ok, im a n00bish paintball player! but im a body-builder and im doing sports nutrition in a few months as a degree
so feel freel to ask ANYTHING!
bout explosive strength - theres 2 types of muscle, fast twitch and slow twitch.
slow twitch is what endurance runners have, long contractions, dont get tired very fast, etc.
Fast twitch, these run out fast but produce a SHED load of power, sprinters and powerlifters have these!
if you want to have explosive power when running, shuttle runs are a great start..all the advice youve got here is bang on!if you plan on doing the gym stylee building your legs up, remember that youll need to do situps, (your lower stomach muscles pull your legs upwards when youre running) squats (essentially anything which requires you starting kneeling and standing up), and leg curls (bending your legs in) thats all you have to do! also never do more than 8-10 in a set, and no more than 6 sets, because youre working the fast twitch muscles, and nothing else, isolating them to give them a real workout! anyhting after that will be endurance training really, and at this point, your muscles run out of ATP(basically fuel) and begin to burn up its own tissue to use as fuel, making for anaerobic exercise, which is wasteage of time! so having low reps, high sets ensures maximum buildup!
if you wanna have good triceps and good tone, slow twitch is your focus, and to do this with your triceps, close hand press ups (props to genetic
hes clued up! damn i sounded american then! damm you BBS! americanising me!!!) rocks! when ou fail at this, find anything thats about 2foot off the floor, like a chair, or a bench. sit on it, then place your hands on the edge of it, then drop your butt off the end, until your arms look like chicken wings and you cant go any lower, keeping your legs straight, push back up again, and do that for about 16 times, about 3-4 sets, if it gets too easy, put some weight in your lap or raise your legs by putting your feet on another chair!
also, streching, as much as possible, wherever!
anyone feel free to PM me if you need any tips at all, im glad to help! this is kinda watered down tips cos i kno noone will read it if i go too far!! so jus ask for complex stuff if youre interested! i can help with healing, building, toning, nutrition, whatever, its all gravy!
