Dragon Ball Training: Strength Training for Martial Arts

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This video explores Dragon Ball training: would the training used by Goku and Vegeta really work? How should you train for martial arts? What exactly is "ki"?
I've made videos in the past exploring flow states and how they relate to ultra instinct, as well as the effectiveness of weighted clothing. This video is going to focus more on the explosive calisthenics we see in the show, as well as the more "out there" training methods used by Master Roshi, Whis, and others.
The surprise is that Dragon Ball training as depicted in the shows would actually be fairly effective! But we can take it even further beyond with some functional training methods using bands, cables, and more.
Enjoy!
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[@arnoldestrada8583]

Some of the most relaxed fighters I've seen are the Muay Thai fighters. When they kick they kick straight through without holding back or snapping back. I don't know much about Martial Arts but from I've seen that they throw some devastating blows for their size. Thai men tend to be on the smaller leaner side but wow do they have crazy strength.

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Maxick who gets a mention near the end of the video said he was never heavier than I think 155 lbs. He was one of the first people to successfully clean and jerk with double body weight or more. It was around four hundred lbs. And he claimed much of his strength came from muscle control That is to say ability to relax muscles antagonistic to the movements he wanted to perform while keeping the necessary muscles fully engaged. He was also known for lifting men forty pounds heavier than himself overhead with one hand ten times while not spilling beer from the mug he would hold in his other hand.

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I done a Thai boxing training camp in Thailand a few years ago to help with my training and I can say without fail they pure power and technique

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They do specialized training for martial arts and have different bodys, long muscles that relax when in rest position, not circular, no hyperthropy, or poping veins. The Bioneer has a great body and physical condition and strength but this is not for martial arts or sports where you throw punches or kicks. Big muscles and muscular resistance training are not good overall for the above said sports. What you need is potency, power, not strenght and you need alactic anaerobic resistance not anaerobic lactic resistance. The harder and faster you hit or kick, the more muscles you lose, and the other way around.

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Copying some of Goku's form in exercises done in the gravity room at the spaceship while leaving earth to get to Namek has brought to me knowledge about true strenght.

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5:50 The law of specificity (SPP vs GPP, specialized physical preparedness vs general physical preparedness) 8:22 Jack push-up 9:35 Strength-to-weight ratio. Not just strong, but strong for our size. 9:55 Strength-endurance (conditioning). Most bang for your buck time spent in the gym. *For martial arts, strength endurance > max strength (focus on strength-endurance as much as raw power).* 10:45 Bodybuilders use high reps because it provides metabolic build-up, triggering hypertrophy. 12:12 Ultimate back fitness and performance book, Stuart McGill

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[@leornoc608]

Those are some destructive punches, going to be looking for beginner vids on your channel!

[@BenjaminButton6573]

I think the most important thing to do if you want to train for power in fighting is strengthen that kinetic chain. When you fight your like a lighter or gun you build pressure though out and explode the build up with the end of your strike.

[@c_rem6101]

Dragon Ball has been a key part of my life for over 10 years and has recently helped me rediscover my love of fitness helps me lose 10 lb and start to restructure my body the way I wanted it to I love the series and I owe it a great debt

[@tomwaschesczio5710]

I watched dragonball right before I jumped on my bicycle and went to my karate lessons. It always gave me the motivation to stay on it. I'm still training karate and I believe I will do so for the rest of my life. I also do weight training and sometimes I justhave to have some bench press but I also do lots of burpees and push up variants. Thank you for this video!

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Btw I watched dragonball from 12 to 18 and I'm know 35.

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OG

[@primitivojdavis]

I love rotational medicine ball throws, I do them every week and I can just feel the power increasing in my strikes

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[@Sean.A.F]

Definitely recommend taking a look at a kettlebell figure 8 to waiters catch for rotation power development for punches. You’re powering a the kettle up from the hips, across the body, to a chest catch. Looks a lot like a punch/upper cut.

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This was well done. Used to meet up w friends, and watch dbz pre or post garage workout. Bringing back memories. Ty

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I think a good example of a musclebound, DBZ-physique martial artist is Francis Ngannou after what he did tonight at UFC 260. Was very effective, fast, and powerful whilst demonstrating good endurance. I'm really appreciating your investigation of martial arts strength training and how to incorporate it into a hybridized, generalist regimen. Your collaboration with Grant is ideal in this regard. Really looking forward to learning from your future content.

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Scott Adkins, probably one of the best examples for muscularly with speed, power, and fluidity!

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Him and Michael jai white

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Dragon Ball definitely influenced how much mental strength I put into my training.

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from my own experience i can tell that for a harder punch it is extremely important to focus on form and speed, so shadow boxing or f.e. or standing in horse stance and punching very fast for a few minutes engaging the legs, core, shoulders with very clean and controlled movement is very effective. love your videos, mr bioneer, keep up the good work!

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DBZ and Rocky have motivated tf out of me to train my body and mind.

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You're absolutely right. The major part of the strength and speed of a punch or a kick comes from the legs and torso. It's all about the right activation of all the muscles. Keep up the good work.

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Huge fan of the way that you show us the workout and explain how to do it.. other channels aren’t as good as you in that aspect.. peace!

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Small critique on your bench press: stop moving/tapping your feet. Your left foot in particular. each time you do you lose tension in your body and by doing so you create gaps in your lift which can lead to injury at worst or lack of progress at best. Love the content, your approach really gets my brain thinking about training in a different light. One of only two channels whose videos I watch every time I see a new one uploaded.

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How “smart” is his book? Does he use more scientific vocabulary or is it generally easy to understand? Where does he get all his info from? Did he goto college do you know? Honestly watching his vids makes me wanna go study kinesiology just so I know what he’s talking about 😂

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A workout programme video based on this would be perfect

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Great video, dude! I love the "unconventional" training. Video request: how to do one arm push ups. Maybe a step by step of how you built up your strength to be able to achieve them!

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I am just hoping you will do a full body rehab/prehab routine for those who are just injured everywhere

[@trinidadraj152]

Very cool video. I want to pitch in: Muscle does not generate power. Power comes generally from the push off the ground directed through the hips along with the smooth coordination of the joints. If someone has a lot of muscle mass there could be extra power just from throwing around the weight of their body, but any contraction of the muscles takes away from the transference of energy into the target. Size does have an effect, but speaking of the maximize power output for any given body type, the smoother they can move the better for them to reach their max potential output. Joint coordination ultimately has greater power potential, but it is harder to understand on the surface than muscular training. Takes more time to learn

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Been waiting for your take on this! Cheers, brother!

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Im glad to see Im not the only one who see dragon ball as an inspiration to train and get stronger for oneself. Some of my favorite and most inspirational moments in the anime is when goku or any other character shows there limit and then surpasses that limit. Every time I go to the gym I always try to surpass my limit and get stronger.

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My Brother, I love your videos! May I suggest that when your punching that you breath out from your mouth, making a audible sound. Feeling that the breath is projecting the punch out. Try relaxing at first with a focus on speed not power, exercises such as punching small ball on a string, or punching out a candle flame. 🕯️🙏🏽

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Quality content and comments, thanks a lot, much appreciation from France !

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This video made me excited to train tomorrow. I always try to find different functional strength exercises

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Dragon Ball definitely influenced me as a kid... but as an adult, and a little more serious about fitness and martial arts, Daredevil really influenced me to train more than any other show for whatever reason. (big fan of your daredevil content by the way, I think that's how I found this channel years ago)

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Great video💪 In my next life I will be as fast as Grant and as strong as the Bioneer 🙏

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I’m amazed at the amount of thought and information you put into your videos. Thank you for doing what you do , It has helped my own training tremendously. You the man!!

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As someone who is interested in fitness and grew up on Dragonball, I really liked this video! A former Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer who has developed training to prepare people going into intense military training for positions like Navy Seals, Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers and Air Force PJs, recommended the same muscle endurance training over heavy lifting. I would be very interested to hear your take on the benefits of swimming and what other fitness training is good to supplement swimming as a primary training form. Thank you! Cory

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I started watching someone on KZbin called 'iron wolf.' He often does a whole workout that consists of just one exercise, usually some variation of a burpee. I'd love to see a video on this! I like the idea that you could pick one variation of a burpee and that's your entire workout. Its cardio, strength and endurance. I've bought your book btw :)

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I also watch Iron Wolf and am currently loosely following his methods along with the Bioneer and Mark Wildman (kettlebells). Incorporating these 3 methods into my own training has improved my overall general fitness immensely.

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I’ve been waiting for this video for quite a while now...... and the wait, is now over🙏🏿💪🏿🤙🏿

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Good stuff sir!! Keep it up....dbz was one of my biggest motivation in training

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Love your videos I train in jkd and a lot of what you say is spot on! Try to relax more on the bag 🤟

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Another great video and as always looking forward to your collabs with Grant!

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Hey Adam,loved the video and currently reading superfunctional training.Love the book. I had two video requests: 1.I heard that chess players can burn as much as 5000 calories in a single day during tournament because of how much brain power they have to use.Can you make a video on brain power and calories? 2.Training inspiration from arm wrestlers to strengthen wrist and elbow tendon through isometrics. Thanks!

[@27champs]

Pretty good video ideas

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@@27champs hopefully he sees the comment.

[@EndSchneider]

I found building the kinetic chain helps with power and speed for punching. Power Cleans and push press is a good place to start.

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Mate your honesty, intent and intelligence make these videos so fun and interesting to watch, I always get opened up to new ideas of training. its interesting you tall about visualising chi and how this builds the mind to muscle connection, I often think the same too.

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Have you seen the classic martial arts movie "Best of the Best"? Its a wonderful karate drama from '89 that was doing the absoloute business in the very early 90s on the home video rental and was always brought up in schoolyard banter with the Van Damme, Arnie movies we were loving at the time aswell. The training montages in the movie are some of my personal fave scenes like that to watch. And alongside Eric Roberts and the other cast, the main star Phillip Rhee is incredible. I love your love of films like that, and was wondering if you've seen this gem of a film itself. Thanks again for the continuous content. In mind and body, this channel is a brilliant influence.

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[@DomFortress]

Yes, this is why muscle size has a diminishing returns when it comes to striking power and the subsequent technique requirements. When I choose powerlifting to condition my muscles for optimizing my kickboxing, I made a point not to train for competitive powerlifting as maximizing my one rep max. Instead I train for heart rate variability and in a fasted state, so that my energy output can be consistent in a state of ketosis.

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I was actually directed to this channel by my doctor... he's reminding me that I need to exercise. I'm not overweight but my cholesterol is not ideal and my T is getting low. I know he's not wrong. But man my back is hurting just watching this lol. But the Dragon ball reference on the first of your videos that I watched is awesome as I am a huge fan. Well here goes nothing... had to get over my ages old routine sometime.

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Please more of this!

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Hey man I love you’re content that you consistently put out. But definitely your technique better then your old videos I’ve seen recently it seems like you’ve been putting in the work.

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Yea I love the High Gravity scenes as well

[@ironkumadori]

in my teen years, i wanted get faster palm strikes. So i created my hellzone grenade technique watching piccolo

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this is amazing man! really in depth explanation and discussion about subject i really appreciate hard work you put in,good job.

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Give this man your energy!

[@haraldodunkirk1432]

If you could elongate your jab, it would greatly enhance your boxing. Slow it down, then speed it back up when you’ve fixed the form. Great channel!

[@haraldodunkirk1432]

(When if first started boxing, after many years in karate, I thought of the jab as a tediously stylistic flourish... not as something functional. Many years later, I realise how it unlocks every other punch, links them together, makes them work etc. Seriously: spend some time watching ace jabbers, and back on the bag do some rounds of jab only, with a focus on greater distance and a variety of angles. Forget speed to start with.)

[@jahigains9201]

Solid work as always, Bioneer. Well, I'm off to carry and awkward heavy object for a few miles. It's not quite milk crates, but it'll work. Thanks for all you do!

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This is what I always needed!! You are an amazing man!

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Just another informative and awesome video

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Fun video idea Bioneer ! Love the videos and the unique perspective you bring to the table. Appreciate all your work and efforts keep grindin 💪🏻

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Thank you for the video! Lots of answered questions. Also you are looking ripped bro! 👊👌

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So cool. Love your videos man

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