By Larry Goldberg
Boxers are a very special breed of athlete and they need very sport specific training exercises because of it. Part of the reason boxers are so different from other athletes is because there is such a fine line between needing both fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Sure, nearly every sport has this need but boxing tends to need the best from both, not just a little from both. Then there are the sports, such as weightlifting or long distance running, which require a dominant percentage of one or the other. Not so with boxing. A boxer needs to have the core strength to back punches with power but also have the speed and quickness to avoid harmful combinations.
One of the best ways a boxer can get the most out of each muscle group is to partake in calisthenics. Calisthenics help boxers and mixed martial arts athletes build up lean, strong muscles, not big bulky ones that slow them down. Calisthenics usually consist of an array of push ups, pull ups, crunches and sit ups. These exercises should be done 5-7 times per week and they will really strengthen the core muscles that a boxer uses on the most consistent basis, such as the abdominals, chest, shoulders, back and biceps.
It is advised to wear hand wraps while doing calisthenics because they help support the fingers and the wrists better then if they were bare. Hand wraps also keep the boxer’s hands in a firm, stable condition, which is much how they will be while under the gloves, so it is good practice.
by: Cheap Boxing
