I take boxing 3 times a week and I don't want to be like HUGE, I just want to be normal size and have decent muscle. I was wondering, should I weight train while boxing or is boxing enough to build muscle?
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Thread: does boxing build muscle?
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08-09-2005, 05:46 PM #1
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08-09-2005, 06:17 PM #2
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08-09-2005, 06:36 PM #3
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08-09-2005, 06:58 PM #4Originally Posted by bigga1234
And don't worry, if you don't want to get huge it won't happen. You have to work very hard and have a specific diet and training program to get "huge". Be careful when you say that, I have friends that would tear somebody apart for saying something like that.
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08-09-2005, 07:17 PM #5
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08-09-2005, 08:17 PM #6
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08-09-2005, 09:53 PM #7
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08-09-2005, 09:58 PM #8
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08-10-2005, 01:06 AM #9Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
As the old saying goes, a good big guy is better than a good little guy. Muscles and strength will help you in boxing tremendously.
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08-10-2005, 09:38 PM #10
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08-10-2005, 11:46 PM #11
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08-11-2005, 01:04 AM #12
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08-11-2005, 07:05 AM #13
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08-26-2012, 09:00 PM #14
actually speed is only part of it, muscle is important. after you connect is when you put your weight into it, why do you think they have weight brackets? its because a heavyweight who knows how to punch will lay out a lightweight fighter in 1-3 hits, its the thrust from your shoulder and extending your arm is where the real power comes from. not to mention you never going to deal damage to 240lb man of solid muscle with mids ever. muscle is power endurance and defense. a big man can still be fast trust me.
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09-04-2012, 10:56 AM #15
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09-04-2012, 12:31 PM #16
It depends entirely on what you do when you train. At my gym we used to do a lot of conditioning exercises before we even put the gloves on. Hundreds of different types of push-ups, sit ups, pull ups, arm exercises, resistance bands, squat jumps, box jumps, dragging a broken 150lb heavy bag across the floor and pushing it back again etc etc. This type of conditioning work is essential for boxing and will build functional/athletic muscle, but you won't resemble a bodybuilder without weigh training.
If all you do is go and hit the heavy bags and spar then no you won't build a lot of muscle.
If you look at pro boxers in general they have big lats and tris, and powerful shoulders and look extremely athletic but not muscle-bound. Although they don't lift weights in bodybuilding type splits, most guys do some powerlifting type work - squats/cleans etc, although some world champions still swear they've never touched a weight
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09-04-2012, 02:57 PM #17
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09-05-2012, 03:36 AM #18
Great answer bro..Yes boxing will only build so much muscle, we focus mainly on endurance of the muscles for explosiveness and power, and cardio, aside from training with coaches..If your looking to build muscle you need a weight lifting routine, and if you plan to box then you need a good trainer and no weights just resistance bands and your body along with the right equipment such as bags, gloves etc...,.In our sport the use of weights is commonly frowned upon, weight lifting and boxing don't go together the biggest reason is I find it limits flexibility in the ring when your a bulky guy, also a bigger guy with more muscle mass has a lot less cardio than someone who doesn't lift but does hi reps, and you are to square on your footwork which causes you to be a prime target for body-shots when fighting inside..want muscle lift weights, want a very lean and endured body, agility, explosiveness, raw strength, and punching power, speed, then get a trainer and box.
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09-05-2012, 03:46 AM #19
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09-05-2012, 03:57 AM #20
Your an idiot, In all seriousness it has to do with proper mechanics and form. Strength also has little to do with punching power. There is a big difference, between punching heavy, and punching sharp. The ral power come from your legs, and then the equal weight distribution up through the hips..Your a full blown clueless person about boxing..And after you connect is not when you put your weight into it, its all one motions idiot..people who think they know boxing kill me sometimes..Sigh
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09-05-2012, 07:40 AM #21
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09-05-2012, 04:28 PM #22
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09-05-2012, 04:41 PM #23
i also forgot to mention i do not hold boxing in very high regards as fars as to call it a real fighting style. a street fighter will always win boxing creates far to many bad habits. a real fighter uses his whole body and has no rules he knows how to handle many men at once. so think twice b4 you speak boy ive shed more blood and been jumped many times coming out on top quite a few times. when you take bat to the ribs or a brick to the head you come see me cuz i have np kick your knees in ripping your eyes out or using your throat as a speed bag.
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09-06-2012, 04:07 AM #24
Um tyson was on top because he had a great trainer Mr. Rooney, without him tyson wouldve never learned how to throw a proper power punch, tyson was on top because he had great footwork, and was a great inside fighter, he also had great head movement, Nd ive boxed since I was 13 Ive beeen in the ring with plenty of heavy hitters, cant say the same for u
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09-06-2012, 04:10 AM #25
Boxing is one of the oldest fighting styles in history, its had plenty of time to work out the flaws that created bad habits, this is y u get a trainer, a boxer does use his whole body but to gener=ate his hands we dont need feet nd knees etc..No rules means unfair which is for pusses, ur six two 295, thats the size of my sparring partner "boy", and quit listening to metal it makes u think ur rambo when your jus a whiteboi with a attitude
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09-06-2012, 10:09 AM #26
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09-06-2012, 10:11 AM #27
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09-07-2012, 10:24 AM #28
white boy with attitude.... i grew up eating guys like you bro. i used to pick fights with boxing clubs and football jocks just to prove em **** can't say i always won but 90% of them either just couldn't fight or relied far to much on strength then skill. nothing ends a fight faster then a full body headbutt to your nose or a step kick to your hips. fighting is about winning it is not a sport anyone who thinks so is a chump who will get eaten alive in the real world im 275lbs now i was 230lb solid b4 i got married then i got lazy ended up 400lbs now im in training again i lost it all in 8 months by summer i should hit my peak once again. Tell a mma fighter [even though i respect them more then boxers there still too limited] or a traditional Muay Thai cage fighter "aka real fighting", hes a pussy when he makes you cry. the thing about a real fighter is we are bread to kill. we know what real injury is we know to become an animal to be a steel wall that knows no pain. you would soon break your hand on me then knock me out that is if you lasted long enough. also your a moron tyson was a charger is only flaw is he could not fight backing up, he too was a bread street fighter long b4 boxing that's why he was a beast.
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09-07-2012, 07:09 PM #29
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09-08-2012, 07:25 PM #30
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