Adding weightlifting to usual boxing gym routine for the first time...

[Journeyman]

Hi, I have been out of the boxing gym for quite a while and have started weight lifting a few months ago...

Basic compound exercises like:

Bench press
Squats
Deadlift
Incline Bench press

Now that I have returned to the boxing gym, I wanted to see how my body reacts to doing both.

How would you schedule regular boxing gym routines and weight training if I can only goto the gym once a day?

[AddiX]

Regular boxing routine should take up the majority of your time IMO.

I'd do the lifts on off days maybe twice a week. One day do bench, other day do dead lifts and squats.

[PitbullParsons]

When combining both weights and a boxing regiment the weight should be supplementary and not the focus unless you are just using boxing to lean out any excess fat. If you lift on days you are doing your boxing training, make sure you lift AFTER boxing. Unless you are putting on weight to move up, stick to about 60% of your ORM (one rep max) and do high rep. Provided you are trying to move up in weight, then try to build it in your legs and core. Lots of stretching when you are done lifting and I would really recommend Yoga or Pilates as well.

[UnifiedD]

Half of the people who posted above sounds like people in the fitness industry which is a load of ****! So much **** in this industry...in fact it has the levels of shiztness as the beauty and care industry.

One has to train, in a way that reflects the sport. Nearly all sport require strength!

Now focus on strength! Squat perform 3x5 of squats incremental increases of 5lb, 3 days week. If you want healthy shoulders/rotator cuff which I assume is very important to boxing! Do not bench press. Instead perform the greatest upper body lift of all the standing overhead press or the press as mark ripptoe calls it. Then focus of deadlift/power cleans/pull-chin ups....

That's all you need the human loaded barbell movement to develop strength, muscle, and explosive power! Make sure you increment workouts! The squat is the key for hormone regulation/testorone release, subsequently leading to strength gains!

Also respect the deadlift doing more than 1 set of 5 reps heavy per week is hard to recover from once you get to above 315lb....focus of strength the rest is a waterfall, do not do or fall into this high rep bullshizt!, conditioning should be done on rower or sprints...,,believe me don't follow this crowed that's loaded with steroids. You will gain much more strength than those on steroids, but not the same rate as muscle.

P.s make sure you squat parallel or below anything above that you are wasting time learn the Olympic style of press!

Eat 1g of protein per lb of body weight, eat 1-2g of carbs per pound of body weight fill rest with fats ......multivitamin/fish oil/creatine stay hungry

[PitbullParsons]

If by fitness industry you mean strength training for boxing without bulking up then yeah...but f@ck sport science and **** right? As I said, weights are supplementary. You can only gain so much by body weight or you plateau unless you add more body weight....or dare I say it...add weights. Get over yourself

[Zaroku]

Build monkey strength. Pull ups, push ups, dips, squats, & stretching. Focus on explosiveness & build core strength.

[Journeyman]

thanks for the comments,

As an update, I've found it difficult to keep mass while doing boxing gym work..

Since I've been back in the boxing gym, I have lost size that I previously gained from weight lifting. I also lost some fat which is good.

Am I burning muscle during my boxing gym work?

[AddiX]

thanks for the comments,

As an update, I've found it difficult to keep mass while doing boxing gym work..

Since I've been back in the boxing gym, I have lost size that I previously gained from weight lifting. I also lost some fat which is good.

Am I burning muscle during my boxing gym work?

Most definitely...

Make sure you eat a snack while training, and immediately after your done if you want to maintain muscle mass. Also you'll want to lift as heavy as you can on off days.

Cardio for long stretches burns fat at first than will switch to burning muscle.

[DMD3]

If you lift on days you are doing your boxing training, make sure you lift AFTER boxing.

Thanks for this advice!

[DMD3]

Build monkey strength. Pull ups, push ups, dips, squats, & stretching. Focus on explosiveness & build core strength.

Agreed. I myself have actually had to fast from weightlifting and do nothing but the types of excercises you just mentioned.