Weight Training for Legs

What do you guys think about it? I'm not big on incorporating weight training into a boxing regime mainly because it doesn't promote mobility and agility. I like to be able to be light on my feet and move but I also like to get down and be the aggressor as well. The legs don't move a whole lot when throwing a punch so mobility doesn't really come into play except for pivoting/turning the hips. I don't think weight training will hinder that.

What do you guys think? FYI I don't like squats because they are terrible for the knees.

 

It seems you guys are all talk when it comes to knowing a lot about training...

 

I'd like some people that actually train in a gym to respond. This is a training section not a theoretical section.

 

Haven't seen any threads about weight training for legs on here.

 

I don't have money for a gym membership. I go to a free boxing gym.

 

It's common sense. If you have to wrap your knees to lift heavy weight on squats then there is obviously something wrong with the exercise. Squats aren't even the focus of this thread.

The further each of you stray from the thread topic exposes you all as guys who sit on there ass and theorize about training.

What is so hard about weight training exercises for legs other than squats? Do you all just not know any?

 

Lifting weights for lots of reps will induce hypertrophy and Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy at that. It's not the near future that I'm worried about Squats messing up my knees, it is down the road during my 40s, 50s, and so on that I am looking out for. My family has a history of arthritic knees so I'm at risk.

Boxing is terrible as well for the hands. Think about it, it is repeated trauma to the weakest bones in the body. Wrapping them and wearing gloves only helps to reduce the risk of injury but never assures.