Weight Lifting by Scott Bolinger

Introduction

I (Scott Bolinger) is the author of this book. I started lifting weights when I was roughly 14 years old 1984. I was involved in several sports (gymnastics, wrestling, and karate). My primary interest eventually was weight lifting and karate competitions. The training I did when I was competing all the time is shown in this book. I would do the full body weight lifting routine 3 days a week, then I’d do karate 2 times a week, and I’d spar 5 days a week.

What I have shown in this book is standard lifting exercises and then I have put together some weight lifting routines. The weight training exercise was taught to me by my father Larry Bolinger, who was the 1967 Mr. Nebraska. Doing the weight lifting program and karate training I was able to stay limber enough to easily kick head high and stay very well-toned and stronger than most of my opponents. During the time I was lifting weights, training in karate and going to karate competitions, lifting weights as a fighter was frowned upon because they would say that it would slow you down or you won’t stay limber. But, I proved them wrong time and time again. If your lifting and stretching regularly , you shouldn’t have a problem. And you’ll have less injuries because your having a fuller all around exercise routine. As a fighter you need to develop power and speed. Weight training is a good weight to build strength as well as help cut weight. As I got older, teaching my own style of kickboxing, we trained hard in toning using medicine ball routines and kickboxing drills. Kickboxing drills can take a tole on the joints. So when we drill hard for a several month on kickboxing drills to get ready for a tournament, after we are done with that we stop the kickboxing drills, except for sparring, and go to just weight lifting. Doing weight lifting for a month or two after a competition was a good way to rebuild some strength and it helped with repairing the joints.