I am training bodybuilding and i want to do a martial arts does it doesn't conflict?

as you know bodybuilding enlarges muscles and increases weight and martial arts such as Kung fu needs a body that be powerful and swift.


i want to know does bodybuilding that increases weight may slow down or conflict with martial arts such as Kung fu?


i mean due to high weight.


Thanks.

I am training bodybuilding and i want to do a martial arts does it doesn't conflict?
You can be a martial artist even though you have big muscles, logic dictates that the bigger you are, the slower you'd be, but as your muscles get tighter and more dense, you can still be fast even though you are big.





good luck!
Reply:Just do martial arts. It'll be slower, but within five years of training you should have nice muscles, although they're slightly smaller, they still stick out, and it's not 6 pack, it's about 12.
Reply:OK,martial arts need flexibility.Body building reduses the flexibility of the muscles cuz it makes them tough.So u should do yoga or stretching exersizes to avoid this problemBut hey,congratulations for exercizing so much and still need more.u will live for ever!
Reply:The quick answer is 'no'.


Increased muscle mass does not decrease one's ability to do martial arts.
Reply:Hi, well, it depends what you are looking for, bodybuilding will help in your martial arts as Kung Fu anyway, as you need strength to do certain movements but, if you are looking to do professional bodybuilding then, the increasing of the muscles will not only slow down your speed but in certain cases it will not allow you to move correctly.


I'm doing both of them but I'm using the bodybuilding to rise my strength of my body and I have to say that the speed of my movements are faster.


But It's like a scale with a limit, once your muscle has increased to a certain point your speed will stop to rise and it will start to go down.


Hope this will help you mate.


All the best.
Reply:No, not unless you are strictly a power lifter. In this case many powerlifters lose signicant flexibility, so martial arts would be difficult for them.


Some bodybuilders (not the steroid freaks) have great flexibility so I don't see martial arts as being a problem for them. Also, if you are a bodybuilder you already have strength down, you just need to work on skills and possibly speed.


I really don't see this as any problem.
Reply:Try Uechi-ryu, Goju-ryu, or Isshin-ryu.. they may actually enhance your muscle mass, and assist your body building.





Check out Kanei Uechi's musculature.
Reply:NO not at all. Strong body means strong mind, it will help in every way. But do plenty of stretching I am sure you do anyway.
Reply:You have to find a happy medium, that is in balance with your body. I train with some big guys who a very fast and flexible, however you only need to look at the bouncers on the nightclub doors to see too much muscle mass will affect the way your body will perform. You will have to become a hook specialist, limiting your choice of attacks.


So i would weight train about 3 times per week, with each session isolating a particular part of the body. Then i would also train in your chosen martial art a minimum of 3 times per week (can be on same day) to start to feel the benefits.


However if you chose kung fu, an enlarged bicep with hinder your progress and weaken your punching power. If i were you i would go to a MMA class or kickboxing class, as they are useful for both large and slim people. :-)
Reply:There is no conflict, the martial arts will help to keep you flexible as you increase your muscle mass.
Reply:ok, this is a fallacy promoted largely in CMA (chinese martial art) circles and old school boxing coaches (at least in america).





no, it doesn't conflict. However, it can have an affect on certain techniques and your learning process if you treat fighting like bodybuilding and are always using force to get your techniques through, when the technique does not rely on force. If you are consious of it and spend the time to learn and make sure that you aren't muscling a technique that is meant to rely on that, then you should be ok.


There will always be someone bigger than you and stronger than you. No matter how much you lift, can you train yourself to be younger? Taller?





Just be consious of when you are "muscleing" and when you are not and you'll be fine.
Reply:You will just have flexibility issues. Also Body building trains your muscles for slow lifting of very heavy weights.. Whereas for martial arts youll want to snap your punches and kicks quickly. But hey Bolo Yeung did it so you should be able to do both.
Reply:Good answers so far, but I think the biggest conflict between bodybuilding and martial arts is the calorie expenditure. Body building for size takes a lot of calories, while performing martial arts burns an insane amount of calories. As long as you stretch and compensate for the calories burned while practicing you should be OK.