Boxing drills in the pool?

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Does anybody have a boxing routine they do at the pool? I know this has been around for a long time, but I recently watched the Cotto/Martinez 24/7 special where Cotto's strength and conditioning trainer spoke about boxing training beating you up and finding other alternatives that work equally as good but preserve your body better.

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What are the benefits? Can anybody break down their routine and what they do specifically?

[Mike_Erm]

i have been having my guys do pool work outs 2 days a week after they lift....
Basically we do high knees and other track exercises... Running in place and then do some shadow boxing with 5 lbs weights,under the water.... Then swim for 15 minutes..... The pool only goes up to 5 ft so the options are limited.

It's a great workout and its low impact so its perfect for people rehabbing from injuries. Great cardio and just a good workout to shock the central nervous system.

Floyd did a lot of swimming before the fight vs Manny and a lot of fighters boxing and mma guys swim..

If you have an Olympic size pool treading water in the deep end is a hell of a workout also.. It's a great mind body exercise.

[Redd Foxx]

I used to, when I lived in a place with a pool. Boxing exercises in the pool are good and all but my favorite use of the pool is a light exercise to get the muscles stretched, reduce soreness, regain flexibility, etc. All kinds of pool exercises, including swimming, will get you that.

[NVSemin]

This pic of ALi is fake in the sense that he did only for the photoshot, he did not train in the pool apart from occasional swimming

[Elroy1]

I once considered whether this would be of any training economy to a boxer. Not worth it.

If your gonna include the pool as part of your conditioning it's good. But swim in it!

[Rockin']

I did them twice but I couldn't figure out how to get it done with out getting my gloves all soggy and watered down, so I stopped. 4-1/2 pound gloves are just too tough to work in.

[ShoulderRoll]

Miguel Cotto trained with the head guy from Sports Science Lab. They sell a dvd which shows pool exercises such as the ones Miguel was doing on that episode of 24/7.

http://www.sportsciencelab.com/shop/2000