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Here is what a boxing trainer told me...

goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/05/07, 08:52 AM Ok I have been going to this boxing gym to train for a while I've been going for about 4 days and I was talking to one of the trainers their who is setting me up on a schedule...I asked him weather I should lift weights or not while training for it...He said he wouldnt recommend it because im not a heavyweight and weight would be against me and make me slower....I told him I wanted to build muscle and cut a little fat he said that. That would come with the schedule he would set me up on and sparring/road work/hitting the heavy bag w/ weight gloves would be enough along w/ numerous exercises. Anyone got any comments about this?
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/07, 09:24 AM You have to decide which is your priority - being more muscular or being a smaller, faster boxer. If you are not planning on boxing pro, you may want to keep up some lifting. You will cut fat and muscle with a heavy boxing schedule just because you are going to burn a ton of calories. -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/05/07, 09:26 AM Im very much satisfied with my size at the moment (although a little bit mad because my pants are getting way to tight on me).....Im at 160 and I feel really good...Id like to cut down the fat and just have that "muscular" build at my weight.
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/05/07, 09:27 AM Ohhh yeah no desire to box pro at all...
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2004/05/07, 12:39 PM if it a serious boxing gym, I`d say try it out... The trainging will make you more lean and from that point you can start adding some weight training. I`m a huge fan of martial/boxig training (my style I guess)
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/05/07, 12:54 PM You hit it right on the money.....My regimen will look something similar to this Monday-Run about 2 miles w/ weighted vest Tuesday-Abdominal/chest/heavy bag training Wednesday-Sparring Thursday-Jump rope/Spar Friday-2 mile run Saturday-Abdominal/chest training Im kind of skeptical because thats alot of cardio and I dont want to lose any muscle just get leaner....I figure this will do me good because it will get me that ripped lean look im going for and then when I lose the fat I can bulk up again and should be able to put it on (and make it more noticeable) than before.... ============ Quoting from bicep: if it a serious boxing gym, I`d say try it out... The trainging will make you more lean and from that point you can start adding some weight training. I`m a huge fan of martial/boxig training (my style I guess) =============
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/05/07, 07:05 PM Just eat a lil more protein, so that you don't burn muscle and loose it.........give it a try talk a lil break, you might be surprised -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2004/05/09, 01:34 AM ...I have friends that practice martial arts and they look really good but mostly their training consists of running(lots - distance and sprint), push-ups, pull-ups, skipping rope, abs. But it`s a really intensive, similar to what Arnold describes in his books, when he used to workout with his friends in the forest.