Tyson, D'amato, Weights

Thanks :) I never use weights myself. I throw medicine balls, stand on my hands (archie moore used to walk up and down stairs on his hands to develop the punching muscles) and generally I'm just very very strong, though I'm very skinny on my arms. Got real broad shoulders though :) ancient archie moore also did plyometric pushups - when u get all the way up u're hands leave the gound( i've tried them, fuck they are hard - on a good day i can do ten ). archie used this build up enormous ( like angelina jolie's lips ) strength is his shoulders, he has the most KO's of ANY boxer - 145

tyson lifted weight before fighting lewis , that i m sure. about weights and boxing , the main interest of weights is to increase size and strenght , so its good if youre movin up in weight , i think it s the only way to grow into a biiger fighter. youcan use it for strengt too , it increases power ,tzyu has performances in weight lifting that are almost ones of a powerlifter his size. weights are good , just dont do them before sparring or fighting , cause yourbody needs to adapt to the new mass , turn it into an explosive muscle by using push ups and others calistenics.

just kidding

not really pretty much how I do it too, except apple juice.

Thats hardcore

No this is not a training regimen from gary todd's book. Here's mike tyson's workout when he was a "kid" IIRC Tyson in his youth didnt use weights at all but his 'bulk' came from being naturally big (200lb at age 15), eating high protein diets (steak, pasta and fruit juices were his ONLY diet up until firing Rooney in 1988). Well i digress, his regimen in the olden days was this: 5am: get up and go for a 3 mile jog 6am: come back home shower and go back to bed (great workout for those huge legs of his) 10am wake up: eat oatmeal 12pm: do ring work (10 rounds of sparring) 2pm: have another meal (steak and pasta with fruit juice drink) 4pm: more ring work and 60 mins on the exercise bike (again working those legs for endurance and power) 5pm: floor exercises: 2000 sit ups; 500-800 'dips'; 500 press ups and 500 shrugs with a 30kg barbell and 10 mins of neck exercises (working the biceps, triceps, chest, abs and shoulders) 7pm: steak and pasta meal again with fruit juice (orange i think it was). 8pm: another 30 minutes on the exercise bike 9:30 watch TV and then go to bed. I heard this on an interview with Tyson saying it himself to Ian Darke (Sky commentator) Contrary to belief, Tyson wasnt always in the ring sparring for hours and hours, but he did his roadwork and kept his body in shape, with 10 rounds of sparring a day he virtually eliminated his ring rust and could work on the power punches which came from natural exercices (the press ups etc) and those big powerful legs. It's this discipline that made Tyson so great up until firing Kevin Rooney. This is Tyson at age 18. Tyson had this size when he was 16-ish really (214 pounds) but as the exercises were consistent everyday he didnt get weight gains or size gains due to the consistent regimen he followed. All he did was maintain his size, conditioning and stamina but learned ALL the time in the sparring sessions and his matches in the ring and THAT is what made him a brilliant boxer NOT his personal life which is what made him an ATTRACTION.

I was there, he totally benched 450! He did like 3 sets of 15 reps. are u kidding?

I was there, he totally benched 450! He did like 3 sets of 15 reps. So you saw his warm-up sets?

someone told me brad pitt benched 450 during filming of fight club, dont believe everything ya read :) lol bench dont mean shit in terms of punching power anyway I was there, he totally benched 450! He did like 3 sets of 15 reps.

just a random point. if you are deciding what to do in your routine with weights and such, don't compare yourself to Mike Tyson. Especially if your going to fight as an amateur, Tyson wasn't even that great when his opponents got to wear head gear. Yea, i was on larry holmes web page and he talks on there, he said Tyson didn't hit all that hard. He said Shavers, Norton, and Cooney, even butterbean hit harder. He said Tyson was just very fast and sharp and hard to hit.

just a random point. if you are deciding what to do in your routine with weights and such, don't compare yourself to Mike Tyson. Especially if your going to fight as an amateur, Tyson wasn't even that great when his opponents got to wear head gear.

ya Some lifting is good if done in a explosive way. Push-press, jump-squats etc plyometrics are also great Exactly!! Plyometrics are the best!!!

Some lifting is good if done in a explosive way. Push-press, jump-squats etc plyometrics are also great

someone told me brad pitt benched 450 during filming of fight club, dont believe everything ya read :) lol bench dont mean shit in terms of punching power anyway

i heard somehwere that Tyson was 5'8" and 205 lbs when he was 13 or 14 so I think that a lot iof hgis weigth was jsut natural. That being said however, he certainly did do a little bit of lifting but I think that Tyson was jsut genetically predisposed to being a big guy

I read somewhere that Tyson bench pressed 500 pounds, what kind of non weight workouts bring that sort of power?

ya Weights do not make u big if you use them correctly!! low weight high reps = garbage (only conditions you) High weight low reps=GOOD (gets you stronger and faster without getting big) Medium weight medium reps= bodybuilding

How did Tyson get 28 inch legs without doing squats? Another good way to get really strong legs is to stand on one leg with the other leg bent at a 90 degree angle, go down and do a one leg'ed squat. 3 sets of 10 with your own body weight usually does alot more for me than squatting with weights.

Let me expand on this a little more, I didn't realize what you were asking until I'd already submitted the reply: Any gains in strength from weight lifting, generally occur very early in a training program, and before much mass is gained, if any. Adding mass doesn't necessarily increase strength, and in fact isn't even necessary. When I said "Don't build more muscle", I was talking about adding mass, not literally growing more muscle. Anyway...and again...big muscles are a bad thing for a boxer, and not at all necessary to have plenty of strength. Thanks :) I never use weights myself. I throw medicine balls, stand on my hands (archie moore used to walk up and down stairs on his hands to develop the punching muscles) and generally I'm just very very strong, though I'm very skinny on my arms. Got real broad shoulders though :)

When you increase your muscle mass, by lifting heavy weights, you incrase the oxygen and energy requirements of that muscle. However, if you simply increase the efficiency of the muscle mass you already have, through lighter, higher repetitions, you increase your speed and power without losing stamina. Let me expand on this a little more, I didn't realize what you were asking until I'd already submitted the reply: Any gains in strength from weight lifting, generally occur very early in a training program, and before much mass is gained, if any. Adding mass doesn't necessarily increase strength, and in fact isn't even necessary. When I said "Don't build more muscle", I was talking about adding mass, not literally growing more muscle. Anyway...and again...big muscles are a bad thing for a boxer, and not at all necessary to have plenty of strength.