i have a realy long reach (monkey arms). but am thinkin about doing some weights to bulk me up and ive been told weights can me you faster if done right, but am worried that doing weights on my arms will shorten my reach something i dont want to happen.

will it shorten my reach doing weights on my arms?

help guys

Only if you become muscle bound, like Bruno.

But doing a few weights won't effect your reach.

no man you'll be fine

thanks dudes!

I find if im doing power reps when im doing bench I get stronger but feel a bit more fast, but things like arm curls are stuff they isolate your muscle, and for me it makes me all tight, so do core excercises, we need to be quick and strong, not look good and punch slow..

Weights do not make you slow.

Weights make you strong.

Technique makes you fast.

There are some boxers who rely on strength and have sloppy technique, and they give boxers who lift a bad name. Don't be one of those guys. Get as strong as possible, polish your fundamentals and your game, then get in there and pound the crap out of the guys who don't lift.

Weightlifting alone will not make you a good boxer. But a modern boxer who doesn't strengthen his body every way he can -- including lifting weights -- is a moron.

Weights do not make you slow.

Weights make you strong.

Technique makes you fast.

There are some boxers who rely on strength and have sloppy technique, and they give boxers who lift a bad name. Don't be one of those guys. Get as strong as possible, polish your fundamentals and your game, then get in there and pound the crap out of the guys who don't lift.

Weightlifting alone will not make you a good boxer. But a modern boxer who doesn't strengthen his body every way he can -- including lifting weights -- is a moron.
Hey man what do you think of calisthenetics? My gym doesn't have free weights although they have pull up bars, dip bars, and I have a gym ball at home I can use to do push ups with my legs on them. I do lots of push-ups, once I was able to do 60 in a row with my legs on the gym ball.

Weights do not make you slow.

Weights make you strong.

Technique makes you fast.

There are some boxers who rely on strength and have sloppy technique, and they give boxers who lift a bad name. Don't be one of those guys. Get as strong as possible, polish your fundamentals and your game, then get in there and pound the crap out of the guys who don't lift.

Weightlifting alone will not make you a good boxer. But a modern boxer who doesn't strengthen his body every way he can -- including lifting weights -- is a moron.

I find complex training to be the most effective method. The basic movements combined with exercises for speed and explosiveness should be all you need.

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/complex.htm

I find complex training to be the most effective method.

No single thing is "all you need."

I run, I lift, I row, I box (of course), I have a 20' climbing rope on a tree in my yard. I do calisthenics every morning, yoga every couple of weeks, I run stairs, I split wood, I hike with a 40-lb. ruck, and I swim.

Everything helps. Strengthen your body any way you can. Whenever you find a place where you're weak, strengthen it.

No single thing is "all you need."

I run, I lift, I row, I box (of course), I have a 20' climbing rope on a tree in my yard. I do calisthenics every morning, yoga every couple of weeks, I run stairs, I split wood, I hike with a 40-lb. ruck, and I swim.

Everything helps. Strengthen your body any way you can. Whenever you find a place where you're weak, strengthen it.
if ur doing all that,please tell me thats not u in ur pic :tapedshut

if ur doing all that,please tell me thats not u in ur pic :tapedshut

2,100 posts and only half a dozen in the T&N forum? What's the matter, fanboy? Am I not wank-worthy enough for you? :bottle:

lol @ the yoga lololol

lol @ the yoga lololol

Laugh all you want. Flexibility increases reach, balance improves footwork, and coordination increases punching power. A well-developed punch is like a good golf swing. Flexibility, balance, relaxation, and whole-body coordination make for a devastating punch. You get all of the above from yoga. I also recommend learning to dance.

Or hey, you can be a flat-footed douchebag and swing like Charlie Zelenoff for all I care. Everybody's got their own thing. Whatever works.

lol @ the yoga lololol

never underestimate yoga. I knew this jamaican yoga master was flexible and built like a mother****er. His arms were twice the size of his legs and he was able to do crazy yoga stances.

never underestimate yoga. I knew this jamaican yoga master was flexible and built like a mother****er. His arms were twice the size of his legs and he was able to do crazy yoga stances.

I wish I'd discovered yoga back when I was single. Every class I go to, I am surrounded by fit, flexible women for a solid hour. After class, when asked, "What are you doing here?" you get to say, "I'm a boxer. My coach recommended that I take up yoga." In their eyes, you're a welcome change from the ponytailed vegan metrosexuals who normally take the class. :luvbed:

And dance classes? Gee, you're FORCED to meet women and dance with them.

I would personally start going to the boxing gym and getting fairly comfortable with the technique before starting to do intense strength training exercises, be it in the form of calisthenics or weight-lifting. Once you feel loose and relaxed during your boxing-specific exercises, then I would start implementing strength-specific exercises into your regime.

The reason I say this is because I used to do weights over 1.5 years ago, and then switched to strictly calisthenics after I started going to the boxing gym. I had to stop going to the boxing gym because of school and work so I only did strength training through calisthenics, and now that I'm back in the gym, the coach says I'm much too tight from all of the push-ups and pull-ups I did on my own.

He wants me to focus more on stretching and boxing skills right now because I'm too tight on the bag, and only do quick, fairly small numbers of push-ups so that I don't strain when I do them.

This is just me speaking from personal experience though.

if ur doing all that,please tell me thats not u in ur pic :tapedshut

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Okay, chump. Put up a pic of your dumb ass.

Let's see the "savior" of boxing.

Weights do not make you slow.

Weights make you strong.

Technique makes you fast.

There are some boxers who rely on strength and have sloppy technique, and they give boxers who lift a bad name. Don't be one of those guys. Get as strong as possible, polish your fundamentals and your game, then get in there and pound the crap out of the guys who don't lift.

Weightlifting alone will not make you a good boxer. But a modern boxer who doesn't strengthen his body every way he can -- including lifting weights -- is a moron.


this is one of the best advice on the topic

Hey man what do you think of calisthenetics? My gym doesn't have free weights although they have pull up bars, dip bars, and I have a gym ball at home I can use to do push ups with my legs on them. I do lots of push-ups, once I was able to do 60 in a row with my legs on the gym ball.

calis are good if you wanna streach out yo muscles and make em endure more. i do neck calisthenetics to make sure my neck asorb the punches to my head

lol @ the yoga lololol

i wouldn't do yoga (me personally) but it streaches your joints and muscles so you won't get cramps
i rather do regular streches

is this the same question as will lifting weights stunt my growth? and the answer is no, unless you receive a injury (due to A. too much weight B. improper form) to your growth plates

and if you are lifting to supplement boxing, then I suggest you lift explosively, and perform Olympic lifts such as clean & press, clean & jerk and snatches. because a 300lb bench is not going to help you in the ring.

this is one of the best advice on the topic

Thanks. And it comes from first-hand experience.

Unfortunately, the fanboys riding this thread -- neither of whom have yet even had a fight, apparently, although one of them is boxing's. . . um. . . savior :wtf1: -- don't seem to think I'm sexy enough to be dishing out training advice.

And you know what I think of that?

:gay:

Both of 'em.

I wish I'd discovered yoga back when I was single. Every class I go to, I am surrounded by fit, flexible women for a solid hour. After class, when asked, "What are you doing here?" you get to say, "I'm a boxer. My coach recommended that I take up yoga." In their eyes, you're a welcome change from the ponytailed vegan metrosexuals who normally take the class. :luvbed:

And dance classes? Gee, you're FORCED to meet women and dance with them.
INTERESTING............! I'll make sure to take up a bit of Yoga the next time I get a chance. And dancing too!

Are you pro?

No it can't shorten your reach, that's not biologically possible. If done incorrectly it can tighten your muscles, shortening their motions and subsequently slow you down. It can't make your arms shorter though. Although it may make them appear shorter as long thin arms look longer than long thick arms.

I wish I'd discovered yoga back when I was single. Every class I go to, I am surrounded by fit, flexible women for a solid hour. After class, when asked, "What are you doing here?" you get to say, "I'm a boxer. My coach recommended that I take up yoga." In their eyes, you're a welcome change from the ponytailed vegan metrosexuals who normally take the class.

And dance classes? Gee, you're FORCED to meet women and dance with them.

Haha, not a bad idea!!

what's the big deal about yoga, its a free country, too much insecurity here, wanna get the best results make sure you wear tights like my boy fraidy used to do :D













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