wtf sugar ray robinson didnt do any lifting or calisthenics?

well then, i guess we can agree that overall, people will find a managable solution.:yep

 

I think it's a personal preference thing. I used to do lots of boxing training and I couldn't incorporate weights into a routine because I felt slower and tighter. I know there is no physiological reason why this should be so, but it is how I felt at the time.
I have just started lifting weights again, and when I shadow box I feel slower. Another thing is the muscle soreness in my triceps seems to impede my movement. On the plus side I look better after only 2 months back on the weights.
On the subject of Robinson; I know Ray did standard training plus calisthenics, especially for his neck. Turpin did weights and was incredibly strong at Middleweight. I have seen footage of him doing the clean and jerk exercise and I have read he was devoted to bodybuilding as a young man. Robinson and Turpin won one fight each, so neither approach came out on top!
I wouldn't say I am anti-weights, because Nigel Benn used them to good effect. He used explosive movements and didn't lose mobility. If I were advising a boxer I would urge him to find someone suitably qualified to structure his programme.
What do you think, Kinetic?

 

:deal

 

Well you dont see tigers,bears or lions weak as ****ing **** now do you?So if you want to translate this to the animal kingdom i would say that lions and tigers would be the first to hit the weighlifting room.
So you fail.

 

what in heavens name are you talking about?

 

Get it?

 

Thanks for that, Kinetic. Makes perfect sense!

 

Very very good post!

 

Robinson did calesthenics. I doubt he lifted weights. That wasnt that popular back then.