The Foundation Of LARP-Fit
Yo Warriors,
In a world where there are hundreds of programs that tell you why theirs is correct and everyone else is wrong, I thought I’d put together a post all about MY training – the training that is the foundation of LARP-Fit.
Simply put, I’m a man of variety and consistency.
But a man of direction.
This is the first thing to mention.
If your goal is anything other that training like a battlefield soldier, then this isn’t the program for you.
It doesn’t aim for maxing out looks.
It doesn’t aim for maxing out lifts.
It doesn’t aim for the extremes.
My goal is to just become the best warrior on the battlefield.
Agile enough, Fast enough, Strong enough.
And I’ve been doing a fighting sport for all but 3 years of my life – so I kinda know a little bit, I think.
So, let me do a flash breakdown of the method:
- Focus Is On The Sport
All too often I’ve seen programs focus on everything but the sport being trained for.
LARP is a sport and needs to be treated as such.
Spend time sparring and running as these are the biggest demands!
This is what my cardio/mobility drills and my Battle Drills sessions are about.
Getting that time moving and practicing! - Learn To Build Skills
The next part is the focus on the environmental skills – how do you move yourself through the world, and the world around you.
Climbing, crawling, lifting, jumping etc.
Learning these skills for long time periods translates to LARP for those moments where crawling into an enemy camp undetected is needed.
(Or maybe even sneaking back out dragging a body . . . )
This is about motor-skills training. - Build Strong Joints
Lastly is the joints conditioning.
This can be seen as “strength training” but its so much more than that!
Its about giving all the joints, and therefore muscles, the opportunity to get stronger.
The other sessions will neglect muscles dependant on your frame, movements trained, etc.
These sessions are an opportunity to make sure everything has had its chance.
Thats the sessions.
My advice is not to get complicated about arranging them.
I’ve found that just cycling through each session works best, no matter what days you can train or how many sessions you train in a week.
You’ll naturally find a set up that works for you.
Some weeks I can train everyday, some I’ll only get 2 sessions in.
I’ll just keep cycling through them.
As for resistances, I don’t have a clever program thats full of periodisation, fancy sets pattern or anything flash.
I pick up what is to hand and just do as many reps as I can within the time limits.
I use time as my measure because I ned to get sessions done within 30 mins.
As for equipment, again, its not fancy.
Sometimes it’ll be my body, sometimes dumbbells, martial arts belt or rope, maybe weighted bag, resistance bands, logs, rocks, other people, etc – whatever is to hand.
My general rule with equipment is that if it looks pricey and gimmicky, it’s probably a waste of time.
I’ve done 15+ years with my adjustable dumbbells, weighted bags, MA-Belt/rope, and resistance bands (with the occaisional replacement of a snapped band).
And a large area to train in, like a rugby pitch, never goes amiss.
And these are the foundations of the method.
The way its presented is for fun!
And the quests are there for a story,
BUT
make no mistake, the method is highly effective.
Train often, use what’s at hand, focus on lots of movement.
My program has been used to slim people down, beef others up, twisted a touch to suit other sports, and have healed injuries that had no hope to heal.
Don’t get bogged down in the adverts out there.
Powerlifting programs aren’t designed for LARP.
BodyBuilding programs aren’t designed for LARP.
Even the likes of popular cross-modal sessions aren’t designed for LARP.
Sports training is good for the sport being trained.
The more narrow the method is towards itself, the less chance it has of transferring out.
The foundation of LARP-Fit is martial arts because LARP is essentially a martial art,
it just happens to be mixed in with story telling and fancy costumes.
Get better for LARP by training within a system designed for LARP
Anyways I just wanted to put out a little intro to the method,
Hope you dig it and jump on board
Til next time,
Matt