Morales trains with weights

[j]

i don't understand how people can think that lifting weights without eating more will put on mass. i mean it's just common sense....if you eat more,with all other things constant you will gain weight. a proper weight training regime, with a BODYBUILDING focus will make the weight you gain muscle, without the weights, it'll just be fat. weight training can be SPORT SPECIFIC, in other words, geared to help you in the ring, NOT put on useless mass. the weight training that guys like roy jones jr., shane mosley, kostya tszyu, eric morales, ricky hatton, arturo gatti, sam soliman and more use is SPORT SPECIFIC. The same principal for all atheletes who don't want to put on muscle, but utilize the weights to help enhance their performance in whatever sport their doing.

i always find weight training to be a fascinating subject among athletes. personally, i like to vary my work with weights greatly, although i don't even own weightlifting equipment. i use to, but i don't really feel that i need barbells, etc. medicine balls, bodyweight exercises, and many other "unique" to my fighting system exercises have taken the place of my traditional weight lifting equipment.

i agree with your point about sport specific related weight exercises and have stated this on many occasions. seeing that you mentioned kostya tszyu, did you know he endorses kettlebells? i have heard great things about them and think i'll pick up a pair sometime in the future.

[maxorido]

yeah you can to to tszyu's website and look at his gallery. he has a ton of training pics which show his boxing, conditioning, and weight training workouts. he uses alot of traditional weight training and also kettlebells, it's cool so get such a in depth look at his training.

[yrrej]

The guy is old. Nothing will change that, or the outcome of the fight.....

[Amaro]

I do both, it seems like if get a good run in get my cardio going I can lift a little more and even do much more reps then if I'd just go straight to weight lifting alone