Kovalev bench pressing. But weights are bad doe...

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"I've never lifted a weight heavier than a spoon. i fight not lift weights." - Golovkin

They all say this but they all implement weights into their workouts in some capacity

[bluepete]

I'd swap my bench for he's punch any day. Bench doesn't translate to power at all, you can't use alot of the strength because the core doesn't allow for it.

[CHOWWOKKA]

People who say that are implying heavy weights. Do you really need to be spoon feed this info?

[Robbie Barrett]

Kovalev better not start looking vascular, that would mean he's on roids according to Maxi.

[CHOWWOKKA]

People who say that are implying heavy weights. Do you really need to be spoon feed this info?

[satiev1]

For a boxer cutting weight down to 175 and doing tons of cardio benching 220 lbs is impressive. Considering all the cardio this guy has to do and is severly underfed.

[alexguiness]

Overloading on heavy weight training is a bad approach, but a few reps under control won't overload muscle.

A lot of boxers take too much plyometric training which can really damage joints and put them out for long periods of time, all that crossfit **** etc.

Do what suits your body and benefits your style the most.

[Sp0rty Cr@ig]

Kovalev obviously doesnt lift much weights since all he can lift is 225 on bench press. Not very impressive.

[iamboxing]

When he parted his legs I saw no visible bulge. He has no pen|s.

[Zaryu]

Can't believe people still hold on to the lifting weights/heavy weights are bad for boxers notion. The problem with lifting weights would be related to the types of workouts and/or amount of time you spend lifting weights vs your sport specific training.

The main thing is boxers should avoid lifting weights for aesthetics/building muscle. And this is a trap a lot of younger people fall for. Secondly, the weight training needs to be implemented as a complement to boxing, I.e. Just like boxers shouldn't train to run a marathon, they shouldn't train to become Olympic weightlifters/bodybuilders either.