All you do is work your legs or what? get real. And this just in: Those excersises are virtually worthless in fight training.
Strong legs are key to being a powerful fighter, but so is upperbody and core strength.
To neglect one area in strength training while training to be a fighter, is to leave yourself open to have a lagging area that will cause you to get your ass kicked.
Strong legs are key to being a powerful fighter, but so is upperbody and core strength.
To neglect one area in strength training while training to be a fighter, is to leave yourself open to have a lagging area that will cause you to get your ass kicked.
If you look at the majority of professional boxers....most of them have chicken legs.
DLH, Quartey, Forrest, Floyd, Jirov...you name it. The only guys I've seen who spend time working their legs are the likes of Tyson, Tua, Lacy, etc. They must feel the need to be muscular all over.
They only do core upperbody excersises...and they build the necessary leg strength from jogging, sparring, and other roadwork. If you overwork your legs...they'll get ****ing tired quick having to feed all that muscle mass.
If you look at the majority of professional boxers....most of them have chicken legs.
DLH, Quartey, Forrest, Floyd, Jirov...you name it. The only guys I've seen who spend time working their legs are the likes of Tyson, Tua, Lacy, etc. They must feel the need to be muscular all over.
Power starts in the legs, and with proper form will ultimately translate through your fist.
I used to think that exact same thing man. But the majority of your punching power comes from your Lats.
Not if you're sitting down on your punches with proper rotation.
They only do core upperbody excersises...and they build the necessary leg strength from jogging, sparring, and other roadwork. If you overwork your legs...they'll get ****ing tired quick having to feed all that muscle mass.
You do know there are various ways you can train, and each way will give you a certain benifit. You can train for endurance with weights, you can train for explosive movements. I'm not by any means saying that you want some legs the size of some ham hocks, but a proper training regiment such as what I have, will do nothing but add to your game.
You do know there are various ways you can train, and each way will give you a certain benifit. You can train for endurance with weights, you can train for explosive movements. I'm not by any means saying that you want some legs the size of some ham hocks, but a proper training regiment such as what I have, will do nothing but add to your game.
Absolutely.
But I was responding to the idea of doing Deadlifts and Squats which are nothing more than a strength building excersise. It's highly impractical to try and build muscular endurance using lighter weights when doing them.
But I was responding to the idea of doing Deadlifts and Squats which are nothing more than a strength building excersise. It's highly impractical to try and build muscular endurance using lighter weights when doing them.
squats maybe to some degree, but there are few exercises that really hit your legs like those.
deadlifts are important if you want to get stronger in your core also, especially in your lower back.
I mix each in about 2 days every month in my workouts.
squats maybe to some degree, but there are few exercises that really hit your legs like those.
deadlifts are important if you want to get stronger in your core also, especially in your lower back.
I mix each in about 2 days every month in my workouts.
Actually...you're right.
It's always better to have a full range workout and do the excersises necessary. But for the sake of training for fights....I can't see how people have the time/energy to expend doing all of them when you need essential roadwork:
Running
Situps
Pushups
Bag work
Sparring
speedbag
headache bag
focus mitts
jumprope
shadowboxing
Because of the amount of roadwork I'm doing right now, getting ready for the 22nd, I only work out my legs once a week at the most, as of late, it's been maybe twice a month, and thats on the weekends.
I'm running 5 miles everyday, along with my in gym work 4 times a week. Each session lasts roughly 4hrs, so I'll usually go back to my house and eat a steak and take a nap. Then I'll go hit the gym at night, come back home, eat and in genearl take it easy.
Your body gets used to the gym work, and weight training over time, so it becomes nothing more then routine.
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