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  • Humble fighter
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    Boxing and weight training?

    So i have been doing some weight training lately, trying to move up weight (im very skinny built). The only Weight training i do is for the legs, shoulder and back. Like squats so on. Not any crappy biceps curls whilst ******* off. Should i focus on explosiveness with weights? Im trying to gain some decent power in my fists. What is the best option? Btw on my back training im not going explosive ofc
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    #2
    Weight training is good for fighters, low weight high repetition full body workouts.

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    • Madison Boxing
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      #3
      check the training section, this question gets asked weekly...

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      • Humble fighter
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        #4
        Originally posted by bigdramashow
        check the training section, this question gets asked weekly...
        Okey thank you. Im new here

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          #5
          Originally posted by Humble fighter
          Okey thank you. Im new here
          ahh sorry bro didnt look at your join date. didnt meant to be blunt, but yeah theres plenty of info in the training section

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          • boliodogs
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            I think practicing your punches on the heavy bag might help your punching power more than any type of weight lifting. Work on snapping your punches and turning as much bodyweight as possible into the blows. Throw your straight punches right from the shoulder and straight as an arrow. When you are improving your punches you will know it. The boxers I have seen using weights use light weights and high reps as fast and explosive as possible. That is the type of weight lifting Cotto does.

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              #7
              Originally posted by boliodogs
              I think practicing your punches on the heavy bag might help your punching power more than any type of weight lifting. Work on snapping your punches and turning as much bodyweight as possible into the blows. Throw your straight punches right from the shoulder and straight as an arrow. When you are improving your punches you will know it. The boxers I have seen using weights use light weights and high reps as fast and explosive as possible. That is the type of weight lifting Cotto does.

              High reps with weights is more or less just cardio, if you want to actualy build muscle you need to train in lower rep ranges. More than 12 reps for upper body is a waste, more than 15 for legs the same..

              The likes of deadlifts I wouldn't go above 5

              There's no such thing as being muscle bound, being explosive has more to do with your genetic make up than how you train

              However movements such as power cleans and the Olympic lifts are the only movements you should perform explosively

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                #8
                Originally posted by bigdramashow
                ahh sorry bro didnt look at your join date. didnt meant to be blunt, but yeah theres plenty of info in the training section
                We cool

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                • Humble fighter
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by boliodogs
                  I think practicing your punches on the heavy bag might help your punching power more than any type of weight lifting. Work on snapping your punches and turning as much bodyweight as possible into the blows. Throw your straight punches right from the shoulder and straight as an arrow. When you are improving your punches you will know it. The boxers I have seen using weights use light weights and high reps as fast and explosive as possible. That is the type of weight lifting Cotto does.
                  Thank you bro. Im getting better at the snapping part and hip rotation. Ill look in to cottos training

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                  • Humble fighter
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Idgogay4AJ
                    High reps with weights is more or less just cardio, if you want to actualy build muscle you need to train in lower rep ranges. More than 12 reps for upper body is a waste, more than 15 for legs the same..

                    The likes of deadlifts I wouldn't go above 5

                    There's no such thing as being muscle bound, being explosive has more to do with your genetic make up than how you train

                    However movements such as power cleans and the Olympic lifts are the only movements you should perform explosively
                    Lets say i do explosive squats with heavy weights maybe with jumps time to time. And i get only to 12 reps then repeat 3 times. Will it have the same effect as if i would do slow squats?

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