Weight lifting vs body weight calisthenics

[andrewcuff]

yea thanks I always thought low reps had something to do with increasing the rate your body makes lactic acid and tires you out but I guess not.

I'm pretty sure that lactic acid build-up is far worse when doing high rep lifts than whe training for strength, hence the burning feeling!

5x5 is a real good way of improving your strength.

You pick a weight you can do 5 reps of 5 of and then increase it by 5lbs each time you get all 25 reps.

[Trrmo]

all I know is when we trained for football they had us doing low reps high weight to bulk us up. boxing is a sport that'll get you dead tired im just tryna help my man relax.

Thats cool, and it will bulk you up for football too but you need to eat lots and rest lots too. The Rippetoe starting strength program is perfect for that.

Just wanted to show that these olympic weightlifters lift heavy with low reps all the time but are not bulky!

[fight game]

I'm pretty sure that lactic acid build-up is far worse when doing high rep lifts than whe training for strength, hence the burning feeling!

5x5 is a real good way of improving your strength.

You pick a weight you can do 5 reps of 5 of and then increase it by 5lbs each time you get all 25 reps.

Thats cool, and it will bulk you up for football too but you need to eat lots and rest lots too. The Rippetoe starting strength program is perfect for that.

Just wanted to show that these olympic weightlifters lift heavy with low reps all the time but are not bulky!

I see.....

[elfag]

I think a lot of the favor of bodyweight exercises is that they are compound movements. I would think that doing compound weight exercises would be pretty much the same thing and could be just as beneficial and moreso that you can go beyond your body weight. Just dont get to into isolation weight exercises like curls that wont be that important for sport strength.

[sukhenkoy]

I personally prefer bodyweight exercises, as I've gotten stronger from them than I have from weight-training (and more defined as well).

Most gymnasts don't do weights, and are strong as **** (as well as ripped). However, a lot of them carry too much bulk to succeed in boxing.

Really depends on what you're looking to do, kostya.

[AztecWanker]

Boxing must be one of the only sports that hasn't taken advantage of weight training to improve athletes performance.

Training with low reps will improves a boxers raw strength and power without adding weight if the calorific intake is controlled. What boxer wouldn't want to get stronger?

In response to the Kostya Tszyu comment above, he was reportedly benching over 300lbs in his prime, hence the KO power!

I think I read somewhere that Kostya would bench press 75lbs for 70 reps.

[Shenker]

I'm pretty sure that lactic acid build-up is far worse when doing high rep lifts than whe training for strength, hence the burning feeling!

5x5 is a real good way of improving your strength.

You pick a weight you can do 5 reps of 5 of and then increase it by 5lbs each time you get all 25 reps.

If you find that the effects of lactic acid build up is effecting your training, use creatine, which dilutes the lactic acid. If you don't like supplements, eat a couple steaks a week: creatine from it's natural source.