Sparring with a weighted vest?

[wordisbond]

Thinking of getting a 20lb vest (I'm 150lbs) to use in sparring against those that are less experienced. Anybody else see the benefits to this?

[r1p00pk]

i never heard of sparring with it, now shadow boxing with it would be much better, on a softer ground though. I think to prevent injuries on your knees or somethingg, could be wrong.

[dealt_with]

That's some retard shit right there. Old school coaches will probably say that it's a great idea.

[NVSemin]

I saw people sparring wit weights on legs.
Weighted vest?
On the surface it should help develop speed, endurance. In practice, maybe 20lb is a bit too heavy for 150lb. From rapid moves you may get back injury, also it put stress on your knees. So, I guess you gotta be careful by securing those areas first with stretching and building up muscles

[dealt_with]

Originally Posted by NVSemin

I saw people sparring wit weights on legs.
Weighted vest?
On the surface it should help develop speed, endurance. In practice, maybe 20lb is a bit too heavy for 150lb. From rapid moves you may get back injury, also it put stress on your knees. So, I guess you gotta be careful by securing those areas first with stretching and building up muscles

May I ask through what mechanism could that improve speed and endurance?

[RichC]

Originally Posted by wordisbond

Thinking of getting a 20lb vest (I'm 150lbs) to use in sparring against those that are less experienced. Anybody else see the benefits to this?

I see a few potential benefits of using a weighted vest for specific drills but I wouldn't use it for sparring.

[Primate]

Weight vests have got to be one of the most misunderstood/misused pieces of kit there is.

[NVSemin]

Originally Posted by dealt_with

May I ask through what mechanism could that improve speed and endurance?

As the author proposes to spar with the lighter guys, so he will work more in defense and movement. Extra weight will force him to faster contract muscles during dips / waves / bobs / slips, also endure fatigue due to movement.

[dealt_with]

Originally Posted by NVSemin

As the author proposes to spar with the lighter guys, so he will work more in defense and movement. Extra weight will force him to faster contract muscles during dips / waves / bobs / slips, also endure fatigue due to movement.

No it will change his muscle activation strategies, he'll have to contract sooner, at a different sequential pattern and tempo, with more force. As we all know about muscle's force-velocity characteristics we know that the more force the slower the movements have to be. As we all know the brain adapts to how we train. As we all know, fatigue effects speed and coordination negatively.
So we should all know that wearing a weight vest will make us slower, fuck up our punching biomechanics and make us tired sooner so we get less quality work in. But hey, this is boxing and we do dumb shit just for the hell of it.