The deadlift and boxing

[Warrior Scholar]

I barely find enough energy to do abs and some push ups after a session. Bag and rope seems to be ripping my arms and legs pretty well already.

Change your diet. Have a smoothie with the following.

Avacado
Ginger
Turmeric w/ black pepper
1 Lemon
Cinnamon
scoop protein
tbsp flax seed (brown)
tbsp chai seed
good fist of oatmeal
handful of blueberries
1 banana
4-5 prunes
4-5 almonds
some himalayan salt
1 tablespoon of grass fed butter, heated on stove
1 tablespoon of coconut oil, heated on stove

once you add the oil blend it up, you'll understand after your session.



My source:
Dr. Mercola's Breakfast Smoothie

[Warrior Scholar]

Take a zinc supplement, also. That's a good cheap thing you can do to boost testosterone. The aforementioned smoothie should be consumed one hour before you walk in the door. I forgot -

1 tsp green tea
1 tsp psyllium husk

[HedonisticFrog]

So long as you are doing heavy reps that doesn't make your legs beef up, but rather just adds strength its fine, good even, if you start bodybuilding by exhausting your muscles and making them grow big with higher reps like 5- 10 reps its going to cripple you as a boxer.

It will make you heavier put you in a division you dont belong and cant compete in, it will cripple your endurance, and wont do much for your power speed n foot work.

5 x 5 reps is still body building.

Bodybuilding and boxing are NOT compatible.

Most people that weight train for boxing are hurting their performance.

You won't gain weight unless you eat at a caloric surplus. Don't eat too much and that's not a concern.


Obviously you don't want to be Mr. Olympia sized, but more muscle mass in combination with training how to use it will lead to faster and stronger punches, faster head movement, and quicker foot speed. Every movement is created by muscles, if they're stronger you're more capable. There's a reason pros use anabolic steroids.

[DinoCop]

Change your diet. Have a smoothie with the following.

Avacado
Ginger
Turmeric w/ black pepper
1 Lemon
Cinnamon
scoop protein
tbsp flax seed (brown)
tbsp chai seed
good fist of oatmeal
handful of blueberries
1 banana
4-5 prunes
4-5 almonds
some himalayan salt
1 tablespoon of grass fed butter, heated on stove
1 tablespoon of coconut oil, heated on stove

once you add the oil blend it up, you'll understand after your session.



My source:
Dr. Mercola's Breakfast Smoothie

Thanks for the advice, I will mix some of these with some of what I have and see if it helps. I have had sleeping disorders (bat style) for nearly 2 years and been training with barely anything good in my stomach. It hit me now that it's important

[OctoberRed]

You won't gain weight unless you eat at a caloric surplus. Don't eat too much and that's not a concern.


Obviously you don't want to be Mr. Olympia sized, but more muscle mass in combination with training how to use it will lead to faster and stronger punches, faster head movement, and quicker foot speed. Every movement is created by muscles, if they're stronger you're more capable. There's a reason pros use anabolic steroids.

Do they even have testing in the Olympia? These guys are muscle on top of muscle.

[HedonisticFrog]

Do they even have testing in the Olympia? These guys are muscle on top of muscle.

They're so far past what you can achieve naturally it's ridiculous. There's no testing whatsoever in Mr. Olympia. Not even the joke of testing that boxing does.

[GGG Gloveking]

Do they even have testing in the Olympia? These guys are muscle on top of muscle.

Yes they do. You have to stay above the minimum

[HedonisticFrog]

There have been studies done on the impact of weight training on athletic performance, but not that much is known about how weight training specifically impacts boxing. Where punching power really comes from for instance is hardly scientifically explained. This point is made clear in this literature review into the subject: . The review states: "No studies were found that explored in depth the impact of strength and conditioning practice on punching force." Ï recommend reading the review if you're interested in this subject by the way. It gives a good nuanced image of current knowledge in my opinion.

They must not have looked very hard. Upper and lower body strength are both correlated to punching harder. It's perfectly logical since all movement comes from muscle. If you have stronger muscles you can punch harder. Obviously you need to have good technique as well to utilize it

[OctoberRed]

They're so far past what you can achieve naturally it's ridiculous. There's no testing whatsoever in Mr. Olympia. Not even the joke of testing that boxing does.

What about those Arnold strongman competitions. Those guys are not in the best of shape, physically, but the amount of power is unreal.

[HedonisticFrog]

What about those Arnold strongman competitions. Those guys are not in the best of shape, physically, but the amount of power is unreal.

Pretty much any elite athlete, especially strength athletes, take steroids. Just because they have a lot of fat doesn't mean that they aren't muscular and extremely fit underneath. They're only concerned about strength and extra fat doesn't hinder them significantly so they go to the extreme.

Just look at Zydrunas Savickas when he was competing and then afterwards when he cut weight due to a neck injury. He can't even go all out and he's still bigger than any natural bodybuilder competitor.