Wow, I didnt realize there so many benifets to lifting weights........

[SplitSecond]

Continue living in your dream world

[Suckmedry]

Your arguments don't make sense, you have been proved wrong and owned dozens of times in this thread, please just stop embarassing yourself.

[SplitSecond]

Your arguments don't make sense, you have been proved wrong and owned dozens of times in this thread, please just stop embarassing yourself.

stop crying, most of the responses where exactly the same as the one you posted right now, not counter-arguing at all, just being closed minded and not being able to accept that your wrong

[Spartacus Sully]

i've got other people with experience that box that are agreeing with me, i have an expert that is agreeing with me, all you have is your opinion, and a closed mind, you cant take that your wrong, and like i said before, i don't give a ****

I dont know about agreeing with you we all agree with you in that calistentics and boxing training is more important to boxing then weight lifting, but as for why and to what degree is quite varied.

[MidnightSpecial]

stop crying, most of the responses where exactly the same as the one you posted right now, not counter-arguing at all, just being closed minded and not being able to accept that your wrong

You have been heavily debated with many good points but you down play everyones opinion and knowledge because you are biased to a ridiculous degree.

If anyone is being closed-minded it is you. You are the one who is sticking to an old wives tale that weight training makes you big and slow. The truth is that it does not and even though we have given you repeated evidence you still decide to say we have no good arguement.

You are hardheaded not knowledgable.

As i put in a previous post.

Two of America's best athletes implement some sort of weight training regiment.

Lance Armstrong

and

Michael Phelps.

Armstrong one of the greatest endurance sport athletes to live.

Phelps is maybe the greatest swimmer ever to live.

Neither are big and slow.

They are lean, powerful, and explosive.

on top of being well balanced

[luv4boxing84]

im suprised this is even a debate

If weight training made you slower then you are simply not doing it right. You just need to adjust it to your sport. That sport being boxing the lifts need to be fast and explosive. I have gained a lot of speed and power from weights, but that won't happen if you lift like a football player. Which is why I lift like a boxer.

Also, if you lift then you must stretch. Not just afterwards, but everyday. Your muscles will stay nice and loose and your strength and speed will go up.

[SplitSecond]

You have been heavily debated with many good points but you down play everyones opinion and knowledge because you are biased to a ridiculous degree.

If anyone is being closed-minded it is you. You are the one who is sticking to an old wives tale that weight training makes you big and slow. The truth is that it does not and even though we have given you repeated evidence you still decide to say we have no good arguement.

You are hardheaded not knowledgable.

As i put in a previous post.

Two of America's best athletes implement some sort of weight training regiment.

Lance Armstrong

and

Michael Phelps.

Armstrong one of the greatest endurance sport athletes to live.

Phelps is maybe the greatest swimmer ever to live.

Neither are big and slow.

They are lean, powerful, and explosive.

on top of being well balanced

the problem with the idiots here, it's a boxing forum we are talkin boxing yet your bringing up a swimmer and a cyclist

like the other idiot said, boxing stamina is different
we are talking boxing, try and keep up

[MidnightSpecial]

Swimming is considered the most physically draining sport there is.

It has been said many times that the only sport that gives you a better full body workout better than boxing is swimming.

Swimming and boxing are not very different...Well maybe to people that are trying to back a claim that is false.

They are both sports in which you harness all of your body in an explosive way.
Not only do you have to have powerful legs but you have to have powerful arms and shoulders.

Many boxers including The Klitschko's use a heavy swimming regiment to get ready for fights.

But im sure youll find a way to say my claims are ******...because they shoot down your biased opinion

[SplitSecond]

Swimming is considered the most physically draining sport there is.

It has been said many times that the only sport that gives you a better full body workout better than boxing is swimming.

Swimming and boxing are not very different...Well maybe to people that are trying to back a claim that is false.

did you read the article i posted? if you did you'd know why it's different

running is a nice near full body workout too, didn't help phenomkid too much

[MidnightSpecial]

did you read the article i posted? if you did you'd know why it's different

running is a nice near full body workout too, didn't help phenomkid too much

i added more as soon as i posted it...seems you caught me before i edited.

but none the less the facts are there. Your just playing hardheading and trying to cling on to erroneous opinion