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Hmmmmm lets see here Creatine does nothing but fill your muscles with water. Creatine makes your muscles grow, no matter what. Creatine is like steroids ( Yes i have heard this one ) Building muscle will automatically make you less flexible. Getting stronger doesn't help you hit harder. Working out everyday is ok. just a few for now.

Don't you train at a club or school? Don't they take part in any competitions? I hope you aren't a self trained warrior looking for a fight.

Read all of a post before you reply. Saves time.

Being "cut" is about bodyfat%......period, end of discussion. However, what your muscles look like underneath that fat can is affected by different exercises just as Thuggish said. For basic tone though, you need to reduce your bodyfat %, or no matter what your muscles look like, they will be hidden beneath a layer of fat.

It is absolutely true that alot of boxers train only one side. It is also true that alot of them do not do very much training against an opponent who is in the left handed stance. This is because right handers abundantly out number left handers. Boxing is a sport of very very high skill. Fighters react in split seconds to openings, punches, movements etc. Because of this it is benficial to train alot of their movements into reactions. When they face a southpaw, reacting as they have trained to could mean moving right into a power shot. Of course this isn't the best way to train for self defence. There are boxers, such as myself and my entire boxing club, who train both sides. With that said, I would like to say that there is a difference between sides once again. People have stronger and faster hands on certain sides. Perhaps rather than thinking about southpaws, we should be addressing strengths. After all, the reason southpaws are what they are is because their strengths are different than most.

Alcohol will dehydrate you, and depending on the drinks, may have carbs and other things you may not want to be ingesting. I myself don't drink for other reasons. If you are looking to perform at a high level, stay away from the booze, there are more effects than what I have listed, but I am not going to look them up right now.

Also, for those unaware, the bicep actually resists the triceps motion to a certain degree. As the tricep is shortened, the bicep is lenghtened. A lack of flexibility is going to limit the elasticity in lengthening the bicep, which will slow you down greatly.

True, but there is more than striking. You may be grappling, on the ground or standing with your opponent. EVERY muscle needs to be trained for optimal performance.

You have to work both. It's true though that the biceps are a more aesthetic muscle,

Your trainer makes you tie your thumb to your hand with your handwraps????

Your saying that you wouldreact in certain way on the street, and then admit to not fighting there. How do you know then???????

When things get going in the street, your not going to think " hey, if i just alter my normal technique like this, then I can do this etc. etc." You are going to do whatever your instinct is. If you have trained over and over and over to punhc, you will punch. On the street, instincts and reactions keep you from being beat down. Boxing is excellent for that, because boxing sparring creates a situation similar to that, not exactly the same, but similar. I've said it before, all styles should incorporate some of the methods of training boxers use. I box, and would face most martial arts stylists anyday, BUT if they trained the same way boxers do, I wouldn't want anything to do with them.

I might have to agree. Admitting that an opponent fighting from an opposite side creates some changes is not admitting a weakness in yourself.

I'll agree, training both sides should be done equally, but your missing the point. Which hand is his fastest? His strongest? Does he throw punches from each side exactly the same? What about his defence? Is it the same? Is yours? You may train both sides, but you will inherently have a preferred side, no matter how hard you train. The differences may be subtle, but in a highly skilled match, each difference can make a mountain.

If you don't take note of the change and make use of the advantages disadvantages brought on by any situation, then your training is flawed. each is different, like it or not. Power side forward or back, left or right. They are subtle changes. Should it be life and death? Absolutely not, but like it or not, the situation changes, different opportunites present themselves and if you aren't ready to make use of it, your done.