What exercises should I do to get stronger for breakdancing?
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a lot of weights. i'm not saying get big but you need weights for your entire body. the best breakers have incredible muscle control. a full body work out is what you need. i can't name anything specific because they use everything from arms to legs to stomach muscles to keep them tight and in control of the move.
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And squats. Work with someone spotting you with low weight on the bar and work on exploding up out of the squat. Dont get hung up on how much ( or little weight) is on the bar. Just work on the explosive push up, getting the fast twitch muscles humming. 3 sets of 10 reps is a a good start.\n\nElevated Jumps are good too.\nPosition a bench or platform on the ground. Stand on the platform and jump back, landing softly on the ground. When you hit the ground jump immediately back onto the platform. \n3 x 10 reps\nRemember to warm up thoroughly. And with both these exercises you are putting load on your knees. So dont over do it or perform if you are carrying an injury or niggle to the knee (s)
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Look at LHJ.com, it has some exercises on the website.  Start off by using light weights, then gradually go to heavier.  I'm using 5# weights, but you may want to go lighter.
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Strength training - push your self where you are almost out of breathe and hold. next week add more weight and do less reps. Then jog through your neighborhood, find a hill sprint up and then job back down but never fully recover.
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SQUATS and Romanian Deadlifts\nMake sure to invision pushing your heels thru the floor when your are doing them and you will get such a hard "bum" that it will hurt someones hand if they smack it.\nOh yeah and go all the way to parell on the squats.
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stick to running and pushups for the next two years or so, there are so many body building exercises you can do without weights.  calf raises where you stand on a stair with your heels hanging off and raise up on your toes, you can do one or both feet at a time.  Lunges.  Any sort of lifting of your body or body part where you can feel resistence will strengthen ur muscles.  Email me for more exercises if you want, i can think of at least 50 more.
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First look up plyometrics. I don't know much about them, but some plyometrics are used for improving jumps.\n\nYou also need to do strength and power training with legs. Do squats and calf raises. Go real heavy 8 sets of 4 reps. Not to failure but close. Use an explosive lifting patern. If you need hamstrings, try straight leg deadlifts and leg curls.
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In 1996, I broke my tibia and fibula, and dislocated my ankle. When I was finally out of the cast, I couldn't move my ankle and had to learn to walk again. I hope you have seen a physiotherapist, as they can provide you with a list of exercises to do that will help. They are really fantastic, and got me on my feet again.\n\nHere are some exercises that helped me get going again:\n- raise yourself up and down on the balls of your feet. Do this holding a bench or the like if you need some stability, and work towards doing it without the bench. \n- do the same exercise again, but do it on a stair. You will probably need a stair rail or something similar for stabilisation. This exercise is really good for regaining flexibility.\n- you need to create a small seesaw. I did this by getting the top of a small side table and an old drink bottle (600ml bottle, not a big one!). Sit on a chair with your feet resting on it, and move the see saw with your feet. If you have one that is really strong, you could stand up and use it. If you are really strong, there are these exercise things that have a ball in the middle, and wobble around\n- some simple - just bend your foot. This can also be done with your knee in a seated and standing position\n- use a towel or stockings, and wrap it around your foot. Extend your leg out straight. Pull the towel/stockings towards you, but push away with your foot\n- hold onto a bench, and do some small squats. Try to keep your back straightish.\n- do circles with your ankles\n- use some heat to warm up your joints before doing your exercises. I bought a wheatbag, which I heated up in the microwave. I still use this today when my joints are playing up\n\nAs I had problems with the sending of messages to my injured limb, I often had to do the exercises with my good ankle, and then do them with my bad ankle.\n\nRemember - the best way to regain strength is to do these exercises regularly.\n\nIf you have access to a pool, then definitely do exercises in there. You can do some of the above exercises, walk around, swim, etc. The pool will take pressure off your joints, yet allow you to move around.\n\nGood luck
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you should stretch before AND after any intense work out to sooth the muscles...if you over do again it try an ice bath
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Endurance exercise can help improve both speed and strength. Do each of the follow for minute and march in place for a minute keeping the knees lifted inbetween each move.\n\nPretend Jump Shot - lead with the left foot first and then the next minute lead with the right\n\nShuffle back and forth three steps to each side and stay low like you are almost squatting\n\nQuick Feet - the legs wide run in place as fast as you can while staying lower in a squat-like position\n\nJump Rope\n\nLateral Leaps - pick up the right leg leap to the right and then back to the left\n\nTire Jumps - leading with the right foot step forward like you are stepping into a tire and then bring the left foot forward, right foot back and left foot back. be sure to really pick up the feet (remember up over the tire) and pick up the pace to a run and than switch the next minute so your left foot is leading
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Press Ups\nBench press\nOne of those bars you pull yourself up on .... \nWeights\nAlso a great one is doing a hand stand against a wall and doing push ups... you have to build this up as you have to hold all your body weight
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u have hops my friend.  u nee to get 6 inches above the rim to dunk though.  try doing lunges wit hdumbells or frog jumps.  these strengthen legs without adding extra bulk.  just hit the gym and stay in shape.
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make sure ur motions are tight and you can keep up. do random 8 counts of moves around your room listening to music. making sure your motions are tight and that you are doing them as fast/slow as the music is. \n\nDONT LOSE WIEGHT!!! trust me. let the toothpicks fly. the more muscles you have and the stronger you are  the better back/base you willbe.\n\n\no ps.. GOOD LUCK!!!!! i hope you make it...
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If you're trying to build strength, try a heavy bag.  You can't believe what a workout that is!  Seriously, wail away at it for as long as you like, but I think you'd be surprised at how tired you get after just a few minutes.  It's great cardio, and the stress you put on your bones and tendons will build strength.  And if you can imagine you're a boxer training for a fight, keep those legs moving and do the 'bob-and-weave' thing, ducking and rolling, keeping your fists in front of your face.  That way you won't be focusing strictly on your upper body, but overall fitness, especially your 'core'.  See how long you can go, then go longer...\n\nFor strictly cardio, you can't go wrong with an eliptical trainer.
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strength shoes.\n\nhttp://www.strength-shoes.com/\n\nPlay with ankle weights.
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Eat more bananas and do some strengthening exercises
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Your question is really broad, so it's kind of hard to answer. Which jumps and spins are you working on? Is there anything that you're not really flexible at, such as needing more stretch in your spirals? If you can narrow it down a bit, it might be easier to answer. \n\nBut in general, yoga, ballet and pilates are good places to start looking for stretches and exercises that will help your skating. Ballet, especially. If a class isn't available to you, you can get books out of your local library and try the stretches and exercises out.