weight training, good or bad for boxing?

[Phenomkidd]

Yes but noone said that? I don't see the issue. Just looking at boxing history, or not even just recent fighters, you can see hard punchers that don't lift. But lifting gives you that edge over the compeition, it could be the breaker in a fight.

[Domey]

good unless you want to hit like a pillow with feathers

He said it. Must of not hit the quote button on my first post.

[RightCross94]

I personally have never lifted any weights, unless you want to call skip roping with a weighted rope, or running with ankle weights lifting.



14 years old, at 112 lbs. I have plenty of KO wins, and have put many of my opponents on the canvas, or dazed them for a standing 8.

To say you cannot hit hard unless you lift weights is silly.

Whaaaattt

You are 14 and 112 in that pic??

You looked massive and cut for that weight

[Domey]

Whaaaattt

You are 14 and 112 in that pic??

You looked massive and cut for that weight

Hehe, yea. A photographer came down to take some pictures of me working out for his portfolio he was putting together or something. I had like 3% body fat at that time lol. I was training for a few national tournaments so I was in solid shape.

I have always looked much bigger then I actually am. I normally end up having to weigh in more then once because the other trainers don't believe my weight. Had to do it twice this past year in the gloves. Kids trainer stood behind me as I weighed in and he started mumbling and cussing a bit.

One time they actually brought the scale up to the ring and made me weigh in fully geared lol.

[RightCross94]

Hehe, yea. A photographer came down to take some pictures of me working out for his portfolio he was putting together or something. I had like 3% body fat at that time lol. I was training for a few national tournaments so I was in solid shape.

I have always looked much bigger then I actually am. I normally end up having to weigh in more then once because the other trainers don't believe my weight. Had to do it twice this past year in the gloves. Kids trainer stood behind me as I weighed in and he started mumbling and cussing a bit.

One time they actually brought the scale up to the ring and made me weigh in fully geared lol.

Yeah, I would have said you looked like you fought at 119 or maybe even 125 in that pic.

My bodyfat is pretty low and I look fairly big for my weight, but damn, you look freaking huge for 112 in that photo!

Lol yeah other trainers and stuff are always su****ious of kids who look cut for their class. I weighed in at this show the other week, and apparently a few people didn't believe I had weighed in at 110 at thought I was 119 or something, but that was probably because their own fighters are pudgy and should be fighting lower lol

[#1Assassin]

if done correctly lifting weights isnt bad. i personally dont do it though. i have a paul williams type of body and dont want to mess that up since im training for performance not looks. eighter way i feel like my body responds best to bodyweight exercises, lifting weights makes me stiff and slow.

[the dogger]

Also bear in mind that muscle weighs more than fat so if you train to much you will gain weight.