Working out for wai dan

[chimojo]

What is the difference (in health benefits) if I work out with weights and running and then lead the chi back to my dan tien, and doing wai dan qigong exercises and do the same thing?

[je murin]

I'm into something similar, I've just started so I couldn't tell anything handy about my experiences.
however we should think about "stucked chi" or how does the english copy call it (I have only a hungarian version)

and I would really reccomend to swim a lot! swim makes muscles strong but smooth and loose in the same time. very good for chi I would think.

[joeblast]

wai dan qigong focuses on tendons, ligaments, connective tissue - which are more fundamental than muscle. having the muscle strength to rip tendons or ligaments isnt really a good thing...not that weight training is bad. you just dont want to lift tons of weight to build lots of muscle mass.
I enjoy weights, I've got a leg press/squat machine, but I do a lot of other stuff like dips, chinups, pushups...along with moving qigong like 8 brocades and...I'll get around to taijiquan when I've got some more time...the DVD is good, but its a little too much for me to focus on at the moment...