Building Biceps without lifting weights?

Chin/pull-ups.

 

Besides the supplemental exercises many fighters used to perform including the aforementioned pullups/chinups, you can add chopping wood/sledgehammer and rope climbing as well. Just the regular gym routine makes my biceps sore, especially heavybag work.

 

Yeah my biceps get sore after sparring.

 

I don't know, but my biceps always get sore after I choke the ******!

 

Good answers already, i recommend elastics. You can also put a bit of uppercut in it. The muscles don't get a whole lot bigger but it does feel a whole lot stronger aswell as good for the joints.

 

whats wrong with lifting weights? its all just resistance work..just depends how u go about it!

 

Weights can get unfairly attacked around here. Differant methods will build differant kinds of strength and it's good to cover as many bases you can.

 

Guess it depends what weight you are boxing at .... if you are in the Tysonesque category then you have the freedom to lift and put some serious power on but if your in the Wifred Vazquez category then every kg counts ...

I used to find two small dumbs 5kg in each hand and do some shadow work ... the lactic acid kicks in pretty quick but certainly imporves strength in your punches ... oh yeah by the way be careful not to smash urself in the face with the dumb ! ... i know it sounds odvious but belive me its easily done....

 

Any boxer in any weight category can lift weights.

Lifting weights does not make you magically put on weight.

And 5kg is too much to be holding while shadowboxing, not good for your joints unless you going really slow but thats isn't good either. Also, this wouldn't improve punching strength because the resistance is in the wrong direction.

 

it is a myth that lifting weights would make you slow. lifting weights is good for you.

 

5kgs is nothing - you odviously arent very strong ! ... and please dont try and tell me this is wrong considering i did it successfully for a good period of time under a very good trainer ...

Now it may not work for everyone thats all im saying but something different is worth trying ...

 

Yeah ok, i'm not very strong :roll: Nothing to do with strength, i'm talking about the forces on your joints. You can't throw a full speed punch while holding a 5kg dumbbell without doing some damage to your joints, that is of course unless you punch like a 5 year old girl. Like I said, if your doing it slowly your training yourself to be slow, again not good.

To strengthen a punch there has to be resistance AGAINST the punch i.e. preventing your arm from extending using bands. While holding a dumbbell the resistance is pulling your arm DOWN. This won't increase punching power.

It doesn't matter how good your coach was, shadow boxing with weights won't improve punching strength.

 

Cool thread. Nice read.

 

The girls always comment about my arms and I didn't do anything but box to get them.