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

[SplitSecond]

if i dont wanna be a robotic boxer, what use is weight lifting, if i wanna build strenght on my arms, doin one arm pushups is gonna do alot more than bench presses, it'll work out my whole body, and it'll make my arms stronger, and i wont lose any of my natural speed

[TheNegation]

are you gonna be faster? your gonna get stronger? oh yea, but your also gonna get slower

Okay how contradictory is this? Really? You just killed your argument with this statement.

You can lift weights without getting bigger. How big you get depends SO much more on how much you eat, than how much you lift.

your also gonna get bigger, your also gonna lose some flexibility, so tell me man, what other use is it?

If you neglect flexibility entirely then yes you will lose flexibility, but in any case weight lifting can increase flexibility.

If you think bodybuilders aren't flexible, look at the 2009 Arnold Classic Champion, Kai Greene. He can do full splits and he's gigantic.

if i wanna be a boxer, not a bodybuilder, what use is me doin bench presses, leg lifts or w/e the **** it's called

Again, since you seem to have a thick skull, not all weight lifting means being a bodybuilder. But for a boxer, I think Oly Lifting would be very beneficial to a boxer.

[TheNegation]

if i dont wanna be a robotic boxer, what use is weight lifting, if i wanna build strenght on my arms, doin one arm pushups is gonna do alot more than bench presses, it'll work out my whole body, and it'll make my arms stronger, and i wont lose any of my natural speed

Being boxer, arm strength is irrelevant anyway. You aren't arm wrestling are you?

Bench Presses, specifically CG Bench will definitely strengthen your arms better than arm push-ups because you aren't restricted to using just your bodyweight.

[Southpaw16BF]

I'm clueless? Riiight. You think the guy in the video you posted hanging off of those bars never touched free weights? Are you kidding me?

You have to be the most naive person I think I've ever encountered here in this section.

Do you have any evidence that weight lifting's only use is for building muscle or are you just talking out of your ass.

You seem to think that weightlifting= bodybuilding. Which is what is ignorant here.

Plenty of boxers lift weights, plenty of athletes (from numerous sports) lift weights, if volleyball players and javelin throwers can find use for weights, anybody who participates in an athletic even can find use for them.

Have you looked at Crossfit? I'd LOVE to see you keep up with those guys' routines. You'd be puking up your lung in a matter of minutes.

You obviously have no idea what you are spewing and your profanity laced tirade is only making you look even more foolish since you have yet to provide a single shred of evidence to support your claims.

Name some me, dude!

[tito_bandito]

Hatton lifts weights...

[Joachim]

moving up a weight class is an example of why to lift heavy, if youre trying to put on muscle.

[Phenomkidd]

you'll get better results through calisthenics, you'll get more ripped, plus built a more athletic body

weight lifting is overrated and should only be utilized when you want to put more weight, for optimum performance, body weight is simply the best

You know nothing, lets leave it at that since that point was blatantly clear when you brought BODYbuilding into this, as if it was the only reason to lift. Most athletes do POWERlifting based routines.

Body weight will make you more athletic, no.

Using powerlifting techniques will make you stronger, more explosive, etc. There really isn't a reason to do it unless you think sticking with outdated routines will make you 'teh uber l3git b0xorrrr.' There's a reason why things become updated and change.

[Spartacus Sully]

power lifting routines will make you bigger and stronger. it will also make you faster for the very short period of time you are explosive.

light weights long reps will make you stronger and keep you the same size. it will also make you just about as fast as a power lifter exploding but at any time you want to be fast you dont have to warm up for it or gather your strength. if your fast on your feet and train with say jumping rope and running every day your going to be able to continually close the gap and put on pressure.

if you train with squats every day your going to be able to lunge at the guy and attempt a take down about 10 times every round.

i compare weight lifting to the sulfur in a strike anywhere match head. its not whats giving you the flame but it makes it a hell of a lot easier to light it.

an intelligent boxer would keep calistentics and boxing training as the meat and potatoes but add some weight lifting as bread and butter.

[MidnightSpecial]

who ever said low weight high reps is all ass backwards.

High weights less reps with an explosive technique is 10x more effective for boxing then less weight high reps.

Most of you guys are very uninformed in this thread.

Weightlifting does not equal mass.

You gain mass more quickly from weight training if that is what you are trying to do but i have been at 190-200lbs for 3 or 4 years and reps and weight have steadily increased over that period of time.

I have not gotten bigger i have gotten stronger.

And through explosive workouts i have become quicker...much quicker.

Educated weight training is a wonderful thing.

[Spartacus Sully]

who ever said low weight high reps is all ass backwards.

High weights less reps with an explosive technique is 10x more effective for boxing then less weight high reps.

Most of you guys are very uninformed in this thread.

Weightlifting does not equal mass.

You gain mass more quickly from weight training if that is what you are trying to do but i have been at 190-200lbs for 3 or 4 years and reps and weight have steadily increased over that period of time.

I have not gotten bigger i have gotten stronger.

And through explosive workouts i have become quicker...much quicker.

Educated weight training is a wonderful thing.

being able to be quick for more then 5 seconds at a time is pretty nice too.