Prenice Brewer Strength & Conditioning Exercises For Boxing

When it comes to fight training, there is some old-school controversy as to whether strength training, especially for boxing, is necessary and/or useful. As we know today, strength training is crucially important for the success a fighter has in the ring or cage. The best part is, that you don't have to spend hours in the gym throwing around a ton of weight to get functionally strong either.

FightCamp was fortunate enough to be able to partner with Delante “Tiger” Johnson, a former Olympian and undefeated professional boxer signed to Top Rank, and his coach Prenice “PJ” Brewer, to walk Rocky Harris through some of PJ’s top strength and conditioning exercises.

Check out these three moves and add them to your training so you can fight like a tiger!

The Movements

Here are PJ’s top strength and conditioning exercises that he has Tiger Johnson perform during training camps.

*Equipment Needed: Dumbbells

Man-Makers

• Start off in a full-body plank position holding a pair of dumbbells in each hand

• Dumbbells should be resting on the ground

• Perform a single-arm renegade row with each arm consecutively

• Next perform a push-up

• Jump your feet towards the dumbbells, landing shoulder-width apart before rising to a standing position

• Hammer curl the dumbbells

• While keeping the weights in the curled position at shoulder height, perform a bodyweight squat

• As you rise up out of the bottom squat position, continue pressing the dumbbells overhead performing a shoulder press

• Lower the weights back towards the ground before jumping your feet back to a full-body plank position

• Repeat this movement pattern for 60 seconds

Seated Planks

• Begin by sitting on the ground with your legs stretched out in front of you, feet together

• Grab a dumbbell and hold it against your chest

• While engaging your core, lift your legs 4-6 inches off the ground

• Your chest should be at a 45-degree angle, legs straight

• Hold this plank position for 60 seconds

Dumbbell Squat Jumps

• Start off in an athletic stance

• Grab a dumbbell and hold it at chest height

• Perform a bodyweight squat pausing at the bottom position for a second

• Upon rising, perform a vertical jump focusing on height

• Be sure to land in an athletic stance

• Continue performing squat jumps for 60 seconds

Tools For Your Boxing Toolkit

These three moves are easy to execute, yet challenging to perform when the focus is time orientated. PJ likes to have his boxers perform these exercises using time-based measurements as that is what fighters experience during their fights. He usually has them perform multiple sets while only letting them have 30-seconds rest between sets.

As you can see, strength training is critical for a boxer's success while fighting. You have to be able to take the beating and be able to dish it out as well. These three moves will help your performance in both regards.

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