regarding weight lifting. (feel free to come in punchdrunk)

[juggernautburn]

now i know some boxers train in resistance and i have some vague knowledge about it increasing flexibility and power. hell, i've even heard it increases speed.

so i am a short fighter that will be fighting in the heavyweight division. i haven't lifted hard since high school. would my weight lifting routine be any different than anyone else's? does style matter? like i said i'm short, so i'm going to be bobbing and weaving a lot and trying to get in.

should i be trying to get as strong as i can like powerlifters while maintaining a low bodyfat percentage? of course i'd only work the body parts that are essential for boxing.

what are the workouts that make you faster? what are the exercises that make you more powerful? what other exercises benefit? there should be some kind of weight lifting sticky. if someone comes in and really breaks it down, i might edit this post and just put that information up.

[peewee1460]

Jay, that's the head coach at my gym, he always reccomends low weight high rep, but he says its better to not lift. on a side note every Thurs. we have strength and conditioning, so i'm aching right now.

[juggernautburn]

thanks for the input man.

[Equilibrium]

Jay, that's the head coach at my gym, he always reccomends low weight high rep, but he says its better to not lift. on a side note every Thurs. we have strength and conditioning, so i'm aching right now.

I think the headcoach at your gym should stick to boxing and leave weight lifting advices to somebody else.

Low weight high rep will only define your muscles and you will gain muscle endurance, not power or explosiveness. That is the last thing you want to do in boxing.

[peewee1460]

I think the headcoach at your gym should stick to boxing and leave weight lifting advices to somebody else.

Low weight high rep will only define your muscles and you will gain muscle endurance, not power or explosiveness. That is the last thing you want to do in boxing.

high weight low rep, even with proper stretching, leads to joint and muscle stiffness. when i stopped lifting hugh weight low rep and quit lifting altogether, my punching power and hand speed increased. And also jay trains deontay wilder. so i heed his advice.

[Salty]

That is because you are letting your body heal properly, a proper boxer's strength routine should involve a week every month of lighter exercise so the gains made in the gym can be established. Low weight is pointless, try doing olympic movements with dumbells to improve your strength (aka compound exercises) instead of isolation which are typically for hypertrophy training rather than for practical purposes. If you use compound movements and integrate plyometric work into your strength routine you will get stronger, quicker and more powerful. It's people with incorrect routines which get themself slow, not the weights themselves.

[tebe6sm]

Low weight high rep will only define your muscles and you will gain muscle endurance, not power or explosiveness. That is the last thing you want to do in boxing.

True that low weight high rep will target mostly strength endurance, but that is an important component for a well-rounded athlete, especially if you want to incorporate a bob-and-weave style.

Your weight/rep scheme will depend on your goals, and all are important to achieve a well-rounded strength balance. To train maximal strength (maximum amount of force you can lift without electrically stimulating muscles), you would employ a high weight/low rep system. Explosive strength is trained by fast, powerful movements (i.e. power cleans, plyometric pushups, etc.). Again, all can play an important part (and NO amount of weightlifting will make you gain muscle without upping your daily caloric intake), but make sure that this training doesn't overshadow other important skill work and such.

[KostyaTszyu44]

its better off not to lift i think.....


but some boxers do so i guess they would follow a weights routine that increases explosiveness...and doesnt pack on to much bulk becasue of weight limits

but i know nothing about weight lifting really, so i guess just an explosive routine that could increase punching power and short movements etc... whatever you would do to achieve that