They may help you build more muscle mass, but won’t make you punch harder. Those are exercises such as pull-ups, Plyo push-ups, burpees etc, (we will talk about them more in depth later).Īlso, if you want to improve your explosive power I don’t recommend doing isolation exercises (such as biceps and triceps curls, bench press and all these exercises that bodybuilders do). And the best way to do that is by doing exercises for multiple muscle groups, which require fast (explosive) movements. If we want to punch harder we need to improve our explosive power. Which basically is the maximum amount of force we are able to generate for a minimum period of time. When it comes to conditioning for boxing, there 3 main things we need to develop:ġ) Explosive power – One of the most important factors of the punching power is not the strength like many people think, but the explosive power. And the opposite – if we are in a great physical shape but our technique is poor, everyone with a little more skill, experience, and understanding of boxing can outbox us easily. Our conditioning is important because no matter how good our boxing skills are, if we can’t box for more then 4-5 rounds, even less skilled boxers will beat us. We want to improve both of them every time we workout out. When it comes to boxing there are two main goals we aim for: We will talk about all these things but first, let’s see what actually are our goals when we train for boxing.
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In this article, we are going to talk about the best boxing workout routine for beginners.Īlso unlike most of the other articles out there, I will give you exact tips on how to do the exercises, plus how many sets and reps you should do for every exercise and even how long you should rest between the sets. I am talking about boxing drills such as heavy bag work, shadowboxing, jumping rope etc.īut if you’re wondering which of them you should do and you’re looking for a complete boxing workout, you are in the right place. You’ve probably watched all these videos where some boxers do different exercises in the gym.