Some time ago i saw on tv a professional giving pointers for and one of them was he claims that you should stay away from weights because it tightens up your muscles and ****, but push ups are oke.
So what is the general thought about this, should boxers stay away from weights and machines?

Some people like them, some people don't.

You wouldn't do the same routine as a power lifter, doing your 1RM 3x a week and eating a bunch of protein.

As far as exercise goes, the only thing that working out with weights or without weights does on a phisiological level, is increase the size of the individual muscle fibers (hypertrophy) which allows it to handle a greater load, and/or it increases the development of capilaries in the muscle, which allows for more flow of nutrients to it, as well as the ability to remove waste products from constant exercise (which makes for endurance and the ability to reuse the same muscle, over and over and over.)

So if you want to get stronger and gain more endurance, lift weights, sure. I personally prefer bodyweight circuits, because in boxing I rarely need to lift more than my bodyweight for anything.

your choice

There's nothing wrong with it. It's like saying "you should stay away from getting stronger". It's totally up to you what -amount- of weight you want to use though.

i mainly use weights to get my legs solid, :) otherwise its just core exercises

i don't use weights to a huge extent, i'm not going for a governator look, you know

but i think fighters should do a variety of bodyweight and free weights

If I ever do do weights these days its usually the high rep type of lifting that kind of emulates bodyweight excercises like pushups. For example Ive found that doing a large amount of close grip barbell presses with a fairly light weight works my triceps a feckload more then pushups alone.

I dont do any heavy weights or proper bodybuilder type lifting though

It's a matter of preference. I personally think weight training can be very beneficial to fighters.

But it's important to remember that

Weight Training doesn't necessarily mean bodybuilding.

There are different types of weight training and they all provide different results and benefits.

Weight training has it's place in virtually any sport and doing it in conjunction with calisthenics and plyometrics will heed great results.

I'd look into Olympic Weightlifing.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347689

Bodyweight exercises are very good at working you cardio and muscles in harmony and conjunction with each other. It's a toss up whether your muscles fatigue before you run out of gas of vice versa. When you are lifting weights you are conscious of where the weight is. When you lift your body you become conscious of what your body is doing. This builds superior body awareness.

It's a matter of preference. I personally think weight training can be very beneficial to fighters.

But it's important to remember that

Weight Training doesn't necessarily mean bodybuilding.

There are different types of weight training and they all provide different results and benefits.

Weight training has it's place in virtually any sport and doing it in conjunction with calisthenics and plyometrics will heed great results.

I'd look into Olympic Weightlifing.


listen to him, hes right. weightlifting and bodybuilding are two different things, and when done correctly weightlifting can improve speed, strength and power.

herchell walker says

"I have never picked up a weight to build my body; I don't even think I would know how," Walker said. "I am still an advocate that young athletes shouldn't lift weights without proper training because that is just asking for a reason to ruin your body."

Walker decimated a recent physical fitness stress test conducted by Florida Boxing Commission chief physician Allan Fields, who called the exam "the most strenuous test that you possibly can impose on an athlete." Fields noted that Walker produced the highest heart evaluation score of anyone ever tested at the facility, including Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali.

"He's in as fine a shape as anyone we've had the care of," Fields said at a news conference Tuesday in Miami Lakes. "This guy is 47 going on 22 as far as his physical fitness goes."

theres no right or wrong on this matter the way i see it. ppl like to train diffrently, personally i stay away form weights. did weights a while and felt alot slower, and like my muscles werent as lean as before. felt all lethargic in sparring.. feel much better doing bodyweight exercises, but to each his own.

It's a matter of preference. I personally think weight training can be very beneficial to fighters.

But it's important to remember that

Weight Training doesn't necessarily mean bodybuilding.

There are different types of weight training and they all provide different results and benefits.

Weight training has it's place in virtually any sport and doing it in conjunction with calisthenics and plyometrics will heed great results.

I'd look into Olympic Weightlifing.

This is true.

So what are good exercises for boxing withouth weights? Push ups, pull ups and press ups, what else?