Well I'm sure at the very least swimming can be used as a recovery session, as a lot of athletes do, I still think the positives outweigh the negatives.. It's not as though it's the main part of a boxers training routine and I'm sure all the boxing specific work will not become undone in terms of explosiveness due to some laps in the pool.
I swim fairly often for recovery, either evenings after training in the morning, or on off days. I don't usually go hard, it's more to relax and stay loose. I don't seem to see a change in my explosiveness. If anything I'm better overall because I'm looser and more relaxed.
Swimming is definitely a valuable part of my routine, twice a week usually do 60-80 lengths. Has done so much for my lungs, i usually warm up with 20 lengths and do 3x20 breathing every 5 strokes and then warm down with 10-20. It works every muscle and your never sore the next day, just make sure its in addition or roadwork not instead of.
JMM drinks ****, do you think it does any good ? Swimming won't ruin your explosiveness if you do it once a week, but it will in a longer period of time. For regeneration purposes i would recomend a slow jog (30 min) right after an intense boxing session and after that you can drop dead in a jacuzzi. :rasta
Yes it is mentioned but training for fast twitch fibers does not necesarily mean training for explosiveness. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2917951 Good enough?
an article on Khan's training routine: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...ng-regime.html THE ARIZA REGIME IN TRAINING CAMP “Early morning sessions of two hours start at 5.30am, with warm-up and warm-down,” Ariza explains. “When I have Manny Pacquiao and Amir together at track and running sessions every sprint is really competitive, every hill run. “It is never the same, so we go to the dunes at Malibu, swim in the sea at Santa Monica, run in the Hollywood Hills. It’s about variety, and all training is in intervals to simulate a boxing match, round by round. Even swimming in the sea can simulate being left on your own in the ring. FITNESS/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Mon – Track running and sprints, 400m and 200m sprints, UCLA track Tues – 30 lengths in Olympic size pool or in the sea for a mile at Santa Monica Weds – Stairs or hill running, Hollywood Hills Thurs – Strength and conditioning session, Gym. Fri – Sand dunes – Malibu Sat – Cone drills, lateral drills, similar to soccer players. This is from another thread about khan and paqcuios training, obviously they incorporate some swimming in their routine and I don't think anyone can question these two guys explosiveness and speed.. Like I've stated before I definately think swimming has a place in a boxers training routine
Went swimming a few days ago actually. 6x25 metres. Haven't been in ages and i tell you what, it's a tiring excercise.
