Swimming as a conditioning for boxing?

[Tuggers1986]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=136787

Read this.

Really good way to lose weight. Speeds up your metabolism and because you're eating right you're not taking in many calories so its easy to burn more than you've had.

[Mike_Dee]

i appreciate all of your help fellas. I been reading the link otthe other thread and have gone to the boxngscene articles. Now i'm learning how to swim on top of trying to learn boxing.

[Tuggers1986]

i appreciate all of your help fellas. I been reading the link otthe other thread and have gone to the boxngscene articles. Now i'm learning how to swim on top of trying to learn boxing.

Swimming's all about technique. Once you get that and build up your stamina you'll be like a fish.

[Salty]

My boxing coach told that quite a few swimmers have come to the gym and that they can't throw a punch, while boxers can not swim. Saying that they use different muscle groups which do not complement both sport, as a result have different muscle build up. So a boxer doing swimming will not be advantaged by swimming and building up muscles which do not add value you your punching ability. Is he speaking the truth or just a load of crap that he made up?

[Tuggers1986]

My boxing coach told that quite a few swimmers have come to the gym and that they can't throw a punch, while boxers can not swim. Saying that they use different muscle groups which do not complement both sport, as a result have different muscle build up. So a boxer doing swimming will not be advantaged by swimming and building up muscles which do not add value you your punching ability. Is he speaking the truth or just a load of crap that he made up?

I think thats a load of ****. The swimmer can't throw a punch because he's never been taught to throw a punch. Not because he's a swimmer. Swimming uses all of your muscles. Not a certain group.

Tell your coach he doesn't know what he's talking about and give him a slap for me.

[Salty]

haha ok didn't think it sounded right, but is sure as hell not going to slap him, you come over and do that for yourself :P

[Tuggers1986]

haha ok didn't think it sounded right, but is sure as hell not going to slap him, you come over and do that for yourself :P

Not a problem. You point him out and ill ***** slap that mother into next week

[PunchDrunk]

I think thats a load of ****. The swimmer can't throw a punch because he's never been taught to throw a punch. Not because he's a swimmer. Swimming uses all of your muscles. Not a certain group.

Tell your coach he doesn't know what he's talking about and give him a slap for me.

Actually he's quite on point. What you're saying is also true, obviously both swimming and punching are learned skills, and swimming uses most muscles in the body. That said, there's a big difference as to HOW you're using those muscles, and against what kind of resistance. Basically swimming is a lot of pulling, where punching is a pressing motion (after which you pull your arm back of course). The resistance water provides makes for relatively slow movements with the same amount of resistance all the way, where a punch is all about RFD.

Also, it is always an advantage to train in the same plane as you compete in, meaning that, as a boxer, you're standing up when you fight (hopefully ), so training on a horisontal plane isn't really the best way to go.

In regards to the low impact thing, sure, running is higher impact, but you actually benefit from this when you're competing, because the high impact does what? It conditions you for what you're gonna want to do in the ring (ie. standing up, moving around on your legs). In all training there's always the danger of overloading your training, and obviously more so, the higher impact you're training at. The way to avoid this is by having an individual program, that suits YOUR level of fitness, and then gradually building up your work capacity. High impact is BETTER than lower impact, when dosed correctly. That should be obvious.

[themonk]

i read that if you swim more than twice a week you do damage to the lining of your lungs because of inhaling and swallowing chlorine in the water. not sure if it was twice or three times but you get the point.

i consider my fitness to be good, but when I swim I feel like a fat kid that goes fopr a run for the first time in months