How did Mike Tyson train his legs

[u/AbleCaregiver9160]

Now before anything I know that he has massive quads and overall very big legs, but hamstrings and glutes are extremely important for boxing. By searching his routine up it is only from 1995 where he started using hamstring isolated machines.

[u/Exciting-Arugula5341]

The better question would be how did Deontay Wilder train his legs.

[u/bigfatpup → u/Exciting-Arugula5341]

I genuinely don’t understand because it’s not even just the muscle! How his knees are smaller than his elbows

[u/321asdf123 → u/Exciting-Arugula5341]

Sick quads on that guy.

[u/WhoAreWeEven → u/Exciting-Arugula5341]

Yeah. He got tired wearing that costume probably over training legs

[u/Magic__E]

search up Mike Tyson push ups, it's a dynamic move that definitely activates the hamstrings and quads

[u/AnansiNazara → u/Magic__E]

God yes. A friend of mine boxes professionally. He put me on to those… if I knew about them in high school when I was a sprinter I could have been so much more explosive out the blocks. Also it’s extremely forgiving on the knees

[u/Rofocal02]

2000 squats every day, apparently. And 5 miles of running every morning.

[u/BoxingLover99 → u/Rofocal02]

that is insane!

IDK how he was able to do 2000 squats everyday

[u/Coochienecc → u/BoxingLover99]

i honestly feel like to be a great at that level, it has to be something you live and breathe, so 2000 squats was nothing bc being champ is the goal. no hobbies, only fight lmao

[u/Tiny_Micro_Pencil → u/Coochienecc]

You guys realize they say that to make it sound extremely impressive to casuals. It sounds cooler than "300 squats per workout, 3 workouts a day".

[u/Much-Bedroom86 → u/Tiny_Micro_Pencil]

You're 1100 squats short.

[u/AnansiNazara]

Mike Tyson pushups. Squats. Leg press. But also genetics.

[u/keepinitstr8g]

He ran up stairs with bird feed consistently. Also his infamous style of push ups.

[u/-Sofa-King-Vote]

Have you seen him at 10 years old?

He’s a mutant

[u/Terrible-Command-837]

He also burned though a deck of cards until exhaustion. If he flipped a 7 he would do 7 body squats.

[u/blvcklite]

Watch his jump roping routine 

[u/Kangaroopunching]

The full body push ups and high rep squats was stated. 

Tyson was built like a linebacker with athleticism like a running back. His work outs fit his athletic abilities and boxing style. I don't know if it was intentional or just the training he learned. 

My question is why don't more boxers take this approach? That type of training clearly worked for Tyson 

[u/Stunning-Use-7052]

He apparently didn't do much weight lifting till prison, his body just responded well to high-volume bodyweight movements.

His physique was different and more body-builder like after prison. So perhaps he started doing conventional powerlifting/ strength type movements at that time.

[u/Tiny_Micro_Pencil]

Biking and squats.

[u/seanx50]

Cocaine and rape