| The most needed and under trained bio motor ability | | | | though you must combine speed strength exercises |
| I'm talking about is maximal strength. In this article I'm | | | | with your strength training to increase the rate of force |
| going to explain briefly why lifting heavy weights is a | | | | development. This combo of training will make you far |
| must, and why in fact they won't make you slow as | | | | more explosive. The thing I question is, don't you |
| many boxing trainers erroneously believe they do. | | | | increase your rate of force development hitting the |
| Lifting heavy weights will make you slow is a myth | | | | speed and double end bag? Yes you do. Keep in mind, |
| that has been around for many years. This myth | | | | by rate of force development, I'm talking about how |
| doesn't seem to be disappearing anytime soon either. | | | | fast you move an object. That's the key, how fast you |
| This old myth comes from boxing coaches who never | | | | move. If you wanna be fast, you have to move fast. |
| questioned it and who no nothing about strength | | | | A strength training block won't make you slow as long |
| training for boxers. Ask any coach what is their main | | | | as you add speed training exercises after a strength |
| goal in training their fighter? Their answer usually is, to | | | | base is built. You can add more speed exercise in a |
| make their fighter faster, and more powerful for their | | | | future block or add both speed exercises and strength |
| upcoming fight The fact of the matter is that most | | | | exercise together in the same training block to |
| fighters are bloody weak! These coaches don't | | | | increase speed. |
| understand that to get fast, you first have to get | | | | The results of adding these training means is you have |
| strong. To get strong, you have to lift heavy weights. | | | | a fighter who is truly faster and stronger. That's what |
| Performing a hundred push ups and lifting light weights | | | | ends fights quick, explosive power. To be explosive |
| for over 25 reps won't get you strong. Performing high | | | | you first need to be strong so you can be fast. Speed |
| reps won't, but high reps are often what a boxing skill | | | | is born from strength. Weak fighters are slow for a |
| coach will tell his fighter to use. | | | | reason. When you are strong and fast, then you have |
| Boxing skill coaches also fail to understand that | | | | true power. Once you are powerful behind sound skill, |
| strength and speed, are the prerequisites for power. | | | | you are a dangerous fighter. I hope I've shed some |
| So to be powerful, you have to be strong and fast. | | | | light on this old wives tale for you. The next time you |
| There is no other way around this formula. If you | | | | hear a boxing coach say lifting heavy weights will |
| ignore it, you don't reach your full potential. | | | | make you slow, you will know better to listen to that |
| Now don't get me wrong, if you do nothing but lift | | | | ignorance. |
| heavy weights, they can make you slow. The key is | | | | |