If I do Tae Kwon Do 3-5 times a week and run for 30-40 min 5 days a week could I skip  weightraining my legs?
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Your legs are currently over trained. You are only hitting your slow twitch fibers (Type-1) but they are not recovering fully so your performance is suffering from it. . I suspect it is your diet at this juncture. You are getting plenty of aerobic type exercise. You need to gain more strength and endurance which means training your type-2a (fast twitch) muscle fibers meaning some kind of resistance training at 15 to 20 repetitions per set at lease once a week but avoid very heavy weight (type-2b fibers) as this will cause you to never recover due to your current training regiment.\n\nAdding weight training to your leg workout will actually improve your martial arts training. I have been studying an effective form of Kung Fu for 15 years and weight training has improved my physical performance. Also, maybe when you train in Tae Kwon Do you could remove some of the kicking skills every few workouts for recovery purposes and focus on some of your other skills.\n\nBecause your legs seem to be in an over trained state, I would take one full week off of “all forms of training” to fully recover, then when you resume, reduce your running from 5x a week to 3x per week, however you can increase the intensity of the runs and be sure to take a day or two off every week, your legs are getting a lot of training. Finally, you should review your current diet plan and adjust it accordingly. Be sure you are getting enough calories (Good fats and carbohydrates are essential to your type of training). You know, once your use up your carbohydrate reserve you will fall flat on your face. I suggest that once you establish a solid diet that you include some of the below items to it. Also check out the website below for some great prices.\n\n1/4th table spoon of “Extra Virgin Olive oil”\n1/4th tbs “Natural” Peanut butter (Try Teddies).\nWhey Protein\nL-Glutamine (Aids in recovery)\nMEGA Man, multivitamin (GNC)
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Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday:  Run 4 miles, 100 jumping jacks, 30 lunges, 50 squats, short kickboxing workout 20 min, Pilate's abs 10 min\nMonday, Wednesday, Friday:  Walk 4 miles; 3 set x 15 reps of bicep curls, tricep lifts, military press, butterflies, tricep dips, and push-ups, and 100 inclined sit-ups\nSaturday: Rest
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if you cut out weight training completly out of your lifestyle for an entire month, your body will not have reason to maintain all that hard earned muscle. want to lose what took you six months of sweat?? however, for maintence you could workout twice a week and try maintain your diet. This will save you from losing all that hard earned muscle and because of changing up your routine, from three times to two times a week, you may even add more muscle for two reasons:\n1: your body will be in shock for this change of routine\n2: your muscles and nervous system will have more time to recuperate between workouts.\n\nnote: since you are a beginner try hit your entire body in each session, with no more than three sets per body part for maximium gains\n\ngoodluck!!
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You are improving your cardiovascular system (heart, blood pressure etc.).  It is strengthening your legs.  150 per minute should be sufficient.  It depends on your age and general condition though.\n\nAs to once every two days, you can cycle every day if you want, you don't have to take a day off.  You probably want to vary your routine though by doing some other exercises.  Even basis ones like push-ups and sit-ups.\n\nHave fun.
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keep your reps in the 15-25 range per set \n\ndo squats - 4 sets , lunges 4 sets, side lunges 4 sets - 3 times a week \n\nand walk steps/hills  - 3 times a week \n\ndo some additional aerobic activity of your choice 3 times a week for at least 30 min\n\nwatch those thighs tone!
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You should exercise at least half an hour, 3 to 6 times a week.
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Only if you walk for about 30 minutes.\nRunning burns more calories and builds muscles in legs, but if you haven't run for awhile, you will feel pain in your leg the next day. You will probably throw up too..
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You could do calf rasies with just your body weight or holding free weights. Look at the very bottom of this page...\n\nhttp://www.thetrainingstationinc.com/freeweightexercises.html
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do more weight training using your calf muscels
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Run at least three miles daily.  Remember that while you're running, kick it up a notch and do a fast sprint for thirty seconds, then return to a good jogging pace.  Do fifty squat jumps daily to work out your thighs and lower body.  Doing sit-ups should also help, but if you run enough, the fat will burn off.  Running is the most important work-out you can do.
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I run for 30minutes, 500 situps not at once divide it up,150 leglifts,100 pushups and 500 jumping jacks, 20 squats each held for 20 seconds.This is a days work out. Eat alot of protein and eat 6 small meals a day.I suggest 4 times a week
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You will get better results alternating muscle groups, but you should remember to include aerobic exercise in addition to weights. If you exercise muscle groups only moderately, you can do it each day, but ypu will not get the muscle development you want. At least that's what worked best for me.
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start with 3 sets of 20 for a week, then go up to 3 sets of 25 but on your last set do as many as you can, increase till you can do 50's but also still work on the rest of you muscles as well
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I do. at least 3-4 times a wk for at least an hour. mix a little cardio with weights.
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Like any other muscle, your heart & lungs can use a break every now and then too.  I'd keep any HEAVY running to a maximum of 5 times a week.  Light jogging can be done daily however.
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wow..train hard.\nbut it really depends on how in shape you are.\nif you are like 40 lbs overweight and havent trained in years than you will most likely keel over in the race.\nIf you havent gained any significant weight and are significantly fit then you may want to try doing some strength training to build up muscle in your legs and of course run , run,run!!
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It depends on the distance of the race,but as a general rule,take a day or two off before your race and no weight training the week of.One of the absolute best sites for training programs is www.halhigdon.com.Follow his training plans and you WILL get faster.I am a 41 year old female and race past girls half my age!!