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Taekwondo flexibility/cardio routine
Pulsatile Health, Fitness, Food DK30 Spring 2019 0 0
Description
Do a exercise routine involving Taekwondo kicks, combined with some foot drills in order work primarily on leg flexibility, and secondarily on improving cardio. It’s a routine I’ve put together and been doing the past month on an irregular basis, and now want to commit to doing it 5 days per week for a month and see how much progress I can make. Additionally do some static stretching after each workout.
Routine follows an ABAB pattern where I alternate between a Taekwondo kick for 1 minute, and a cardio foot drill for thirty seconds, repeat both, then rest for 60-120 seconds. For example:
60 sec: Front kick 30 sec: Jump rope 60 sec: Front kick 30 sec: Jump rope 120 sec: Rest
Do a total of 10 sets. Look into reducing rest time as cardio improves.
Recent Updates
And finally here’s a video with all the kicks below combined. This project is officially complete!
Finishing up a highlights video, but here’s all the kicks in animated gif form. The lines on the wall behind me are 3/4/5 feet high:
Front Kick:
Axe Kick:
Push Kick:
Side Kick:
Roundhouse:
Inside Crescent:
Oustide Crescent:
Jumping Front Kick:
Finished my last workout! Also took video for one month comparison. Glad I did. Actually made quite a bit more progress than I realized! Taking quick look at the videos, it looks like I gained 6 to 12 inches of height on most kicks while also kicking stronger! Will post results and reflections, along with comparison video ASAP.
One more week. Have been doing 3 days per week, plus some additional random cardio and stretching on off days. Doesn’t feel like much progress in the past few weeks, but perhaps the video comparison at the end will tell a different tale?
Still some pain in my left leg… probably a minor pull, so cut it short today, and will take off Monday as well. Super frustrating since I’m was feeling pretty motivated, but looks like I’m not quite ready to push this hard 5 days per week. So going to try for the full workout 3 days this week (T/Th/Sat), and just some static stretching on off days.
Feeling pretty sore today, so just did a light workout, and taking tomorrow off to give some extra recovery time.
Got started on Thursday, and took some embarrassing looking video. May post some clips later. Also even at the start of the project I already feel some progress due to having been doing it 1-2 times per week the past month. Side kicks and roundhouse kicks were (and still are) very tight, but already feel stronger and less prone to injury.
Estimated Timeframe
Apr 4th - May 4th
Week 1 Goal
Do routine on Mon-Thurs before work, and Sat. Take video on the first day to be able to compare at the end.
Week 2 Goal
Do routine on Mon-Thurs before work, and Sat.
Update: Reduce to doing routine 3 days per week, and do lower impact cardio and stretching other two days.
Week 3 Goal
Do routine on Mon-Thurs before work, and Sat.
Update: Reduce to doing routine 3 days per week, and do lower impact cardio and stretching other two days.
Week 4 Goal
Do routine on Mon-Thurs before work, and Sat. Take video on Saturday, and make video clips that compare progress from the previous month.
Update: Reduce to doing routine 3 days per week, and do lower impact cardio and stretching other two days.
