improving shoulder endurance

[NoiSe]

I've been doing muay thai for about 3 months now, and I find that my shoulders get tired when going hands-only. What are some ways to improve shoulder endurance? Exercises, rep schemes, etc..?
A lil background - I've been into bodybuilding the last few years, so I was in the gym 4 times a week. Now I do muay thai 3 times a week, and still try to make it to the gym 1-2 times a week. I've decreased the number of exercises I do for shoulders since I started training in muay thai, and use lighter weight now.
What are your recommendations ???

 

[wenispinkle]

i suggest doing some bearcrawls..theyll help alot with endurance in the shoulders

 

[krellik]

Bearcrawls is an interesting option. Otherwhise it is pushups, pushups, and more pushups in all kind of variations. Of course you could always do high repertitons on weights to but I really dont see the purpose to drag your ass into the gym to work on your muscle endurance.

And of course, get a punching bag at home and work it religiously. For endurance in the shoulders specificaly do straigth punching on it (no kicking) and mix power punching and punch out drills.

 

[krellik]

By the way Noise. Dont start confusing training for muscle endurance and training for strength. They are separate goals. Easy rule, in the gym (strength gym that is..) = strength n power, outside = endurance.

 

[Cmart]

wrong forum - but jumping rope helps.

 

[thecreator]

wrong forum - but jumping rope helps.

Yeah, maybe handstand skipping, just hold the rope with your toes.

 

[NoiSe]

Yeah, maybe handstand skipping, just hold the rope with your toes.

lol..


what are bearcrawls??

 

[krellik]

Crawl like a bear man. And im serious.

 

[Duncon76]

Hindu Pushups, Handstand Pushups, Bear Crawls,

If you do weights, Complexes with wipe your delts.

 

[EclipseAgent]

Jump Rope.

My rope has 2lb weights in the handles and I typically where my 4oz bag gloves

 

[my big toe]

Go to the standup forum and read Kabuki's Heaybag rounds in the stickys. Everything else is secondary to hitting the bag.