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I get many questions from aspiring fighters how to modify certain strength training systems/templates so they can still produce big numbers yet train in fight sports at the same time. Or they’ll say that they are a fighter but they’re focusing more on power lifting.

What?! So they wanna train like a power lifter and yet master boxing or whatever fighting art they are training in at the same time? I question this and obviously don’t recommend it because it can’t be done. It makes NO sense. They shouldn’t try to fool themselves in trying.

For one to master any fighting art it takes more than 1-2 hours of training a day 2-3days per week. You HAVE to immerse yourself in the training to fully grasp it and make any progress in it at all. I’ll say this one last time… YOU CAN’T be a power lifter and fighter at the same time. They both will detract from one another and halt any real progress you can make in either one.

If you wanna be a power lifer then power lift. If you want to be a fighter then focus your training on fighting. It takes HUGE focus and commitment to make it to the top in either one. You can’t do this by being a part time athlete in both sports.

A lot of aspiring fighters have been missing the boat on what purpose strength training serves in their training. Strength training is TO SUPPLEMENT not compete with skill training. LESS is more. Focus on doing more with less. Going over board in both leaves a fighter burned out and broken down. You can’t expect to be pushing big numbers in power lifting if you’re getting banged up in skill training.

Prioritize, focus, then commit and you’ll enjoy success in whatever you choose. Choose it and do it. Just don’t do both cause you’ll set your self up for a lot of heart ache, failure and pain.

I caught the Calzaghe-Jones advert/fight poster in this weekends USA Today paper. In the back ground it shows Joe performing a smith machine squat. Roy is curling some dbs.

Wow! These guys are serious aren’t they? What a joke! machine training isn’t going to make Joe any more explosive which is what he needed for the longest time. I don’t get why he’s SO against free weights. That narrow mindedness has hurt his career as far as potential left undeveloped. Oh well, you can’t help the unwilling.

Roy had a great strength/conditioning coach in Mackie Shilstone so I hope he remembers what Mackie taught him and he’s doing more than performing bicep curls. We’ll soon see as Calzaghe-Jones 24/7 starts tomorrow night.

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Hey as a boxer how important do you think neck training is. I have been doing wall leans currently and thats about it i was going to buy a neck harness.

You know of any other good ways to train the neck besides the bridge, that exercise just doesn’t seem right to me.

also with wall leans I train all 4 sides of my neck leaning against the back, front, and sides of my head. I keep my back straight and everything align is this a good exercise to be doing for boxing.

also I train my back a lot with rows and dead lifts and face pulls. Thanks, J

J...Strengthening the neck/cervical region is very important in a boxer’s training.

A neck harness works well, you can train side flexion with it too.

Try iso band holds with jump stretch bands Bands and Tubing. Increase the intensity of the holds by using a larger band and holding longer. Try starting off with 10 sec. holds, you can train flexion, extension, side flexion. Great for strengthening the neck.

J, Wall leans work great to correct forward head and strengthen the muscles of the lower cervical spine. ( along with stretching the subobcipital muscles by performing the chin tuck stretch.)

To increase the intensity hold a weight plate, med. ball, etc.

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