other sports that help boxing training

[the prom queen]

I can see how handball would help with footwork
I am going swimming tomorrow
what other sports do you guys parctice that also help boxing

[MrSmall]

Dancing.

[goldenboy]

running!!!

[the prom queen]

:)
that goes without saying
man yall shoulda seen me on the damn jump rope this morning
I looked a hot mess

[karatekid530]

any combat sport obviously. football would build a pain tolerance and increase your strength greatly if you train right, baseball would make you athletic in general and give you quick reflexes, as would hockey. judo would help a ton in the clinch. any sport helps if you look at it the right way, whatever keeps you active when you're not training for boxing is good enough.

[SweetScience]

Basketball

[joekirkbycobra]

anythink to help fitness

[T.C.W]

running

[Scorpion]

Tennis.

[Polymath]

Basketball

thats what Rj thinks.

[dwilson]

Hop scotch but it takes real dedication to get good at it.

[FM3O]

Sometimes If I don't feel like drudging out roadwork, I'll get my bro to play a one on one full court basketball game with me. I feel it's a good combination of an aerobic and anarobic workout, plus it's fun.

[PaddyD1983]

anythink to help fitness

Joe

Our mick is getting a set of keys for Kirby so he's gonna give me some coaching after I finish work. Winner!

Hopefully I can get some fights in next season now

[mush]

surfing

[right_hook_roye]

basketball

[RockOn33]

i like backyard football... can even be two hand touch. If u play quick enough, it can be the same as doing sprints

[Thumpa50814]

running!!!yeah man lots of running like a marathon runner or some shit

[OuterDrake]

cycling, ice skating, soccer.

[RDJ]

They all do. Boxing is very versatile, you need all aspects of physical fitness. Some people think strength is the most important, that's why you see a lot of people lift weights four times a week. I personally think that's counterproductive.

[Urban_Gorilla]

They all do. Boxing is very versatile, you need all aspects of physical fitness. Some people think strength is the most important, that's why you see a lot of people lift weights four times a week. I personally think that's counterproductive.

why do you think lifting weights is counter productive?

my friend who is a sprinter, does weighted squats and box jumps as well as sprint related coached sessions (obviously) and he has improve his track best and as far as hes concerened hes only going to keep on improving.

i say this as if the weighted squats and box jumps are as a result helping his anaerobic speed, isnt it at all possible but bench presses and clap press ups could be used to help in aiding anaerobic hand speed when conbined with coached boxing sessions?

before you replie, notice how im refering to speed and not power ;)

to get back on topic,

i heard calzaghi makes his boxers finish boxing sessions with a game of soccer every once in a while, maybe to help foot work and ballance i dont know?

in my opinion, sports that require you to do alot of running aswell as quick burts of sprinting along with sports that require good reflexes and balance could contribute to aiding boxing, which is one of the reasons why Enzo Calzaghi might have is boxers play soccer every once in a while.?

[Bazooka]

Handball

[BlackWater]

Golf

[RDJ]

why do you think lifting weights is counter productive?

I did not say that, please reread my post.

[Urban_Gorilla]

I did not say that, please reread my post.


They all do. Boxing is very versatile, you need all aspects of physical fitness. Some people think strength is the most important, that's why you see a lot of people lift weights four times a week. I personally think that's counterproductive.

okay then . . . :huh

so what is it you see as being counter productive?

[RDJ]

okay then . . . :huh

so what is it you see as being counter productive?
Lifting weights 4 times a week, perhaps? :think

Just like I think running marathons is counterproductive for boxing, but for some reason people take that a lot less personal.

[Urban_Gorilla]

Lifting weights 4 times a week, perhaps? :think

Just like I think running marathons is counterproductive for boxing, but for some reason people take that a lot less personal.

theres no doubt about it that running marathons is counter productive when in heinsight boxing matches at most only last 12 x 3 minutes.

so running for 2 hours straight wont do you alot of favours interms of boxing "cross training".

although i cant see how weight training is counter productive, even if done 4 times a week, if done correctly it can have huge benefits.

[RDJ]

If you do it 4 times a week it's not "done correctly" unless your goal is being a weight lifter.

[Scorpion]

Ping Pong.

[Urban_Gorilla]

If you do it 4 times a week it's not "done correctly" unless your goal is being a weight lifter.

so its not possible to do compound weight training 4 times a week ( i .e monday chest-bench press, tuesday back-deadlifts and weighted chins, thursday legs-squats and saturday doing something like abs, neck, traps and maybe trieceps and biceps) and not be a boxer. . . ARE YOU REAL??

[RDJ]

so its not possible to do compound weight training 4 times a week ( i .e monday chest-bench press, tuesday back-deadlifts and weighted chins, thursday legs-squats and saturday doing something like abs, neck, traps and maybe trieceps and biceps) and not be a boxer. . . ARE YOU REAL??
When will you be doing actual boxing workouts? You know, punching, stuff like that? :think

Ps. compound workouts, and still isolating triceps biceps, abs and neck? :huh

[Urban_Gorilla]

When will you be doing actual boxing workouts? You know, punching, stuff like that? :think

Ps. compound workouts, and still isolating triceps biceps, abs and neck? :huh

yeah compound work outs and isolating exercises for abs traps and neck with additional bicep and tricep if wanted. . .

did you know (which you proberbly dont) holyfield did compounds and isolations as such, when moving from cruiser to heavy and in terms of counter productivaty. . . i.e stamina issues and slower movements, which people associated in and arround boxing assumed was the down fall to brunos failure to win fights he was clearly winning but threw away in the later rounds, he (hollyfield) managed to beat carl lewis in an 800meter race and beat boxers twice his size and took bombs from big hitters (tyson, bowe, lewis and mercer) comfortably head and body which he attributed to his strong neck and strong torso (from isolation neck and ab work outs) and im sure holyfield isnt the only boxer who does/did such weight training exercises who have achieved alot in terms of boxing.

:hi:

:yep oh and P.S i wont even reply to your ignorant comment about me training as it wasnt relvent to this discusion what were having where im making you look silly :yep

[RDJ]

Holyfield already was a boxer, he lifted to go to heavyweight. You can lift 4 times a week if you want, you'll end up being a weight lifter who does some boxing on the side.

There's nothing wrong with weight lifting, just like there's nothing wrong with 15 mile runs. But if you do them 4 times a week, they conflict with actual boxing training because your body needs recovery. Since you seem to lift 4 times a week, perhaps you can tell me what kind of actual boxing training you do, and how much?

You'd be better of punching unless you plan on lifting your opponent.

[Urban_Gorilla]

Holyfield already was a boxer, he lifted to go to heavyweight. You can lift 4 times a week if you want, you'll end up being a weight lifter who does some boxing on the side.

There's nothing wrong with weight lifting, just like there's nothing wrong with 15 mile runs. But if you do them 4 times a week, they conflict with actual boxing training because your body needs recovery. Since you seem to lift 4 times a week, perhaps you can tell me what kind of actual boxing training you do, and how much?

You'd be better of punching unless you plan on lifting your opponent.

so you have gone from saying that its counter productive, to saying theres nothing wrong with, doing such things. . . :huh

i never said i lifted weights X amounts of times a week, i just said its more than possible to do it 4 times a week if done correctly and it can be productive, which doesnt make you a weight lifter and part time boxer which you are suggesting, when people like holyfield, tyson (after prison) and ricky hatton (to name a few) added weight training to there boxing work outs and at some point in there Boxing career where elite, top of their game and World champs. . . a far -far way from weight lifter/part time boxer which your suggesting:huh

true holyfield was a boxer who incorporated weight lifting into his training reigmn but he obviously thought that he had to get stronger and add more lean muscle to compete with heavyweights, which he did and produced some of the best heavyweight bouts of modern day history, and if you asked him, as he improved as a boxer since using weights im sure he would say yes.

[RDJ]

so you have gone from saying that its counter productive, to saying theres nothing wrong with, doing such things. . . :huh

Your reading comprehension leaves a lot to be desired. I said there's nothing wrong with weightlifting, unless you do it 4 times a week. That's simply too much, it will conflict with your boxing training. Please try reading before posting, it's getting annoying.

You're going in circles, so I'll leave it at that.

[BodyShots]

Basketball

[Urban_Gorilla]

Your reading comprehension leaves a lot to be desired. I said there's nothing wrong with weightlifting, unless you do it 4 times a week. That's simply too much, it will conflict with your boxing training. Please try reading before posting, it's getting annoying.

You're going in circles, so I'll leave it at that.
your logic leaves alot to be desired, you never said "unless you do it 4 times a week" but i guess when your hobbies include the occasional hit to the head ill let it slide, ill carry on including weights in my training regimn regardless.;)

-edit-

well it never said "unless you do it 4 times a week" before you edited it ;)

[RDJ]

your logic leaves alot to be desired, you never said "unless you do it 4 times a week"
For fucks sake ... :patsch

They all do. Boxing is very versatile, you need all aspects of physical fitness. Some people think strength is the most important, that's why you see a lot of people lift weights four times a week. I personally think that's counterproductive.
Lifting weights 4 times a week, perhaps? :think

Just like I think running marathons is counterproductive for boxing, but for some reason people take that a lot less personal.

If you do it 4 times a week it's not "done correctly" unless your goal is being a weight lifter.


There's nothing wrong with weight lifting, just like there's nothing wrong with 15 mile runs. But if you do them 4 times a week, they conflict with actual boxing training because your body needs recovery.
well it never said "unless you do it 4 times a week" before you edited it ;)

Only one of those posts was edited, long before you replied (compare the times if you want). And before I edited it the entire sentence about nothing being wrong with weights wasn't there either, you fucking moron. You just didn't see it because you were foaming from the mouth because I said something about your precious weights.

I clearly stated 4 times a week from the beginning of this thread. You even included it in some of your replies. Acting like it wasn't there is a bit of a cop out.

Now please, fuck off.

[Urban_Gorilla]

For fucks sake ... :patsch










Only one of those posts was edited, long before you replied (compare the times if you want). And before I edited it the entire sentence about nothing being wrong with weights wasn't there either, you fucking moron. You just didn't see it because you were foaming from the mouth because I said something about your precious weights.

I clearly stated 4 times a week from the beginning of this thread. You even included it in some of your replies. Acting like it wasn't there is a bit of a cop out.

Now please, fuck off.

wow you sound really aggressive, i hope i never get in the ring with you :bbb is your ring name 'RAGING' RDJ BY ANY CHANCE HAHAHA :rofl

i guess you find body weight exercises useless too huh?

regardless of anything you say or said or edited, i still believe weight training "EVEN IF SOME ONE WANTS TO DO IT 4 TIMES" a week can be productive and nothing will change my opinion on this, especially when so many great champions have incorporated it into their regimn i find it hard not too :thumbsup

/discussion.

[RossR24]

try some soccer. its great for aerobic capacity and its less monotonous than going on a long jog, although you get pretty much the same result.

[kep]

I can see how handball would help with footwork
I am going swimming tomorrow
what other sports do you guys parctice that also help boxingballet:yep

[Shifty107]

In door soccer with a small ball helps with footwork really well. I trained with Kostya Tszyu for a few years and at least once a week we went downstairs to the Bball court and played soccer for an hour. I found it worked wonder.

[thejokerswild]

In door soccer with a small ball helps with footwork really well. I trained with Kostya Tszyu for a few years and at least once a week we went downstairs to the Bball court and played soccer for an hour. I found it worked wonder.

Yeah ive been playing soccer to improve boxing performance and i have to agree that it does do wonders for the footwork and balance. infact my buddy who's a pro soccer player has been training at the gym with me for improvements in soccer.

[RDJ]

Tennis: agility (lateral movement in particular) and perhaps reflexes.

[Polymath]

Fencing.

[El Puma]

Fencing.Very good choice.:thumbsup

[MrSmall]

For fucks sake ... :patsch










Only one of those posts was edited, long before you replied (compare the times if you want). And before I edited it the entire sentence about nothing being wrong with weights wasn't there either, you fucking moron. You just didn't see it because you were foaming from the mouth because I said something about your precious weights.

I clearly stated 4 times a week from the beginning of this thread. You even included it in some of your replies. Acting like it wasn't there is a bit of a cop out.

Now please, fuck off.

It has been said that if you DON'T HAVE SEX 4 times a week your penis will wither and DIE.

:tired