Evander Holyfield’s State-of-the-Art Training
Evander Holyfield was not the first boxer to incorporate anaerobic, endurance and strength training, he just took it to the another level.
A typical training day included heavy weight lifting followed by a dance workout or ballet, swimming laps and then running sprints. Holyfield also followed a very disciplined nutritional eating plan to fuel his muscles and give him energy.
The advanced and, at the time, very unique training and diet regime allowed “The Real Deal” to develop into a sculpted, muscular heavyweight who had excellent endurance, fast recovery, could take heavy punishment and sustain an intense workmanlike pace.
It also really developed his back and shoulders to punch with more power and strengthen the legs to not be outmuscled by naturally bigger, stronger opponents like Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe and Ray Mercer.
