Question. Weight Lifting and Cardio Advice

[C.Anthony1190]

WS4SB is a good program but I wouldn't recommend it for a boxer.

Starting Strength is a program to basically build a base of strength and power and learn how to do the lifts properly. It's an excellent program.

Bill Starr 5x5 is also an excellent program.

Weight training should take a back seat to skills training, always. But these types of routine will build power and strength. Which will be beneficial to a boxer or combat athlete. I wouldn't worry too much about gaining a lot of weight. In combination with how intense your boxing training is and if you keep your diet in check, you should be able to keep your weight down.

Ive been using WS4SB3 since playin football but switched up the routine a little. Mostly just using compund lifts and depending on the excercise ill do explosive pushups where i push my self off the floor or chin/pull ups sometimes abs.

Im going to do some reading on Bill Starr 5x5 i always heard about it but never checked it out. 5 sets per excercise isnt too much for boxers? i heard something about keeping sets to a minimum and weights heavy. But then again I read articles saying Alex Ariza would have Manny perform some high rep stuff.

Thanks for the Info bro

[Jack3d]

Ive been using WS4SB3 since playin football but switched up the routine a little. Mostly just using compund lifts and depending on the excercise ill do explosive pushups where i push my self off the floor or chin/pull ups sometimes abs.

Well in boxing you are competing at a set weight class. The problem with WS4SB is that it incorporates a lot of accessory work focused on hypertrophy.

WS4SB is basiacally program Defranco designed to help athletes put on size/weight and still be functional for their sport. That's why he incorporates Heavy Squats, Bench, Trap Bar Deadlifts, and conditioning work in addition to the accessory work with sets of 8-10.

Im going to do some reading on Bill Starr 5x5 i always heard about it but never checked it out. 5 sets per excercise isnt too much for boxers? i heard something about keeping sets to a minimum and weights heavy. But then again I read articles saying Alex Ariza would have Manny perform some high rep stuff.

Starr's 5x5 is a great program like I said. It's simple and you have the powercleans in there which are great, IMO for combat athletes.

Most of the basic strength routines revolve around a 5x5 template.

[ShinCrossOver]

add jumpropes to your workouts to improve your cardio.

buy yourself some jump ropes and use them before and/or after your runs.

i just started boxing training but each boxing class i've taken has several jump ropes session (beginning, middle and end). at the beginning i was always gassed and my form would drop and i would mess up a bunch. bought myself some ropes and started doing them during the weekends and every day i wasn't training on my own. i would run a few miles and do several jump roping sessions. or jump ropes and then weights...

3 mins of jumpropes, 1 min rest... repeat (4-6 times)

what i like to do is play a song (usually longer than 3 mins) with my ipod and jumprope for the duration of the song.. .rest for a min.. find another song and do it again and again... music keeps me motivated.

[grumpy79]

Wussup C Anthony im new to the site,I was also curious bout the same topic alot of good info very helpful.Ive just never used weights just typical pushups,shadow boxing with 5lb weights,I started using an olympic weight bar doing over the shoulder n curls,but im going to mix it up with some of the tips on here.

[C.Anthony1190]

This morning i did my first 5x5 workout.. like it way more than ws4sb. Imma stick to it
Feel like i could get somewhere with it.

[C.Anthony1190]

add jumpropes to your workouts to improve your cardio.

buy yourself some jump ropes and use them before and/or after your runs.

i just started boxing training but each boxing class i've taken has several jump ropes session (beginning, middle and end). at the beginning i was always gassed and my form would drop and i would mess up a bunch. bought myself some ropes and started doing them during the weekends and every day i wasn't training on my own. i would run a few miles and do several jump roping sessions. or jump ropes and then weights...

3 mins of jumpropes, 1 min rest... repeat (4-6 times)

what i like to do is play a song (usually longer than 3 mins) with my ipod and jumprope for the duration of the song.. .rest for a min.. find another song and do it again and again... music keeps me motivated.

Thats a good idea. I have jump ropes but didnt know where in my workout to use it, thought i was going to do JUST cardio instead but seems like i need it for sure lol.

[C.Anthony1190]

Wussup C Anthony im new to the site,I was also curious bout the same topic alot of good info very helpful.Ive just never used weights just typical pushups,shadow boxing with 5lb weights,I started using an olympic weight bar doing over the shoulder n curls,but im going to mix it up with some of the tips on here.

Yeah im new to this site but they do give good info forsure.

Check out that 5x5 program did some stuff today feels like a good program.