Weight lifting routines?

when i boxed we incorporated circuit training into our normal routine!! all basic, like dumbell curls, shoulder press, bench pressing, squats with a barbell etc. we added this with military style cardio drills!! we lost weight and gained muscle!! add that to your normal boxing routine of bag / pad work, road work, sparring. great training! eye of the tiger ****!

 

Isolation is completly pointless to a boxer. Stick to compound lifts, squats, deadlifts, benchpress, overhead press, chin/pullups and rows.

 

Honestly i think weight training slows you down, id go with all body wieght exercises...Pushups(wide arm, diamond, elevated), chin/pull ups, dips, sqaut jumps, situps, etc

 

Agree. This will get you plenty strong for boxing and build muscular endurace as well. Spend the rest of your time running and doing boxing skill training.

 

heavy weights low reps between 1-5, compound lifts deadlifts, bench press, squats, military press, cleans..........

 

For boxing??!!

Ask Calzaghe how much of this he does? You think Ray Robinson or Monzon knew what deadlifts were?

How many real pros at the elite level do the excercise you describe above? None that I know of.

I am sure the weight routines you describe are useful, just not for boxing!

 

Because it wasn't the norm back then doesn't mean it wouldn't have benefited them.

You must not know of too many boxers then...I can think of at least 10 champions off the top of the head that incorporated lifting in their regime.

I don't agree with all the exercises relentless mentioned to use for boxing such as deadlift and militaries...deadlifts make you stiffer than a robot and are very strenuous on the body. Military press can prove bad for your rotators, even if done in front of the neck. But cleans, squats (and bench to a certain extent) are helpful for boxers if done right. Without question.

 

i dont really care what you think, your opinion means very little to me.

 

I would say if you do lift, do it with explosiveness and for endurance.

 

endurance is worked when doing boxing training, you should focus on strength and explosiveness with weights.

 

Weight training does not slow you down. If done correctly it can actually make muscles contract faster.

 

I hate it when people use this in a pathetic attempt to prove weights shouldn't be used.

 

*****yes*****

anyway, I can see this thread turning into another old vs. new school bull**** argument...weights are good in moderation...I mean, done correctly and explosively they can improve neuron firing time and muscle density (not mass, just solidity).

hopkins is a good example of this, as he moved up in weight.

 

dont bother:-(