4 Questions about strength training.

[Salty]

To be honest I think you'll just have to fight through the pain, do them 2 days apart but don't over do it. Make sure you get plenty of protein within an hour after your workout, maybe invest in some L-Glutamine which can help ease soreness. It just sounds like your legs aren't used to doing a lot of work, the good news is that they will adapt.

[Hearnsz]

Thanks for the advice everyone, went to the gym this morning and did 8-10 reps of everything with a bit lighter weight. (For dips and chinups I still did 5 reps)
Instead of squats I do sitting calf raises and other leg weight exercices.

When training my upper body I mostly target my back. While I'm doing the exercises (like Lat Pulldowns and Chinups) I can feel that I'm working with my back but afterwards its always my biceps that feel tired... Does anyone know if this is normal? Maybe a back just simply doesn't tire or something...

Btw I do a circuit of 7 different exercises for my upper body. So it takes some time in between of 2 chinups sets or whatever. Is that okay? (I think there's like 7-10 minutes in between of the same exercise) I do the circuit 4 times and then I start a very short circuit for my legs.

[Mafcherano]

Too much weight training is bad for boxing. You should be doing more claesthenics and maybe a few light weights in sets of 100 for your shoulders and bi's.

[Hearnsz]

Too much weight training is bad for boxing. You should be doing more claesthenics and maybe a few light weights in sets of 100 for your shoulders and bi's.

I only train with weights 1-2 times a week...

[Salty]

Too much weight training is bad for boxing. You should be doing more claesthenics and maybe a few light weights in sets of 100 for your shoulders and bi's.

You should train all types of strength, maximal strength development is just as important along with power, speed, etc. You shouldn't neglect one area, what's bad for boxing is hypertrophy training aka bodybuilding, no boxer should follow a body builders weights routine.

[Trrmo]

You should train all types of strength, maximal strength development is just as important along with power, speed, etc. You shouldn't neglect one area, what's bad for boxing is hypertrophy training aka bodybuilding, no boxer should follow a body builders weights routine.

If you need to/want to build up (normally during off season or when you dont need to compete) a hypertrophy/bodybuilder routine is perfectly fine!

[PunchDrunk]

If you need to/want to build up (normally during off season or when you dont need to compete) a hypertrophy/bodybuilder routine is perfectly fine!

Even bulking, I wouldn't let my fighters do split routines and a lot of isolation exercises. Compound movements with a bigger volume of work, and individualized smaller exercises, according to the individual's strengths and weaknesses.

[Trrmo]

Even bulking, I wouldn't let my fighters do split routines and a lot of isolation exercises. Compound movements with a bigger volume of work, and individualized smaller exercises, according to the individual's strengths and weaknesses.

Thats true, should focus on the compound exercises. But not all bodybuilding/ bulk up routines do lots of isolation work, most of the good basic routines focus on compound exercises.

I dont know why you wouldnt do split routines though?

[PunchDrunk]

Thats true, should focus on the compound exercises. But not all bodybuilding/ bulk up routines do lots of isolation work, most of the good basic routines focus on compound exercises.

I dont know why you wouldnt do split routines though?

Upper body/lower body split maybe. If you split it up further than that, you'll lose sight of what athleticism is all about: Movement.

Just my opinion on this one...

[Salty]

A weight routine's for a boxer should not change dynamics, even when gaining weight. Like said before a fighter's should be focussed on developing function, while Hypertrophy produces a lot of excess muscle which is basically useless. Many people are rather ignorant when it comes to gaining, simply by increasing the calorie intake of a balanced diet and consuming enough protein you are going to gain.