Posts Tagged ‘Tom Kurz’
A couple of days ago I answered these questions from a young fighter. I get similar questions from time to time, so I decided to share my answer with my readers. Questions: I am preparing for amateur matches in Muay Thai and boxing. I work out twice a day. In the morning I begin with […]
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Tags: boxing, Control of the Training Process, Flexibility, isometric stretches, Muay Thai, optimal frequency of workouts, relaxed stretches, Science of Sports Training, Secrets of Stretching, sport-specific exercises, static stretches, strength, technical workout, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz, warm-up, workout
Don’t waste time: Sunbathe as you exercise (or do chores) I like sunshine. It makes my skin produce vitamin D, which is necessary for calcium management and thus nerve, muscle, and bone health, for keeping down inflammation, for good functioning of the immune system, even for cancer prevention. Sunlight that reaches the retina regulates functions […]
Filed under: Exercises and Workouts, Health Maintenance | 22 Comments
Tags: bone, calcium management, cancer prevention, health, hormonal system, immune system, inflammation, muscle, nerve, sunbathe, sunshine, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz, vitamin D
Ernie O’Malley has sent me a link to professor Doug Richards’ (University of Toronto St. George, Physical Education & Health Department) lecture on stretching and asked about my thoughts on it. You may view the lecture here: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?24639991001. And here are my thoughts: Great lecture. Very accessible explanation of biomechanical concepts related to stretching. Professor Richards […]
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Tags: conditioning, Doug Richards, Physical Education and Health, sports training, stretching and flexibility, stretching and injuries, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
At first, I thought of naming this post “On Mixing Apples and Oranges or Empty Your Cup” but then, who would find it? Now, to the point . . . A former gymnast writes: > Hi Thomas, > > I’ve recently begun using your program to increase my flexibility. I > used to be a […]
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Tags: Empty Your Cup, Flexibility, Gymnastics, stretching, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
On Elegance and Single Workout
Elegance is [achieved by] selectiveness or restraint in the use of means—a good selection gets to the point with just the right means. In my opinion, the crucial element of a training program is a workout. Not an exercise and not a microcycle but a single workout. Why not an exercise—the basic building block of […]
Filed under: Exercises and Workouts, Periodization | 9 Comments
Tags: exercise, microcycle, sports training, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz, workout
