Hello, i would like to ask for advice. I am new in boxing. I have one private training a week. 2-3x Times a week i train box alone. I want to join a boxing gym and go there like 1-2 Times a week and keep private trainings. Last couple of years I was just weight lifting. I dont want to compete, just be better in sparring, build explosivness, speed etc. I dont want to lose my muscles, so my question is. How should i manage training box and weight lifting. like 2x gym, 3x box(running, trails),,? Or something else. I feel like gym 2times is not enought. I want athletic, dynamic, fast, muscle body (not like bodybuiler, but some chest, arms,..) just be complex. Sorry for my english and thank you very much.
Hello, I would like to ask for advice. I am new in boxing. I have one private design a week. 2-3 Times a week I train boxing alone. I want to join boxing gym and go there 1-2 Times a week + keep private training. Last couple of years i was just weight lifting. I dont want to compete, just be better in sparing, explosivness, speed etc. I dont want to lose my muscle, so my question is. How should I manage my training routine? Gym 2times a week, box 3? Or more/less I feel like gym 2 Times a week is not enough for building muscle mass i want athletic, fast dynamic muscle body and be complex. sorry for my english and thank you very much for advice.
You could do full body 2x a week (e.g. day 1: Incline bench, squat, deadlift, barbell row day 2: flat bench, squat, rows + upper body accessories). This way you’re training all the muscles and getting enough frequency to progress while still having enough off days to box.
As long as you are doing your weights properly, listening to your boxing coach/trainer, getting enough rest including an active rest day still, and having a PROPER diet. You'll be fine.
@Journeyman92 is your man when it comes to training advice, whether it be weightlifting or shadowboxing.
No sir I don’t know s*** I’m a novice at best but thank you, your man (men?) is @Rockin1 @greynotsoold @Pat M for all things involved with throwing fists but I’ve got a pocket full of 0.2$ I’ve stolen from smarter people then me lol.
Maintaining is easy, if you’re not lazy (like me) - just lift some weights and nothing will shrink much if at all - eat some extra food and you’ll grow, it’s not too complicated. Your situation isn’t ideal but hey, if you trust your teacher just do what he says for an our a day everyday, shadow box those things everyday… no throwing punches at air though imagine your opponent exercise your mind, little steps be deliberate just remember to build your foundation slow, if you want to get good at something you can’t rush it my 0.2$ move your feet a little when you step, 3? Inches… and equally, no sweeping movements, feet under you. If you wanna build your chest pick any chest exercise and then change it in 6 weeks don’t limit yourself, same with arms - do maybe 8x8 2min rest or something I liked 6-8 you might like 25-30 reps a set whatever it is just put some effort into it rest and repeat 5x lol do that 3x a week see how far it takes you… no progress do more? Find close to your limit before you think about overtraining or whatever…
If you’re in this for fitness @John98 then hit it all hard and give it your best. If you were training for competition, you’d need to balance any muscle gain to make sure you don’t lift yourself out of your optimal weight division, but that’s not the case here. I have no idea what the current thinking is, but when I was coaching I studied both the U.S. and Cuban Olympic training programs and both advocated pushing rather than pulling exercises when lifting weights. So bench press and military press rather than curls and such. And I do like the rubber-band thingies to help add strength while either aiding or not hindering flexibility. I didn’t believe in lifting on day of competition but then I met Ebo Elder and his dad — he was an amazingly accomplished amateur at the time and they lifted light weights on the mornings of competition for tournaments … more for reps than maxing on anything. His dad chatted me up and we compared notes because he liked the explosiveness of a couple guys I was training (one in particular) and I picked up some things from him and from me he got bounding — basically explosive jumping-based aerobics would be the best I could describe it. (I got that from an Olympic-level track athlete who worked out with us at the time — he wasn’t a medalist but was good enough to qualify for I think Canada and I saw the benefits of it from an explosiveness standpoint). The thing I’d caution is devote at least as much time and energy to stretching as to lifting to remain flexible. And don’t fool yourself into thinking ‘big muscles = punching harder.’ Stronger doesn’t necessarily translate into punching power.
