailand. They have backed up Fu, Ren-Li's statements to date, so I'll not argue.***
Posted to Usenet's rec.martial-arts Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:07:22 GMT
I always forget something...
When you start kicking the bag, start kicking lightly at first. Gradually increase the power so that you are kicking full power around your 30th kick.
Don't forget to stop every so often to massage your shins! You might also like to invest in Boxing Liniment (basically it's Ben Gay). Massage your shins with that before and after you kick, if available.
Posted to Usenet's rec.martial-arts Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:19:54 GMT