Hello!

I have a quick question. Currently, I am cutting on a 1700 kcal/day (20% fat, 40% carb, 40% protein) diet. Every Tuesday night, I have a Shaolin Kung Fu class from 7-10pm. We spend at least 45 minutes on conditioning exercises (e.g. squats, holding low stances for ~5 minutes at a time, rigorous punching drills). After that, we spend the rest of the time reviewing forms, learning techniques, and actually sparring. I am in pretty good shape, but I am always sore the day after.

Would this class classify as weight lifting (sustained isometric exercises), cardio (forms really elevate my heart rate), or both? Is it advisable to drink a protein shake 15 minutes after class?

Thank you, everyone here is extremely helpful and supportive!

Hello!

I have a quick question. Currently, I am cutting on a 1700 kcal/day (20% fat, 40% carb, 40% protein) diet. Every Tuesday night, I have a Shaolin Kung Fu class from 7-10pm. We spend at least 45 minutes on conditioning exercises (e.g. squats, holding low stances for ~5 minutes at a time, rigorous punching drills). After that, we spend the rest of the time reviewing forms, learning techniques, and actually sparring. I am in pretty good shape, but I am always sore the day after.

Would this class classify as weight lifting (sustained isometric exercises), cardio (forms really elevate my heart rate), or both? Is it advisable to drink a protein shake 15 minutes after class?

Thank you, everyone here is extremely helpful and supportive!


Martial arts would be considered GPP/Conditioning and has some cardiovascular benefits.

The only thing classified as weight lifting is weight lifting. You will not get the same benefits from martial arts that you would from lifting weights. However your cardio and gpp fitness levels will be high.

The only thing classified as weight lifting is weight lifting.Don't know if that's quite fair, after all there are bodyweight exercises that people use as part of their routines (chins, dips), similarly handstand push-ups could be used. Anyway that's not the point I suppose.

The benefit you get from doing weights is that you stimulate the fast-twitch muscles more by doing a weight you can only do for limited reps. You do stimulate them a bit by doing high-rep stuff like holding squats for a long while, but not very much.