Reason why the boxing world is behind in science of weights...(opinion)

[KidDynamite86]

PunchDrunk said it well.

Obviously, you would be tired and less explosive if you did the weights right before boxing. It's about the recovery.

And from my experience, if you do JUST weights, with the particular sport you're playing, it's not enough. You should have the 3-4 days for weight training, and the rest of the training should be for plyometrics, interval training, track workouts, sled dragging, car pushing, strongman training, etc.

But that's if you have in-season and off-season. What I posted is better for off-season. If for boxing in the USA for example, I would stick with maybe just 1-2 weight training days and the rest of drills, explosive work, etc. the stuff I mentioned above. But not as much volume since most of the time should be spent with the certain sport you're playing.

[Trick]

KidDynamite86, for a new guy around here who apparently is new to boxing, you seem to have a good outlook on it. I agree, I only really do 3 days max a week weights (at least like hard training on weights), and the rest, and even the days I do do weights is devoted more to sport specific training. Being strong, and even having a lot of speed and explosive power is good, but that does really make you a good boxer.

[KidDynamite86]

Thanks. Yeah, I really want to get into boxing but I have to find a gym first; that's the only thing stopping me

Yeah, I'm assuming you're in the USA, so 3 days is perfect. During football and wrestling season, I would lift only 3 days to just maintain my strength. Boxing though is harder since it's always an in-season training sport.

I've never had to play a sport that's always in-season, so when I start the boxing training, it'll be a new experience.

[potatoes]

Well, I'm new here and I'm going to start boxing soon and I'm new to that but I've been involved in sports etc. for most of my life.

I was just thinking of this and I thought I'd post here.

The reason I think that boxing is a sport where weights aren't used as much or looked down at is because boxing is not a season sport, in the USA atleast.

By that, I'll use this example:

A football team starts the season, has 2-4 hours of FOOTBALL practice so it's all sports-specific...and maybe 2-4 days of 45 minute weight sessions during the in-season. You can see that the important sports specific work is a lot more than the supplement.

During the football's off-season, there's no football practices, but instead, 4-5 days of weights and drills, NOT SPECIFICALLY for football, but it helps.

Boxing on the other hand, is always in-season, and that's why most trainers prefer not to use weights and stick to boxing specific.

Just my thought, I'd like to hear other responses to this.

I am one of the few people posting in this forum who is against weight lifting for boxers. You will notice I am in the minority. Apparently the boxing club where you are training is in the same minority. Just about everybody is pumping iron these days. I have yet to see any benefit from it.

[leff]

I am one of the few people posting in this forum who is against weight lifting for boxers. You will notice I am in the minority. Apparently the boxing club where you are training is in the same minority. Just about everybody is pumping iron these days. I have yet to see any benefit from it.

how is encreased strength and explosiveness not benefital?

[Banderivets]

manny steward had lewis on the weights, i think he had hearns and moorer doing them too as they went up in weights

Wlad is on weights too.

[BrooklynBomber]

Wlad is on weights too.

HE is defo doing weights, you cant achieve that kind of form without them.

[Banderivets]

HE is defo doing weights, you cant achieve that kind of form without them.

Yea man, you dont get this withouht weights.....scary big



Wlad seems by far to have the most advanced training.

From weights to medicine balls to swimming (which I think is vital for elite athletes, dunno why so many skip on swimming)

[j]

too much weight lifting or weight lifting improperly will not do much for your boxing.

through my own experience, i prefer to keep myself to lighter weights mostly and lift less than 4 days a week. i also have to take into consideration what exercises i do, so that i'm not doing exercises that have no relation to performance in sparring.

overall, lifting the right way, and not overdoing it, i would say is quite beneficial. on the other side, it is not the begginning or the end of training explosiveness.

Wlad is on weights too

for sure, he WAS. now he spends more time on more direct boxing training which has shown as his overall skills have been increasing by the fight.

[BigCol]

Wlad seems by far to have the most advanced training.

That statement is absolutely mind-boggling.