I'm so drained from martial arts.

[JoNeS]

Been training in MT for about a month. Because of my work schedule, the only viable time for me to hit the weight room is around 5pm.

My MT class is at 7:30, so I get about an hour break.

My dilemma is, I'm so fucking drained by the time i get to class, my hands are even hard to hold up to shadow box. It sucks. And doing the sets of 50 push-ups / ball lunges / Box Jumps after I've had a chest day or leg day in the gym, forget about it. I'm done

I'm slamming a post work-out shake down immediately @ 6'pm (50g's dextrose, 50g's whey protein). I'm also getting another small meal in before i hit MT class, usually about 40 g's complex carbs, and 40g's lean protein.

....Yet i'm still pretty tired. The first hour of the MT class is cardio and strength training based, and the 2nd part is kick boxing.

I'm usually recovered and gtg during the 2nd hour, but the first hour kicks my ass big time.

Any suggestions? (I'm in good cardio shape, I do cardio 4 times a week for 45 mins at the gym, not including the MT cardio)

....lastly I do some modeling as a big part of my income, so weight training has to take priority over MT, I can't cut down the frequency.

 

[Protobuilder]

I do cardio 4 times a week for 45 mins at the gym, not including the MT cardio)

Drop the 4 cardio sessions.

Sleep as much as possible and eat as much as your 'career' allows. You've only got so many resources. You're spreading them awfully thin. You're going to have to choose. You cannot excel at strength training, hypertrophy training, MT, all while keeping a 6 pack. Decide which baskets your going to put your eggs into.

 

[al420]

Decide which baskets your going to put your eggs into.

Or you can just drop eggs all together and go w/ another protien source.

 

[Illuminati]

Been training in MT for about a month. Because of my work schedule, the only viable time for me to hit the weight room is around 5pm.

My MT class is at 7:30, so I get about an hour break.

My dilemma is, I'm so fucking drained by the time i get to class, my hands are even hard to hold up to shadow box. It sucks. And doing the sets of 50 push-ups / ball lunges / Box Jumps after I've had a chest day or leg day in the gym, forget about it. I'm done

I'm slamming a post work-out shake down immediately @ 6'pm (50g's dextrose, 50g's whey protein). I'm also getting another small meal in before i hit MT class, usually about 40 g's complex carbs, and 40g's lean protein.

....Yet i'm still pretty tired. The first hour of the MT class is cardio and strength training based, and the 2nd part is kick boxing.

I'm usually recovered and gtg during the 2nd hour, but the first hour kicks my ass big time.

Any suggestions? (I'm in good cardio shape, I do cardio 4 times a week for 45 mins at the gym, not including the MT cardio)

....lastly I do some modeling as a big part of my income, so weight training has to take priority over MT, I can't cut down the frequency.

is it beating you up that bad? i ask, because I have met some of the guys from Team Quest (no, not any of the big name guys) and have been told that I should start training MMA with them. I've been thinking about it, but not sure how it will effect my strength training

 

[Protobuilder]

Low-rep strength training would have less of an impact, but if he's "modeling" I assume he's doing high-rep, fatiguing, glycogen-draining BB'ing stuff.