Khurram
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There isn't a single element that should make or break your participation in the sport: unless you have a heart condition or diabetes etc.
Power and stamina will come. I don't know anybody who couldn't get a lot out of it, and personally, when i got into it in my early-mid 20s, i was in BAD shape. Rubbish at sport at school, 10-15 a day smoking habit, heavy drinker, ZERO exercise since i was 16 etc.
Conditioning is VITAL. All trainers will push you to exhaustion every time. That's where the game is won.
Mixture of aerobic/anaerobic exercise needed. More emphasis on anaerobic.
Develop medium twitch muscles that work off the ATP-CP energy system (which lasts10 seconds, sprinters and power lifters rely on this) and the lactic acid system (which uses glucose and glycogen reserves).
Nutrition important, especially carbs, to augment training and develop these systems. But it'll come over TIME.
As a training regime i would recommend cross training and calasthenics (body-weight press ups, squats, burpees, sit ups etc.) that work the lactic acid system.
Also, quit smoking and get your aerobic capacity up as well.
- Thanks for taking the time to write that interesting stuff. I'll let you know how sore my face is after my neighbor kicks my ass.chossy