Boxing and weight lifting

[TripleN]

Hi everyone

So ive been to the gym on and off for a good while now, i look like ive been lifting for a while but nothing crazy, its been almost a year off, ive gained fat, lost a bit of muscle. I also wanted to learn boxing for a while so i did and i also got back to the gym and i have split up them into a day of boxing and another for the gym with a day of rest in the week, since i want to lose the fat i gained and i want to restore my shape. So what tips do you guys have and what should i expect.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

Eat enough carbs to cover the boxing workout . It will eat muscles if you don't eat enough .

 

[Bible_Belt]

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Fighters typically lift weights with low weight and high reps, sets of 15-20. It is the opposite of lifting for mass.

 

[TripleN]

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Unfortunately

Fighters typically lift weights with low weight and high reps, sets of 15-20. It is the opposite of lifting for mass.

Im looking for decent mass with low body fat, boxers bodies are scrawny with abs, definitely not what i want

 

[mrgoodstuff]

Unfortunately

Im looking for decent mass with low body fat, boxers bodies are scrawny with abs, definitely not what i want

It's going to mostly be your food intake. LIke if your boxing workout takes 1000 calories, and you are lean enough already ( you can see abs and veins ), then have 800-1000 calories vs when your not boxing in mostly carbs. It will keep the workout from eating up your muscle and give you enough fuel.

you can have a descent amount of muscle as a boxer/kick boxer ( look at Michael Jai White ) but you have to eat. Also your going to have to lift if you want to keep muscle on, because as you see if you don't your body will start shrinking anything it doesn't need. Because that boxing workout is a cardio ass kicker, and the body don't want no muscle, extra fat or extra weight it doesn't need.

 

[Poonstra]

I've been thaiboxing for 16 years (twice a weej) and only started lifting weights (also twice a week) 1,5 years ago.
I try and keep a day in between sessions. Monday lifting, Wednesday thaiboxing, Thursday lifting and Saturday thaiboxing. As a general tip, if your shirts start to smell like amonia after a workout you're burning muscle. Avoid that. Just make sure you eat before a boxing session.

 

[Spaz]

If your shirts start to smell like amonia after a workout you're burning muscle.

^This. Take note of it.

When I was in my early teens to late teens training karate it didn't matter much. It's when I hit 24 whilst working as a part time karate instructor that I noticed weakness in speed, endurance and hits that got me to eat right before training.