honest opinion?
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i am a 15 year old guy who plays hockey. i am quite skinny but rather fast compared to my team mates. i play on the wing for my team. while i manage to sprint past opponents, i often get pushed off the ball easily, even by 13 year old defenders. My coach tells me i am too weak for a boy my age and that i have to strengthen up. He made our whole team do chin ups and pushups for training and i was one of the few who could not do a single chin up and only managed about 9 proper pushups. i am about 5'7" and 105lbs, and my arms are very very thin.
am i really very weak? and wat should i do?
pple tell me that since im so skinny, i should be able to do alot of pullups since im lighter n when they find out i cant do any and can barely hang onto the bar for more than 15 seconds, they tell me im very weak. just wanted to noe whether they are being honest. m i really weak?
i do tink i am bcos i got into a fight which was my fault with a 13 year old kid not too long ago. he wasnt exactly big, but he was strong and he totally trashed me really bad, even leaving me really dazed on the ground after that. wat do u pple tink? -
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Juz start training Ur push ups...
Then if U cant do pull - up...U wanna try asking Ur frenz to assist U or go to the gym and train on the pull - up machine or pulldown machine...
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If you're physically weaker than your peers, then you are. Nothing wrong with that. Just accept it.
I'm thinking you should get proper nutrition cos you're still growing. Plenty of milk and meat, protein foods. Together with your regular exercise and extra training in the areas you're weak at (e.g. arms), you should see some improvement. -
so u all also think im weak? like to what extent?
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Why care abt wat extent?...Originally posted by nik90:so u all also think im weak? like to what extent?
The impt tin is to train up become fitter... -
im just interested to know and find out opinionsOriginally posted by Simple_Bear:Why care abt wat extent?...
The impt tin is to train up become fitter... -
funny,i'm small size but i can fight thanks to my body weight..soo i suggest eat more and start building your upper body muscles..
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go to the gym
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thanks for ur advice...i really need to learn how to fight cause i was really beaten bad...felt humiliated and patheticOriginally posted by stellazio:funny,i'm small size but i can fight thanks to my body weight..soo i suggest eat more and start building your upper body muscles.. -
you can just go and work out. there's nothing wrong with being physically weak or anything, actually. you just need a little confidence in yourself and such. if you really want to be stronger, go eat more protein and calcium, all the usual stuff. added vitamins? or just go more frequently to the gym and work out.
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if u wana learn how to fight,agility is good enough..but u need the rght techniques as such,taking up a martial art would be much better den just adding weight to yourself..Originally posted by nik90:thanks for ur advice...i really need to learn how to fight cause i was really beaten bad...felt humiliated and pathetic -
You say you are quite fast. Train your speed to dodge them. If cannot, take up self defense. Self defense is not for fighting, so use it only when you need to defend yourself.Originally posted by nik90:thanks for ur advice...i really need to learn how to fight cause i was really beaten bad...felt humiliated and pathetic -
Being weak is perfectly fine but U need to know wat to do to become stronger...Originally posted by nik90:im just interested to know and find out opinions -
Join judo or takewendo loh
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but no one is really encouraging you to fight back to him. you don't train to beat others you know. it's really not advisable.
i think you'd better just train for yourself and not to injure people. you'd get into a lot of trouble for that. -
for skinny people with lots of agility,i recommend muay thai..oh it also helps to build up your muscles too if you take the physical part of the training seriously..
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martial arts classes? suppose it would not be a bad idea. at least i can then protect myself. but what about the sparring?Originally posted by stellazio:if u wana learn how to fight,agility is good enough..but u need the rght techniques as such,taking up a martial art would be much better den just adding weight to yourself..
u do not know how badly the 13 yr old kid beat me. we live in the same estate and i had just beaten him at a game of cards and decided to rub it in and all then he asked me if i dared to playfight with him.
he put me in all sorts of weird holds that was so painful i was literally begging for mercy. how sad is that -
the friendly sparring during classes are manageable..unless someone really wants your life..and if he put ya into many locks and holds,it could be either he watched too much wrestling or he knows abit of grapling,which in 1v1 fights will take down anyone..Originally posted by nik90:martial arts classes? suppose it would not be a bad idea. at least i can then protect myself. but what about the sparring?
u do not know how badly the 13 yr old kid beat me. we live in the same estate and i had just beaten him at a game of cards and decided to rub it in and all then he asked me if i dared to playfight with him.
he put me in all sorts of weird holds that was so painful i was literally begging for mercy. how sad is that -
I wanna be Tony Jaa...Originally posted by stellazio:for skinny people with lots of agility,i recommend muay thai..oh it also helps to build up your muscles too if you take the physical part of the training seriously.. -
Physical strenght has got nothing to do with body volume. A friend of mine who is 165cm 45kg did 9 pull ups in a row and 50 push-ups at one go. He looks frail however he is far from weak. Just continue training.
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Pump weights...
And it's technique, not size that matters...with your speed and agility, you can bamboozle bigger sized players who are merely looking to shrug opposing players using their size.
Concentrate on your stick handling and quick movement. Use quick acceleration to your advantage. Train up your running stamina and practice quick sprinting. -
your size does not determine your fitness @ all I see big guy that has weak fitness.
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hey. haha. i think you are me. just that i am 3yrs older than you. i play hockey in my jc team. i played as a striker though. can run fast and evade frm the defenders. i'm 1.75m and 55kg. i'm thin too..Originally posted by nik90:i am a 15 year old guy who plays hockey. i am quite skinny but rather fast compared to my team mates. i play on the wing for my team. while i manage to sprint past opponents, i often get pushed off the ball easily, even by 13 year old defenders. My coach tells me i am too weak for a boy my age and that i have to strengthen up. He made our whole team do chin ups and pushups for training and i was one of the few who could not do a single chin up and only managed about 9 proper pushups. i am about 5'7" and 105lbs, and my arms are very very thin.
am i really very weak? and wat should i do?
pple tell me that since im so skinny, i should be able to do alot of pullups since im lighter n when they find out i cant do any and can barely hang onto the bar for more than 15 seconds, they tell me im very weak. just wanted to noe whether they are being honest. m i really weak?
i do tink i am bcos i got into a fight which was my fault with a 13 year old kid not too long ago. he wasnt exactly big, but he was strong and he totally trashed me really bad, even leaving me really dazed on the ground after that. wat do u pple tink?
when i was 16, my 2.4km run was only 12.10min, i only managed to do 6-chin-ups for NAPFA.
when i am 18(this year), my 2.4km run is 9.45min and i did 9 chin-ups for my NAPFA.
frm a bronze in Sec 4 to a gold in JC 2 for NAPFA. don't despair. practice makes perfect. attend ur trainings regularly and soon, u can be the fittest of all. -
I don't know if this helps. My PE teachers says that doing push-ups will strengthen your arms, therefore, you can perform better at chin-ups. You can try it.