Is weight training good for boxers?

You give up before giving one single reason to isolate the rotator cuff muscles? The burden of proof is on you mate.

 

To strengthen them making them less suceptable to injury?:thumbsup

Halo's are good

 

They're strengthened together with all the other muscles, no need for isolation.

 

Do you rekon boxers, should do sqauts or any leg strengthing exercises..?

 

Do boxers individually target every single muscle in their body to make it less suceptable to injury? No. Hitting a heavy bag with the correct technique will train your muscles and you will most certainly not get injured.

 

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought thats what you were saying. If I'm wrong and misinterpreted, I apologise, but I'm not an 'ignorant ****'.

 

I don't see the need for them myself as my legs are already taxed rather severely, but whatever floats their boat. Relevance? :think

Are there any more muscles that according to you need isolation?

 

Incorrect. Punching only conditions the muscles in a frontal plane. Your rotator cuff muscles and your shoulder girdle should be developed more so that there is less chance of injury and so that there is increased stability of it. Your anti weights stance is pretty bizarre RDJ to be honest.

 

Are you sure? Plenty of boxers far more skilled then you have suffered potential career ending rotator cuff injuries. Thanks though- i'll explain that to my strength and conditioning tutor. No need for any of this- just punch a bag. Sweet.

 

I see nothing to suggest it should be trained EXTRA. If boxing taxes it to the point where it can be injured, it will be strengthened by that same training. Adaptability and specificity at work. Incidentally most people I've come across with rotator cuff injuries got them from incorrect usage of, you guessed it, weights.

What does my "anti-weights stance" have to do with this, we're talking about isolating certain muscles. I haven't said anything bad about weights :huh

What I have said is:

1) Weights aren't explosive compared to boxing.
2) Weights aren't sports specific.
3) A sports specific form of resistance training has my preference.

I don't see which one of these is bizarre.

 

Heres a couple, dont need weights http://www.youtube.com/user/scrap95#p/u/10/DqxzN18rcV0

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http://www.youtube.com/user/scrap95#p/u/16/QJMl0HZU8qc

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/scrap95#p/u/10/DqxzN18rcV0

 

I figure there are enough days in the week for both boxing specific and non-boxing specific workouts. If you are serious about boxing then focus on boxing specific exercises and drills.

For me at least, weight lifting as a supplement adds variety, and the same goes for other non-boxing specific workouts.

 

i think all this arguing is pretty stupid
most of you aren't going to fight pro and don't really need to worry that much about things like this.
weight training IS good, you are stronger if you do it
who doesn't want to be stronger?
if u have the time and effort to do it why not? it'd be better to be lifting weights than sitting down arguing about this on a forum all the time