Is it Just me or is Emmanuel Steward really against weight lifting?

[PunchDrunk]

it can slow you down and the real problem with weightlifting is it can lead to over training which makes you more tired and weaker than if you didnt train at all. weightlifting can really drain you when combined with running and sparring. I think the best solution is lifting weights but only once a week maximum. it is good for strength no doubt

You have to cycle your training. You don't run the same kind of distances, intervals and intensities all the time either. If you know what you're doing, that is.

[realheavyhands]

I Stopped Liftin All Together Exept Neck And Abs .. All U Should Do Is Polymetrics.. Weights Dont Help For Anything Not Even Power

[Super_Lightweight]

I Stopped Liftin All Together Exept Neck And Abs .. All U Should Do Is Polymetrics.. Weights Dont Help For Anything Not Even Power

Bingo.

Waste of time.

Body weight more effective, cheaper, and so on. Avoid the steel.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Depends on your size and were you want to end up, weight wise. I have always been told that weight lifting is unecessary in boxing. I have never lifted in combination with my boxing and I have been doing it since I was 13. I lift a little now because I'm getting older but every trainer I have had has told me fighters are born with 3 natural skills: Speed, Chin and Power. You can improve speed and power but those are atributes you are basically born with. Lifting weights wont make you hit harder. Medicine ball is really the extent of my lifting during my amature boxing years.

[-Antonio-]

I think hes against gaining muscle mass, not necesarily lifting weights.

[-Antonio-]

Push ups are essentially the same thing as doing high reps with light weight anyways.

[ben41193]

i dont like weight lifting either. It works for other sports because u mainly just need brute strength but boxing is different. You need to be limber and fast aswell as quck and agile. So its best not to use weights in my opinion.

[ELPacman]

Yeah weight lifting isn't at all required in boxing. You are basically what you walk into the gym as. Then you can improve off that with your boxing coach. They almost always never say or recommend weight lifting. You wanna stay loose and quick. Adding too much muscle tightens your arms and you get jack power. How much you can lift has nothing to do with how hard you can punch. You can either punch hard or you can't. Just as someone said. Your born with it. Tito Trinidad is a perfect example of a boxer. He doesn't have a ripped build or muscles showing everywhere. Yet he punched with devastating power. It's cause he got such great leverage in every punch he threw. Basically if you wanna look good, a lot of running will cut away the fat revealing whatever muscle you got. Then as you work with that, you'll develope the proper muscle for what your doing without exceeding it.

[ben41193]

Yeah weight lifting isn't at all required in boxing. You are basically what you walk into the gym as. Then you can improve off that with your boxing coach. They almost always never say or recommend weight lifting. You wanna stay loose and quick. Adding too much muscle tightens your arms and you get jack power. How much you can lift has nothing to do with how hard you can punch. You can either punch hard or you can't. Just as someone said. Your born with it. Tito Trinidad is a perfect example of a boxer. He doesn't have a ripped build or muscles showing everywhere. Yet he punched with devastating power. It's cause he got such great leverage in every punch he threw. Basically if you wanna look good, a lot of running will cut away the fat revealing whatever muscle you got. Then as you work with that, you'll develope the proper muscle for what your doing without exceeding it.

Ive never agreed with anyone as much as i agree with u kno w great post k comin ur way

[potatoes]

and heres a follow up question for anyone who can answer..

does lifting weights play a signifigant role in slowing down a fighter? what are its main disadvantages? because i started boxing recently, AND i go to the gym and lift weights regularly now, as i am trying to build alot of muscle mass...so am i defeating the purpose of trying to become a solid boxer or what?

You can artificially pump up the size of your muscles if you want, many have done it before you. Muscle grows easily and quickly, but the bones don't get any larger. Pumped up muscle is not as strong nor as efficient as natural sized muscle. A naturally bigger man has the muscle and the bone to throw a bigger punch and take a bigger punch. The size advantage can be neutralized if you are able to learn the skills, but inevitably a bigger man will hit you. The question is can you take the hit, and can you hit him hard enough to catch his attention.