Important Strength and Conditioning Exercises for Every Martial Artist
                     Important Strength and Conditioning Exercises for 
Every Martial Artist
An Overview
Conditioning and strength workouts are important for your complete 
fitness and well-being. Including strength and conditioning exercises 
can help you improve your martial arts game. When it comes to weight 
training, people usually go for heavier weights and lower reps. On the 
other hand, if you want to get stronger then you should go with lighter 
weights and lower reps. It is perfect for conditioning and endurance. 
Legacy Taekwondo Centre is a martial arts school in Ellicott City that 
can help you improve your health and well-being. 
Following are some important strength and conditioning 
exercises that every martial artist should know:
01 Pull-ups
02 Push-ups
03 Thrusters
Pull-ups
If you want to build upper body strength, then pull-ups is an effective 
exercise. Regular pull-ups can help you strengthen muscles of your 
back and chest. Many people can’t able to perform pull-ups. Are you 
one of them? Well, you can start off with simple exercises like negative 
pull-ups, jump pulls and more. 
Push-ups
You cannot talk about conditioning and strength without mentioning 
the exercises push-ups. In fact, push-ups are useful to build strength of 
your back, check and shoulders. For better results, you can try push-
ups in different variations. 
Thrusters
Thrusters are great to train your cardiovascular fitness and explosiveness. In 
order to perform thrusters, you need to stand straight with your feet 
shoulder-width apart. Now, simply hold the barbell and start doing thrusters. 
Make sure that your wrists are positioned right under the barbell. So, 
perform properly. 
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