weight training for boxers?

[NBAfan#21]

Hey guys. I just had my 1st boxing class today and it made me realise how much out of shape i am. The cardio training is intense and i dont think i could keep on doing heavy weight lifting during the season since i have classes up to 5 times a week. So i was wondering what kind of weight workout i could to maintain my strength without overtraining.

Any ideas are welcome

 

[SaiBoT]

Hey guys. I just had my 1st boxing class today and it made me realise how much out of shape i am. The cardio training is intense and i dont think i could keep on doing heavy weight lifting during the season since i have classes up to 5 times a week. So i was wondering what kind of weight workout i could to maintain my strength without overtraining.

Any ideas are welcome

What does your current workout looks like?

 

[NBAfan#21]

What does your current workout looks like?

My last 5 workouts were cycles of the 5x5

and the one i was doing right now was this one (i only was doing it for a week though):

Monday
Squat or box squat 2-3 x 5
Glute/Ham Raises or pullthroughs 3 x 10
Bent Row or Chest Supported row 4 x 6
Barbell or Dumbbell Curl 3 x 8
Calf Raises 3 x 15

Wednesday
Bench Press or low board press 3 x 5, or 3 x 3
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press 4 x 8
Military or Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3 x 8
Skull Crushers 3 x 10
Ab work 3 x 10

Friday
Deadlift or rack deadlift 2-3 x 5
Leg press 2 x 10
Chin or lat pull-down 4 x 6
Barbell or Dumbbell Curl 3 x 8
Calf Raises 3 x 15

Monday
Incline bench press or Incline Dumbbell Press 3 x 5, or 3 x 3
Dumbbell Bench Press 4 x 8
Military or Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3 x 8
Tricep pushdowns 3 x 10
Ab work 3 x 10 Monday

 

[SaiBoT]

That workout sounds great, but if you want you can try these one Westside for Skinny Bastards A modified lifting program for "Hardgainers"

As with anything else you will get used to the cardio demands of boxing, i did kickboxing and san-shou btw which is physically more demanding than boxing due to the fact that throwing kicks and takedowns asks for more energy than just punches, not wanting to take away any credit from boxing though, that's really hard but you will get used to it.

 

[fortunatesun]

Also check out:

RossTraining.com Blog : Training

Lots of info and no nonsense gym technique for boxers.

 

[SaiBoT]

Also check out:

RossTraining.com Blog : Training

Lots of info and no nonsense gym technique for boxers.

That's a great link bro. I was checking it the other day, awesome ideas those guys have.