Re: Compounding the benefits of the ISO-BOW

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I don't think a wall sit would be such a good idea, as it will drain you of the

energy needed to focus on the Iso-Bow. Moreover, a wall sit would limit your

motions. You'll want to be able to twist from side to side, reach around behind

you, over in back, and so on. Better to just stand comfortably and put your all

into the Iso-Bow movements. Besides, says there are some good Iso-Bow

exercises for the legs, so we'll just wait until he enlightens us.

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> > > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a

horse stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the

same time.

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> > > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous

forum. He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance.

Fred is a fountain of useful information.

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> > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a horse

stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the same

time.

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> > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous forum.

He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance. Fred

is a fountain of useful information.

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> > Link:

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http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

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There are five main Horse Stances used in Shaolin kungfu:

Front Horse (Horse Stance): A wide low stance, legs to the side, used to build

up the back.

Straight horse: A long, low stance, should not be able to see toes; used to

prevent being swept, and also used to advance when striking. Also called bow

stance.

Hanging Horse: Used for retreating when there is no room usually, can be used

for blocking then going to advance strike.

Cross Horse: Used for parrying usually. Also called cat stance.

Drop Horse: Similar to the Straight Horse, except used to duck. Like the Hanging

horse, the weight is on the back leg.

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> Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a horse

stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the same

time.

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> I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous forum.

He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance. Fred

is a fountain of useful information.

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> Link:

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http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

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>http://www.shaolin.org/general-2/horse-stance.html interesting!

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> > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a horse

stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the same

time.

> >

> > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous forum.

He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance. Fred

is a fountain of useful information.

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> > Link:

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http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

Elastics#reply-84759

> >http://www.shaolin.org/general-2/horse-stance.html interesting!

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> > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a horse

stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the same

time.

> >

> > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous forum.

He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance. Fred

is a fountain of useful information.

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> > Link:

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http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

Elastics#reply-84759

> >http://www.shaolin.org/general-2/horse-stance.html interesting!

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Good idea in fact.A variant of that might be a wall squat used whilst doing some

upper body work.I did some recently{by themselves} and barely made ten minutes

and to think when younger it would be 20-30 minutes.Perhaps I should go back

again and try and not be a cowardly cat.Ed

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> > > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a

horse stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the

same time.

> > >

> > > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous

forum. He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance.

Fred is a fountain of useful information.

> > >

> > > Link:

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http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

Elastics#reply-84759

> > >http://www.shaolin.org/general-2/horse-stance.html interesting!

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> Good idea in fact.A variant of that might be a wall squat used whilst doing

some upper body work.I did some recently{by themselves} and barely made ten

minutes and to think when younger it would be 20-30 minutes.Perhaps I should go

back again and try and not be a cowardly cat.Ed

>ed at work they had a employees health check thing going so i lined up it was

about two years ago one test was the wall squat my legs where screaming at

5minutes after that they did a series of other tests and they gave us a talk

about health etc they came back about 12 months later to see if their been any

change i think i got 10 the next time i thought they looked easy wrong man they

burn!

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> > > > Has anyone tried doing iso-motion for the upper body while adopting a

horse stance? That would allow the legs to get some isometric work in at the

same time.

> > > >

> > > > I got the idea from one of Fred Hutch's posts over at Shen's fabulous

forum. He was discussing working the forearms while holding a low horse stance.

Fred is a fountain of useful information.

> > > >

> > > > Link:

> > > >

> > > >

http://theofficebodybuildingworkout28918.yuku.com/reply/84759/Wrist-Rollers-and-\

Elastics#reply-84759

> > > >http://www.shaolin.org/general-2/horse-stance.html interesting!

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> > Good idea in fact.A variant of that might be a wall squat used whilst doing

some upper body work.I did some recently{by themselves} and barely made ten

minutes and to think when younger it would be 20-30 minutes.Perhaps I should go

back again and try and not be a cowardly cat.Ed

> >ed at work they had an employees health check thing going so i lined up it

was about two years ago one test was the wall squat my legs where screaming at

5minutes after that they did a series of other tests and they gave us a talk

about health etc they came back about 12 months later to see if their been any

change i think i got 10 the next time i thought they looked easy wrong man they

burn!

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Ed you got me going. I am going out to the cave today I have a day of and I am

planning a big session with the bully's and bow-extension and no doubt a bit

of iso-bow to cap it off but I going to devote ten minutes to the wall squat

have not done that in ages!