Enough rest between weightlifting?

[SeanReady2Rmble]

G'dafternoon everyone. Let me begin by describing my training regimen. I weight train 3 days a week(MON,WED,FRI) and I conduct my boxing training 3 days a week, on the alternative days (TUE,THUR,SAT). I rest Sunday. So in fact, the day after my weights session I am boxing training. What is the general opinion on the this, do you believe that I am getting adequate rest in between my weight sessions? Thankyou for feedback (if any).

[SOUTHPAW]

Originally Posted by SeanReady2Rmble

G'dafternoon everyone. Let me begin by describing my training regimen. I weight train 3 days a week(MON,WED,FRI) and I conduct my boxing training 3 days a week, on the alternative days (TUE,THUR,SAT). I rest Sunday. So in fact, the day after my weights session I am boxing training. What is the general opinion on the this, do you believe that I am getting adequate rest in between my weight sessions? Thankyou for feedback (if any).

It sounds as though you are training hard, but the real question is: How do you feel? If you are finding yourself sore and tired a lot the time you may want to go down to a 2 day per week weight routine. Also, are you working your whole body each weight session, or are you working different parts each session? Are you cycling your strength routines from general strength building to more sports specific conditioning and also allowing rest cyles? Lastly, are you eating well and taking quality supplements, such as L-glutamine and creatine? As a fighter you need to keep some training principles in mind. They involve specificity (training in a sport specific manner), overuse (working hard enough to make gains), use/disuse (if you don't train it, it won't improve), and finally periodization (alternating periods of increasing workload, followed by periods of easier training to facilitate rest and recovery).
I know, I know...it sounds like a lot to digest. I would suggest working with a strength and conditioning coach in addition to your boxing trainer, if the training advice you are getting now seems inadequate or "old school" . good luck.

[SeanReady2Rmble]

Thnaks for the reply Southpaw. I am cycling my strength training and boxing training; I'm increasing my weight each week, and the number of rounds I do, for 5 weeks, and then I have one week off and start all over again. I find this very effective. Also, I eat sh!t-loads of food to aid my recovery, and protein for muscle building etc. My weight training is sport specific as I have now introduced light plyometrics to my routine. When I feel tired I don't train as it's my body telling me to rest.....bla bla bla... Do you believe that i'm giving my muscles enough rest to stimulate growth? Thankyou once again I do appreciate it

[SOUTHPAW]

SeanReady2Rmbl,
It sounds as though you are doing it right. As long as you are allowing yourself to recover you should see benefits in your training cycles. I have a question about your training though. Are you currently doing any sort of running/road work program? I know that this might seem like too much, but if you are competing in the ring, you could really benefit from a bit of running...again keeping the sports specific theme in mind (running intervals & wind sprints) you would really read a lot of benefits by improviong your anaerobic endurance...just a thought. Some of the fighters that I work with are following a plan similar to this: running 4 days/wk., strenght/plyometrics 2days a week, and boxing in the gym about 3-4 days a wk. (amateur fighters) of course, pro's will have more time to train and therefore spend more additional time on sport specific (gym work ) training. This is just one example of many different ways to do it.

[SeanReady2Rmble]

Originally Posted by SOUTHPAW

SeanReady2Rmbl,
It sounds as though you are doing it right. As long as you are allowing yourself to recover you should see benefits in your training cycles. I have a question about your training though. Are you currently doing any sort of running/road work program? I know that this might seem like too much, but if you are competing in the ring, you could really benefit from a bit of running...again keeping the sports specific theme in mind (running intervals & wind sprints) you would really read a lot of benefits by improviong your anaerobic endurance...just a thought. Some of the fighters that I work with are following a plan similar to this: running 4 days/wk., strenght/plyometrics 2days a week, and boxing in the gym about 3-4 days a wk. (amateur fighters) of course, pro's will have more time to train and therefore spend more additional time on sport specific (gym work ) training. This is just one example of many different ways to do it.

Indeed Southpaw, I am running thrice a week, after hours. Running's great isn't it! On top of this I do stair running too, which involves sprinting up the stairs, jogging down, etc. So you do feel that my muscles are getting enough rest...that's good to know. Cheers Southpaw....