Weightlifting or cardio?

[KingDosia]

bodybuilder tend to be slow, powerlifters on the other hand tends to be very explosive

FOR REAL!! WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO GET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BODY BUILDING. "FOR LOOKS" AND POWER LIFTING " FOR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE"???? YOU ALL HAVE THEORIES, OR IS THAT JUST YOUR ASS TALKING TO HEAR ITSELF. HAVE YOU ACTUALLY LOOKED IN A BOOK "NOT MAGAZINE" OR DID ANY TYPE OF RESEARCH REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF STRENGTH IN THE HUMAN BODY? OR DO YOU JUST REHITERATE WHAT YOU HEARD SOMEBODY ELSE SAY? A POWER LIFTER IS JUST WHAT HIS TITLE INDICATES. A POWERFUL ATHLETE. HOW DO YOU GET POWER SPEED X MASS. NOW HOW WOULD THAT MORON FIGURE HIM TO BE SLOW?????

[potatoes]

Boxers have been lifting weights since the 1970's and I have been watching them. All I have seen is a marked decrease in stamina, skill and no more knockouts that there were in previous decades. Weightlifting is grossly overrated.

[Kunkle]

What exactly is a power lifter?

[{BrownBomber}]

both.......
they actually help each other out.

[{BrownBomber}]

What exactly is a power lifter?

its a guy that trains for strength not to look good like body builders.

[PunchDrunk]

its a guy that trains for strength not to look good like body builders.

Well, more accurately, a powerlifter is an athlete who compete in the sport of powerlifting. Powerlifting consist of 3 major lifts: Bench press, squat, and deadlift.
To be able to compete in these, you have to train for strength. Since there's weight divisions, like boxing, lifters in the lower weight divisions don't want excessive muscle, so they're definitely training for strength, not muscle.

[hemichromis]

Boxers have been lifting weights since the 1970's and I have been watching them. All I have seen is a marked decrease in stamina, skill and no more knockouts that there were in previous decades. Weightlifting is grossly overrated.

true although i think larger gloves are a factor as far as knockouts go.

[PunchDrunk]

Have you considered the thought that maybe HIGHER skills bring down the number of knockouts? The better skilled you are, the better at avoiding a knockout punch you should be.

[KingDosia]

true although i think larger gloves are a factor as far as knockouts go.

THERE ARE A HANDFULL OF VARIABLES THAT MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE FIGHTERS AND THE ELITE ATHLETES THAT ARE IN THE RING TODAY. HAS WEIGHT LIFTING, OR OTHER FORMS OF STRENGTH TRAINING AFFECTED THE SPORT. YES IT HAS. BETTER ATHLETES ARE FASTER AND BETTER PREPARED TO HANDEL "THE ONCE GOLDEN TICKET TO STARDOM" NATURAL POWER. THIS IS SOMTHING POTATOES CAN NOT COMPREHEND. BUT HE STICKS TO HIS OPINION. I GUESS THATS A MARK OF CHARACTER.

[potatoes]

true although i think larger gloves are a factor as far as knockouts go.

Larger gloves are just a way for reckless and irresponsible boxing commissions to pretend they are interested in safety. Knockouts come as a result of a concussion, and concussions happen because the head snaps back. Head gear nor gloves prevent prevent the head from snapping back. The best way to avoid knockouts is better defense. Learning good defense is a long, tedious and boring process. Pumping iron is much more fun, that is why these young guys are doing it. 30 years of weightlifting, and nobody can prove it has been of any benefit to boxers.