CT I know you’re big on explosive lifts and from what i’ve been reading they help a lot when it comes to improving ones punching power. Do you recommend any weight lifting programs a boxer should follow? At the moment im only boxing 4 times a week but would like to incoporates weight lifting to help put on some muscle and power to my punches.
A boxer’s training should mostly be aimed at improving striking power. It’s hard to add a ton of muscle mass while doing a lot of boxing work (it can be done, but not in huge amounts).
I cannot give you a precise routine but you should focus on both heavy and explosive movements. The mistake that a lot of boxers make is train with weights using high reps (in the hope of improving endurance)… endurance is improved when you do ring/boxing training and conditioning work, weights are done for strength and power.
The more endurance work you do, the harder it is to become stronger and more explosive. So a boxer who already does a lot od endurance work will make gains even harder if he does higher reps work.
Focus on the big strength moves:
- bench press
- deadlift
- squat (if not trying to stay in the same weight class)
- rows/pull-ups
And on explosive lifts:
- Snatch-grip high pulls
- Power clean and push press
- Other olympic lift variations
- medicine ball throws
- jumps
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