body building boxers

[Youngblood]

If you were wanting to put mass behind your hits wouldn't it make more sense to build it in the forearms instead of in the biceps? People rarely get hit in the biceps, but they get hit in the forearms all the time (with guard up) and that's the mass which is going to matter more for stuff like jabs which you don't put your full weight behind. Plus it helps to build more stable wrists for hitting with.

I think it is fair to say that most of us in here know the biceps aren't a muscle group most required for boxing, but is still needed to be worked for balance and mobility in accessing the triceps shoulders and lats and the whole power system as it moves our center of gravity from the feet upward to bring that powerful punch we seek to fruition. Form of course is what is truly going to create it, but having a physique ready to delivery that proper form is optimal I believe.

I agree with the forearm strengthening...and wrists and hands. Maybe not for the same reasons, but I can't think of a part of the body that couldn't use strengthening for boxing.

I wouldn't want to abandon biceps and end up disproportioned ...but also have no interest in having them be large and purdy...like about 3/4's of the people I know personally who lift for looks.

I do think it is important to know when is enough though, for building, and that personally is something I am looking at. For both age and growth and potential long term damage...plus just for a good balanced boxing physique.

[tyciol]

I agree, it's good to build it for balance and stuff, but by that same logic you would also want to train your lats/traps/rhomboids too, so I don't really see the point in doing isolation stuff like curls when you can train more muscles in a balanced fashion by doing chins/pulls/rows.