Does lifting to heavy of weights make you punch slow?

Question

ok i am trying to get better at boxing and i have read all over to use 3-5 reps while strength training for boxing... I KNOW that weight lifting isnt the most important thing but i have time to do it so i do but anyways will 3-5 rep range make me slow if i use like 85-100 my 1RM also if it will what rep range should i use to have stronger punches put not get slower and gain also what exersies should i do right now i do bench press, squat. deadlift, barbellrow, bicep curl. tricep extension.lateral raise dumbell fly thank you

Answer 1

yes lifting too heavy of weights can slow down your punches. you need to concentrate on speed bag, and boxing in general.

Answer 2

Heavy weight training usually won't benefit a boxer unless he's trying to add bulk to move up like Holyfield did moving from Lt. heavy to heavyweight. If you want to lift weights but maintain your quickness my suggestion is to do more reps with less weight and get a good stretch in afterward to keep your muscles flexible and strong. Do some shoulder laterals, tricep extentions and bicep curls. I do those for my workouts and use less weight and do more reps and still stay quick and flexible, not bulky and stiff like real heavy weights can have you feeling. Good luck & hope this helps.

Answer 3

yes and that's why when you lift weights you shouldn't be lifting like that. the best exercise a boxer can do is what's known as a funtional workout. it's when you train your body to workout in the way it already wworks naturally. go to crossfit.com for more ideas. some things you should be doing to build muscle are... squats (no weights), squat thrusts, wall ball shots (squat while catching a medicine ball off a wall), sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, kettle-bell swings, thrusters, running (long distance and sprints), swimming (long distant and short), bench press (not a lot of weight just a whole lot of reps). for example you could do the following... run .25 distance on a treadmill, then do 5 pull-ups, 10 pushups, 15 squats, 20 sit-ups, 25 bench-press (just the bar =45pnds) do 5 rounds of this.

as for boxing itself you should do this sometimes...

Use gloves. Do each of these for 3 min then rest for a min. It's good to practice in rounds just like how you would fight. Also bob and weave as you are doing these, don’t stay stationary. This here is a great order...

1.left jab

2.right jab

3.left cross

4.right cross

5.left jab, right cross

6.right jab, left cross

7.left jab, right cross, left jab

8.right jab, left cross, right jab

9.left hook

10.right hook

11.left jab, right hook

10.right jab, left hook

11.left jab, right cross, left hook

12.right jab, left cross, right hook

13.left upper-cut

14.right upper-cut

15.left jab right upper-cut

16.right jab, left upper-cut

17.left jab, right cross, left upper-cut

18.right jab, left cross, right upper-cut

19.left jab, right cross, left upper-cut, right hook

20.right jab, left cross, right upper-cut, left hook

and there are countless more combinations as large as the imagination is that you can practice

Answer 4

dont do heavy weights if you want speed as they usually help you bulk up. lift light weights but more reps and plenty of cardio this will give you stamina, speed and power.

Answer 5

Do lots of wrist rollers, make your forearms powerful, keep working the speed bag and heavy bag. Powerful forearms makes your punches more solid.