i NEVER LIFT WEIGHTS..sHUD I START.

[SBleeder]

Ignoring your insane grammar..... yes you should lift. Everyone should lift. Hitting the heavu bag will never be a good replacement for heavy lifting

Brotard science.

Lifting weights is totally unnecessary to becoming a great fighter.

[MRKilla]

You got guys like bradley and froch who lifts weights still has the stamina to throw 100 punches a round and is physically strong along with the will to break your mind.

Then you got guys like hearns who has stick legs but would lay you out in 1 bomb

Then you got cheeseburger eating cigar smoking haven't been for a run in 5 years james toney who does 12 rounds with ease.

Everyones different i suppose.

Good points

[Danny Gunz]

Brotard science.

Lifting weights is totally unnecessary to becoming a great fighter.

Wow who knew becoming stronger wouldn't help you as a fighter.

Grow up, I'm not saying only lift and you will get better but supplementing boxing training with lifting will have good results. Though I'm sure you have already made up your mind on that one and disagree with me.

[Ray Corso]

When going into a camp after a lay off its ok to hit some weights if you have experience using them. Working low rep high weight down to light weight high reps is ok. As you prepare for boxing sessions the weights are left behind and your body weight becomes the tool for strength training.

4 to 5 weeks into camp 10 to 12 days of weights would be ok, then their eliminated! Some fellows have high peaked biceps so you do NOT want to be filling them with blood everytime their in a stress session, that will slow you down and could bring craps in. Thats a huge issue!!! You must kmnow your body (genetics) and use stress training appropreiately. Ray

[BionicMan13]

If you do lift weights! You should go 50% of your max lift! Focus on explosiveness.

[mconstantine]

This is bro science, so take it as you wish.

I am a short and compact guy...whenever I lift weights, my punches get stiff and wide for like 2 days after. It's like when you're bulked up, you have to punch around yourself. Harder to punch with explosiveness and snap. Punches tend to "push" more than snap. This sluggish feeling for me normally last for like a day or two. However, I normally will do a traditional boxing workout that involves body weight exercises (push ups, squats, lunges), tire presses, squat presses with lighter weights, heavy bag work, mitts and jump rope in my next workout after a weight lifting session. This normally loosens everything back up.

I also tend to shadowbox or do jumping jacks after each set when I lift. I also focus on higher reps and lower weights.

By doing this, I don't typically feel a prolonged loss of speed and punching agility due to lifting weights. But my non-lifting workouts are VERY cardio heavy so these sessions may be eating away at my muscle mass which helps keep my punches quicker and fluid.

I think at the end of the day, I think lifting weights is OK as long as you can do it in a way that doesn't yield bulking up or adding a lot of muscle mass.

Also, stick to compound exercises. Forget those isolated exercises. That's where the bulkiness comes in. You can build all the strength you weight lifting weighs with about 4-6 good exercises.

Lower Body (pick one or two)
Deadlifts
Leg presses
Squats

Upper Body
Shoulder press
Incline Bench press (dumb bells)
Decline Bench press (dumb bells)

You can pick 4-6 of these exercises, do 3-4 sets 2x a week and you probably won't lose any speed. I also do bicep curls only because I like having big arms.

[TRTboy]

This is bro science, so take it as you wish.

I am a short and compact guy...whenever I lift weights, my punches get stiff and wide for like 2 days after. It's like when you're bulked up, you have to punch around yourself. Harder to punch with explosiveness and snap. Punches tend to "push" more than snap. This sluggish feeling for me normally last for like a day or two. However, I normally will do a traditional boxing workout that involves body weight exercises (push ups, squats, lunges), tire presses, squat presses with lighter weights, heavy bag work, mitts and jump rope in my next workout after a weight lifting session. This normally loosens everything back up.

I also tend to shadowbox or do jumping jacks after each set when I lift. I also focus on higher reps and lower weights.

By doing this, I don't typically feel a prolonged loss of speed and punching agility due to lifting weights. But my non-lifting workouts are VERY cardio heavy so these sessions may be eating away at my muscle mass which helps keep my punches quicker and fluid.

I think at the end of the day, I think lifting weights is OK as long as you can do it in a way that doesn't yield bulking up or adding a lot of muscle mass.

Also, stick to compound exercises. Forget those isolated exercises. That's where the bulkiness comes in. You can build all the strength you weight lifting weighs with about 4-6 good exercises.

Lower Body (pick one or two)
Deadlifts
Leg presses
Squats

Upper Body
Shoulder press
Incline Bench press (dumb bells)
Decline Bench press (dumb bells)

You can pick 4-6 of these exercises, do 3-4 sets 2x a week and you probably won't lose any speed. I also do bicep curls only because I like having big arms.

Good post! I get the same feeling after lifting weights and boxing the next couple of days. Bottomline is I believe weight training is beneficial to improve strength but you MUST never overdo it. I pretty much lift lighter weights and high reps for endurance training.