What Boxers Don't Lift Weights?

[Spacey1991]

which COULD make you end up like Jean Pascal

If done too much yeah, but done properly you'll be fine, look on the website I linked you too... it will change your opinion by quite a bit.

Not saying you're wrong, im saying it gives makes some really good points.

[Die Antwoord]

Mayweather lifts weights, Ive seen video of it. I would highly doubt there are any boxers out there NOT doing some resistance training. Arnold and those body builders shun cardio, they go for body mass, in many ways a lot of those guys are just fat with well positioned muscle.

If lifting weight is defined as going to the gym and doing 4 muscles, 3 sets per muscle and eating 8k calories a day and roiding up or going all arnold on it and roiding up after 4 hour insane lifting sessions...than no they probably don't do that, but if by lifting weights you mean they utilize weight and resistance in their training and do sets and reps to work out certain muscles...hell, even neck...what boxer doesnt do that?

[uoykcuf]

Boxers probably lift weights but not excessively. We seen fighters like Pavlik/Taylor use a heavy sledge Hammer to hit a Tire. Well, I'd assume its some what heavy sledgehammers because every sledgehammer I've ever used had decent weight to it.

[Cutthroat]

Nearly all boxers lift weights, BUT they don't lift to gain muscle. The exercises they do help them gain lean muscle, leaving them thin but strong. Exercises such as pull ups, push ups, crunches, hitting tires with sledge hammers, pushing tires such as Pavlik, etc. I remember seeing Ortiz doing some sort of workout where he has 2 weighted ropes and is moving them up and down.

[CubanGuyNYC]

The only boxer I can say for certain lifts weights is Holyfield. (He had former Mr. Olympia Lee Haney as his coach.) Other than that, I can't say who does or who doesn't; but it was definitely frowned upon in the old days. In the modern era, athletes in every sport, including boxing, have included weights in their training. Baseball players, football players (especially), even golfers lift weights. In football, a sport where speed is as important as strength, the athletes have only gotten stronger and faster. It's a myth that lifting makes you "muscle bound".

[ИATAS]

If done too much yeah, but done properly you'll be fine, look on the website I linked you too... it will change your opinion by quite a bit.

right, I agree with that. It's all about doing it correctly for your own body, which is why I think it's important for a lot of guys to have good strength/conditioning coaches so they make sure they are doing what their bodies need.

[Spacey1991]

right, I agree with that. It's all about doing it correctly for your own body, which is why I think it's important for a lot of guys to have good strength/conditioning coaches so they make sure they are doing what their bodies need.

Pretty much, those people definitely know what there doing, or people who've been training people long enough know what their doing so you can trust them.

[ИATAS]

Pretty much, those people definitely know what there doing, or people who've been training people long enough know what their doing so you can trust them.

Right. Going back to Pascal I really think a lot of his problems are based on what he does in the gym. Maybe I'm wrong and it's just 100% of his genetic makeup, but I bet if he hooked up with a top conditioning coach he could be a totally different fighter.

[Medved]

Paul Williams, he cant afford to have ANY muscle, he doesnt do any weight training or anything that will gain him muscle.

He is a 6"3 man who should be fighting at 170 but he cuts to unhealthy amounts of BF just so he can pick on 5"6 guys where he has a huge height/reach/fight night weight advantage.

I wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt do pushups , just cardio non stop.

[Spacey1991]

Right. Going back to Pascal I really think a lot of his problems are based on what he does in the gym. Maybe I'm wrong and it's just 100% of his genetic makeup, but I bet if he hooked up with a top conditioning coach he could be a totally different fighter.

Maybe, who knows... regardless of whether its his genetics or not, if he had someone like Ariza it would still do him a lot of good Id of thought, you can see what he did for Khan and Pacquiao, speaks for itself.