Weight training and boxing question

[machine]

Hey guys. Great forums you have here. I stumbled across this site today and I'm very happy I did. I think I'll be coming here regularly to take advantage of the wealth of helpful information.

Ok, now to my question about weight training in conjunction with boxing training...

I was training in mixed martial arts (including boxing) 2-3 times a week but decided to suspend my training for the short term to work on gaining muscle mass. I'm currently weight training 3 times a week and am making great gains but I am eager to get back to boxing and I'm wondering whether adding 1-2 sessions a week of martial arts will have a negative impact on my body building? Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can still achieve muscle gain and get back to fight training?

I'm thinking that my options are to either just focus on weight training exclusively for around 6 months to a year to gain the muscle mass I desire, OR, slow the development of my muscle gain by weight training only twice a week and doing boxing training once each week. What are peoples thoughts on this? Has anyone had success with other training regimes?

Thanks in advance.

[GutShot]

hit the search function, this subject is doing the rounds at least twice a week

welcome to the forums

[alex w]

it will have no negative impacts whatso-ever

carry on

[KevK]

Basically for boxing you need to build up your fast twitch muscle fibers dog. Anytime you train arobically (I know I spelled that one wrong yo) for longer than 20 minutes your slow twitch muscles begin developing. As far as the martial arts are concerned, it couldn't hurt. I'm not sure about this one, but I think having good reflexes is a must for boxing, right? :P