Can you replace lifting with a martial art (boxing for example)?

sanholo14 · 2019-12-21T14:13:09+00:00

Lifing= Aesthetics with a bonus of getting extra power Martial arts=Correct fighting techniqe which increases the odds of you winning in a fight So no you cant replace it, since they focus on different outcomes My suggestion is do both because correct fight technique combined with raw power is the shit!!

baldeagle0304 · 2019-12-21T13:58:01+00:00

Do both. Too much boxing will give you brain damage. Do jiu jitsu and lift weights

Patches0wholahan · 2019-12-21T14:06:26+00:00

Lol if you work out at a boxing gym 6 days a week then sure don’t go lift

svenfromaccounting · 2019-12-21T18:10:03+00:00

Depends. 5 years of boxing, 12 years of brazilian jiu jitsu, sprinkle some wrestling, and more recently muay thai and judo. Hit the gym for maybe 12-13 years as well.

The reason why I prefer modern martial arts (bjj, wrestling, boxing, muay thai) to the gym is because we all have a standard frame that we are born into. By going to the gym you add onto the frame but are limited by genetics, hence roids breaking the plateau. The problem with the gym is that you atrophy very fucking quickly. 6 months to a year will kill absolutely any body you've built up over the years...

Which when you think about it is really not long considering how often we hit road blocks in our lives. Change of lifestyle from jobs, moving to new locations, finding SO, breaking up with SO, having kids, financial changes, etc etc.

Martial arts on the other hand are a skill. Yes they help you get lean with powerful specialized muscle buildup because they are technically a form of cardio but if you were to take a few years off you can easily "hop back on the bike" so to speak.

Plus you learn to beat the shit out people and can easily take on a gym goer.

High preference for the modern martial arts but the gym aint bad.

Protocol_Apollo · 2019-12-21T14:12:19+00:00

To just be active sure.

To build quality size and strength probs not.

Terdmuffin · 2019-12-21T14:32:48+00:00

Depends on your goals.

__TheDon__ · 2019-12-21T17:36:59+00:00

No, two different things.

Lifting gets you more muscular. MMA can get you lean and in shape, but nothing compared to the aesthetics you can get from lifting.

319Skew · 2019-12-21T17:02:43+00:00

What for?

SleazeballG · 2019-12-21T17:54:52+00:00

I do. Why would it be wrong?

vondoom900 · 2019-12-21T18:11:51+00:00

You can replace lifting with bar workout which is far more effective for martial arts - e.g. GSP does gymnastics mainly and he's jacked.

Red_Pill_Brotherhood · 2019-12-21T20:45:51+00:00

Lifting for muscle and strength and martial arts for knowing how to fight. Ideally you do both. PPL and 2-3 days a week martial arts.

Throwaway-242424 · 2019-12-23T06:07:28+00:00

If you get semi-serious about martial arts you'll be well-advised to start lifting for performance enhancement anyway, so as cliche as "just do both" is, it's right.

Just pick a lifting routine that is relatively low frequency and volume.

Title	Can you replace lifting with a martial art (boxing for example)?
Author	Caroluss
Upvotes	2
Comments	16
Date	December 21, 2019 1:56 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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