what causes it?

[kdynamite]

hey guys, i had a quick question...why does lifting weights make you slower...is it the fact that you're gaining more weight or something else?

[danny stash]

hey guys, i had a quick question...why does lifting weights make you slower...is it the fact that you're gaining more weight or something else?

hmmm...I dont think lifting weights makes you slower. (if done properly)

[porlie]

No I dont think it makes you slower, as long as you keep training with punches you shouldnt lose speed.

[Verstyle]

The bigger I get natually the slower I get in my hand speed.

[kdynamite]

but kevin rooney and cus d'amato said that mike tyson never used weights because if he did, he'd of been much slower

[porlie]

Vitor Belforts a big guy and his hands are still fast it must be partly genetics.

[porlie]

I think tension plays a big part in slowing you down too, if your muscles are tensed up you'll use more energy using them.

[kdynamite]

so then i have 2 more questions...could you get big off of bodyweight exercises if you ate enough and if you HAD to lift weights, what would be the correct way of doing it?

[porlie]

Yeah body weight exercises will get you ripped and fairly big but not body bulding big. If you wanna bulk up use heavyweights and do low amount of reps if you wanna tone up and build lean muscles lift lighter weights and do lots of reps.

[kdynamite]

so what about mike tyson in his prime...before prison...do you think bodyweight exercises could do it?