@pete5770
you would probably "amend" that, but I wouldn't =]
the IT you are training is your stance...thats why they call it stance training
if you see it for what it is, stance training, then that is exactly what you will get out of it because thats what it was made for!
to my understanding of stance training, the point of it is to develop a solid, stable/centered and rooted structure in which your strikes derive from. If you don't have that then you are basically flailing your arms
but if you see it as a way of developing strong leg muscles, then that means you would have to overtrain it (100lb weight vests, maybe some squats, etc.)...in other words you will have to switch your primary emphasis from stance development to muscle development.
using an exercise to develop one thing, when it was designed to develop something else doesn't seem like the most efficient road to take
but thats just me, you don't have to take my word for it
2ndly and i'ma make this short
stance training is basically teaching you how to stand straight without falling over
but to take it to the next level you have to actually use it
meaning you have to actually be able to maintain that stance against strong, fast, and agile opponents that are trying to hit you, thats why those "crazy" sifus train the stances for hours. The more you develop it, the more pressure it will be able to withstand.
so that IT you are training (the stance), doesn't just end with standing still for 30 minutes, you actually have to use it constantly if you want to develop it to higher planes